Weekly PDL honors announced
Scalzullo named Player of the Week

USL News Release

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

TAMPA, FL -- United Soccer Leagues announced the USL Premier Development League Team of the Week for the third week of the USL season, honoring St Louis’ Pietro Scalzullo as the Player of the Week.
Scalzullo’s brace extended the Lions unbeaten run to 13
The expansion St Louis Lions were one of the hottest teams at the close of last season having gone their last 12 without a loss only to finish five points out of the playoffs. St Louis kept the run going with a 3-2 win in their opener against the expansion Springfield Demize.

Having lost leading scorer Lawrence Olum to the Portland Timbers in the USL First Division, the club was looking for a new scoring threat and found it in the midfield with newcomer Pietro Scalzullo, who had an immediate impact.

Eight minutes into the game Scalzullo put away a cross from Rockley Thomas for the early lead. He doubled the advantage in the 36th minute on great series of play in which recent sub David Mueller sent a 60-yard diagonal ball over the defense for Jarius Holmes to run onto. Holmes sent a cross in to Scalzullo for the two-goal lead.

PDL Team of the Week
 
Pos
Name
Team
Highlights
 
G
Israel Cisneros
Bakersfield
17 saves, shutouts against Fresno, Orange County
 
D
Noah Herbert
Central Florida
Two goals in 4-2 win at Bradenton
 
D
Jason Ashurst
Bakersfield
Two assists in 3-0 win over Fresno
 
D
Mark Vega
Laredo
Goal in 3-0 win over Raton Rouge
 
M
Norberto Papandrea
Austin
Led team to 2-1 win at El Paso
*
M
Pietro Scalzullo
St Louis
Two goals in 3-2 win over Springfield
 
M
Fynn Glover
Nashville
Assist in 4-2 win over Palm Beach
 
M
Juan Ibarra
Laredo
Two assists in 3-0 win over Baton Rouge
 
M
Oscar Sims
San Fernando V
Two goals in 5-0 win over Los Angeles
 
F
Mark Draycott
Ventura County
Two goals in 2-0 win over San Fernando Valley
 
F
Santiago Aguilera
Bakersfield
Two goals in 3-0 win over Fresno

* Player of the Week




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