Lower Division Five Stars: Round Thirteen

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A weekly list of the top five players or performances of each round in NASL, USL Pro and MLS Reserves in all competitions…

ROUND THIRTEEN (June 24-30)

Player – Club (5 Star Selections)

Andrew Dykstra - Richmond Kickers
The keeper shut out league-leading Orlando City in a bit 2-0 victory on Saturday and then posted another clean sheet the following night in a scoreless draw at Tampa Bay.

Jorge Herrera - Charlotte Eagles (2)
Set up the opening goal in the 22nd minute and scored the other go-ahead goal in the 62nd minute in a 2-2 draw at Dayton.

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ROUND SEVEN (May 13-19)

Player – Club (5 Star Selections)

Simone Bracalello - Minnesota United
Let down by the defense, Bracalello did his part on the offensive end of the pitch with a goal and an assist in a 3-2 loss at home to Tampa Bay.

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ROUND FIVE (May 1-5)

Player – Club (5 Star Selections)

Hans Denissen – San Antonio Scorpions
Trailing Atlanta, Denissen scored the initial equalizer in the 20th minute and then helped set up the go-ahead strike by Edin Husic eight minutes later as the winless Scorpions played to a 2-2 draw.

Lower Divisions Preview – Part I: USL Pro

Part I - USL Pro     ||     Part II - MLS Reserves     ||     Part III - NASL 

The third tier of American soccer kicks off its third season since the ownership split that led to the second division NASL being formed, and is flying into the campaign on the wave of heightened national publicity courtesy of its new developmental partnership with Major League Soccer. The league will see the launch of two new teams on opposite sides of the nation and a schedule incorporating the 15 MLS Reserve League teams while the other four clubs have opted to individually affiliate with USL Pro sides and loan players.

The two new clubs, bringing the league field to 13, will kick things off right away, featuring prominently in the slow trickle of a start to the league schedule. Newcomers Phoenix FC Wolves travelled to Fullerton to take on the Los Angeles Blues in the league opener Saturday night, falling 2-0, and will return home to host fellow expansion side VSI Tampa Bay FC the following Saturday at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium. Tampa Bay then heads to LA for a Tuesday night contest before several other teams begin the season in earnest the third week of the league schedule.