For his work Saturday in a 1-0 away win over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Louisville City FC’s Brian Ownby was on Tuesday named to the USL’s Team of the Week.
“Ownby was a menace throughout the game down the right, setting up the only goal as Louisville defeated the Pittsburgh Riverhounds,” the league noted in its announcement.
The midfielder ran up the wing on a counter attack in the seventh minute and crossed a ball into the box. Striker Luke Spencer tapped it in for the game-winning goal, also registering Ownby’s first assist of the season.
The USL listed LouCity goalkeeper Tim Dobrowolski, who made three saves in the second half to preserve a shutout, to its Team of the Week Bench. Dobrowolski is tied for first in the Eastern Conference with three clean sheets.
Ownby, meanwhile, has used his pace to race past defenses in the attacking midfield. The former Richmond Kickers standout leads LouCity in chances created with 15 and crosses at 21.
LouCity sits third in the Eastern Conference standings with a 4-1-3 record, good for 15 points. The club has at least one game in hand on all other clubs in the top seven, and the margin will grow larger with the boys in purple off this weekend.
LouCity will next be in action on May 31 for a U.S. Open Cup Third Round game against rival FC Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium. The winner earns the right to host Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew in the Fourth Round of the single-elimination tournament.
USL TEAM OF THE WEEK
GK – Charlie Lyon, Orange County SC: Lyon recorded eight saves, including a penalty stop, as a 10-man Orange County fell 1-0 to OKC Energy FC on Saturday night.
D – Greg Cochrane, San Antonio FC: Cochrane helped limit Phoenix Rising FC to one shot on goal with a lockdown performance down the left side of SAFC’s defense.
D – Jimmy Ockford, Reno 1868 FC: Ockford completed 68-of-70 passes for the game, and scored a late goal as Reno defeated his former club, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
D – Chris Christian, Sacramento Republic FC: Christian scored the game-winner as Republic FC broke a six-game winless streak with a 3-2 win against Tulsa Roughnecks FC.
M – Brian Ownby, Louisville City FC: Ownby was a menace throughout the game down the right, setting up the only goal as Louisville defeated the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.
M – Daniel Haber, Real Monarchs SLC: Haber had a goal and two assists as the Monarchs routed their Rocky Mountain rivals Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 5-2.
M – Michael Salazar, Ottawa Fury FC: Salazar had the game-tying goal, and also had an assist and created two other chances, as Ottawa rallied to a 4-3 win against the New York Red Bulls II.
M – Sebastian Velasquez, Real Monarchs SLC: Velasquez earned a second consecutive berth on the Team of the Week with a pair of goals in a 5-2 win against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC.
M – Dante Marini, Charleston Battery: Marini had an immediate impact for the 10-man Battery after coming on as a substitute, playing a role in both goals in a 2-2 draw with the Harrisburg City Islanders.
F – Danni König, FC Cincinnati: König scored his first two goals for FCC to lead the side to a 2-1 victory against Bethlehem Steel FC in front of 18,441 fans at Nippert Stadium.
F – Dane Kelly, Reno 1868 FC: Kelly recorded his second consecutive hat trick – the first player in USL history to achieve the feat – in a 6-0 victory against Seattle Sounders FC 2.
Bench: Tim Dobrowolski (LOU), Alex Dixon (OKC), Rasheed Olabiyi (HAR), Darwin Jones (TBR), Danny Barrera (SAC), Brandon Allen (NY), Chandler Hoffman (SLC)
