Two of the top three teams in the Southwest Conference clashed, as FC Arizona and Orange County FC looked to claim the top spot in the standings. Yet like their first match, that outcome came out to be a 0-0 draw. Photo Credit: Victor Higuera FC Arizona was coming into the match off an impressive home 4-0 victory over SoCal SC, allowing FC Arizona to claim the top spot in the standings. OCFC looked to claim a valuable home victory and
The game was over at halftime, but Orange County FC wanted to make a statement to the league. OCFC manhandled SC Corinthians USA for an 8-1 home victory to remain undefeated. Photo Credit: Victor Higuera/ISNSoccer.com Corinthians was hoping to not just solidify a road win, but their first win of the season. With a huge match against first place Riverside Coras next for OCFC, this was a possible trap game and they could not take SC Corinthians USA lightly. Head coach Paul
FC Arizona forward Cesar Mexia has been selected as the seventh Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2017 NPSL season. “It’s a great privilege to receive this award,” Mexia commented. “I just want to say thank you to all my coaches and teammates for believing in me. I’m looking forward to more weeks like this.” Photo Credit: Garrett Cleverly/FC Arizona The striker tallied two goals and one assist in a 4-0 win over Temecula FC. He currently leads FC Arizona
Orange County FC midfielder Connor Gordon has been selected as the sixth Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2017 NPSL season. “It is a great honor and privilege to receive this award, but most of the credit has to go to God, the coaches, and my teammates,” Gordon commented. “One of the best things that I saw in my first game with the team was that they really believed in me and made me feel welcome and I was
Draws can be victories when they come under such impressive circumstances. After being down 3-0 at home, OCFC managed to crawl out of such a deficit to draw 3-3 against SoCal SC. OCFC was playing just their second home game as new franchise in the NSPL. OCFC was undefeated so far in league play and coming across a SoCal SC team that was looking to solidify a road win. Photo Credit: Victor Higuera SoCal SC came out of the gate fast. Putting
SoCal SC forward Roonie Moreno has been selected as the fifth Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2017 NPSL season. “We’ve had two tough weeks before this match and I was very happy that everything we trained during the week was well executed on the field,” Moreno commented. “As a striker, I always work to score goals and I am glad that I could make it on the opportunities I had.” Photo Credit: Raul Martinez Moreno scored a brace in
Albion PROS forward Travis Nicklaw has been selected as the fourth Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2017 NPSL season. “It’s an honor to be named Player of the Week,” Nicklaw commented. “I would like to thank my teammates and coaching staff. It’s great to get the win after a tough couple weeks. I think the coaching staff did a tremendous job preparing us for the match during the week.” Photo Credit: Keith and Michelle Dereld Nicklaw tallied one goal
Albion PROS forward Travis Nicklaw has been selected as the fourth Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2017 NPSL season. “It’s an honor to be named Player of the Week,” Nicklaw commented. “I would like to thank my teammates and coaching staff. It’s great to get the win after a tough couple weeks. I think the coaching staff did a tremendous job preparing us for the match during the week.” Photo Credit: Keith and Michelle Dereld Nicklaw tallied one goal
FC Arizona goalkeeper Andrew Weber has been selected as the third Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2017 NPSL season. “I am honored to receive this award,” Weber commented. “It wouldn’t have been without my teammates and coaches. I want to thank them for their continued dedication and hard work.” Photo Credit: Garrett Cleverly/FC Arizona Weber made several key saves to preserve the team’s third consecutive shutout on Saturday, a 1-0 win over Albion SC PROS. Weber made a total
