USL News Release

 

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

 

TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced the Teams of the Week for the W-League and Premier Development League Wednesday, honoring Atlanta’s Sarah Steinmann Williamsburg’s Taylor Rowe as the Players of the Week in the W-League and PDL, respectively. 

Steinmann helped lead the Silverbacks to a surprising 3-0 road win over the Charlotte Eagles, perennial contenders for the league title.

Atlanta's first goal came off a free kick about 30 yards out. Nel Fettig, also on the Team of the Week, took the kick that found the run of Sarah Steinmann. Steinmann directed the shot on goal with a header, beating goalkeeper Lindsey Deason to the right side.

Steinmann scored her second goal of the match and first of the second half in the 48th minute to take a 2-0 lead. Christine Latham played a ball forward for Steinmann, who muscled her way into position for the shot and the goal from about 12 yards out.

In the 69th minute of play Sarah Steinmann finished the scoring and her hat-trick of the match. Steinmann pushed the ball forward deep into the Charlotte box and a defensive deflection came back to Steinmann. She drilled a low shot to the right post to beat the save attempt of Deason.

The Williamsburg Legacy picked up a 2-0 road win over the Reading Rage behind the outstanding effort of defender Taylor Rowe, who contributed at both ends of the field in the shutout.

In the 53rd minute Ross Mackenzie played a good ball from the corner and center back Taylor Rowe headed home the first goal of the season for the Legacy.

Just 11 minutes later, the Mackenzie-Rowe combination hooked up again off a corner to give the Legacy a 2-0 lead. Rowe skied over Rage goalkeeper Jeremy Vuolo to hammer home his second goal of the game.

Rowe then led the Legacy to a 1-1 draw at Ocean City against a Barons squad that was 26-3-5 over the last two seasons.