El Paso Locomotive FC, alongside the USL Championship announced today that two Locos are featured on Team of the Week. Midfielder Ricardo Zacarias and Forward Luis Solignac each earned a spot on the starting eleven for week 23 after an untiring performance against Colorado Springs.
In a match that extended El Paso’s undefeated streak against Colorado Springs to 17, Solignac’s name first appeared on the stat sheet in the 53rd minute with his assist to Dylan Mares to open the Loco scoring train. Solignac would find one of his own four minutes later after a crafty left-footed one-touch shot found the back of the net.
In the 65th minute Zacarias was thundering towards the Colorado Springs goal when he cut it back and looked up to find Mares with a perfectly placed pass to give Mares his second of the night. Two minutes later, both Locomotive Team of the Week players linked up for the fourth El Paso goal of the evening. Zacarias ran onto a beautifully sent through ball in the Switchbacks 18-yard box. After a bounce he sent it across the face of the goal to find an unmarked Solignac who hit a textbook volley ripping the ball into the goal.
Solignac would end the night with two goals, one assist and Zacarias notched two assists in the 4-4 draw on the road. This is Solignac’s fourth team of the week appearance and the first for Zacarias.
For the full USL Championship Team of the Week for Week 23, see below:
GK – Antony Siaha, Monterey Bay F.C.: Siaha recorded five saves across two contests, including a crucial save early in a 1-0 victory against Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday night, while conceding only a penalty kick against San Diego Loyal SC for an overall -1.63 Goals minus Expected Goals mark for the week.
D – Manny Perez, Louisville City FC: Perez played a key role in closing down the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ attack, winning 16 of 21 duels and 5 of 7 tackles and making 12 recoveries while completing 3 of 3 dribbles and 41 of 53 passes in LouCity’s 1-0 victory.
D – Mark Segbers, Miami FC: Segbers scored an early goal in Miami’s victory on the road against Atlanta United 2 on Saturday night and backed that up with a performance that saw him complete 57 of 65 passes and win 6 of 9 duels while making six recoveries.
D – Patrick Seagrist, Memphis 901 FC: Seagrist put together a stellar defensive display in Memphis’ road shutout of Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, recording seven interceptions, eight clearances, and 11 recoveries and winning 2 of 3 duels and aerial duels.
M – James Murphy, Monterey Bay F.C.: Murphy provided the assist for Christian Volesky’s winner in Monterey Bay’s 1-0 win against Sacramento Republic FC and had four chances created overall while defensively winning 4 of 5 tackles and 7 of 8 duels in midfield.
M – Ricardo Zacarias, El Paso Locomotive FC: Zacarias notched a pair of assists in Locomotive FC’s comeback against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC as he completed 17 of 21 passes and notched three chances created overall.
M – Nicky Hernandez, San Antonio FC: Hernandez played a role in both goals of San Antonio’s 2-0 victory against Las Vegas Lights FC on Saturday night, including a highlight-reel strike to open the scoring, and recorded five chances created while completing 18 of 24 passes overall.
M – Charlie Adams, San Diego Loyal SC: Adams converted from the penalty spot for the only goal in SD Loyal’s 1-0 victory against Monterey Bay F.C. last Wednesday night and completed 39 of 42 passes while winning 3 of 3 duels to solidify the side’s second-place position in the Western Conference.
F – Samuel Adeniran, San Antonio FC: The Texas native scored both goals as SAFC took a 2-1 victory against Loudoun United FC on Wednesday night, including a standout finish from outside the penalty area, and had three chances created while completing 20 of 24 passes overall.
F – Luis Solignac, El Paso Locomotive FC: The Argentine recorded two goals and one assist as Locomotive FC rallied from a three-goal halftime deficit in a wild 4-4 draw against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on Friday night while also completing 22 of 26 passes and recording three chances created overall.
F – Milan Iloski, Orange County SC: The reigning Championship Player of the Month scored another pair of goals as OCSC took a 2-1 victory on Friday night against Phoenix Rising FC – moving to a league-high 18 this season – and had five shots overall while completing 33 of 44 passes.
Bench: Trey Muse (MEM), Hugh Roberts (MB), Mikey Lopez (BHM), Prince Saydee (HFD), Dillon Powers (OC), Hadji Barry (COS), Dario Suarez (TUL)