May 17, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) News Release
TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship announced the Team of the Week for Week 10 of the 2022 regular season on Tuesday, with Orange County SC forward Milan Iloski voted the Championship Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball after recording the first hat trick of his professional career in OCSC’s 5-1 victory against FC Tulsa last Friday night.
An offseason arrival, Iloski scored the second hat trick of the 2022 Championship Regular Season as Orange County recorded the second five-goal half in the campaign, notching all five goals against Tulsa in the opening 45 minutes. Iloski’s first came in the ninth minute as he latched onto a through-ball by Mikko Kuningas – whose two assists also earned him a place on the Team of the Week – before finishing sharply to the left corner to stake the hosts to an early two-goal lead. The 22-year-old added a second in the 20th minute, sagging off his marker to create space for a cross by Brent Richards, before capping his scoring in the first minute of stoppage time with a fine strike from 20 yards.
Iloski earned 63 percent of the ballot to claim the award. The LA Galaxy II’s Cameron Dunbar finished second on 25 percent after recording a pair of goals in Los Dos’ 4-3 victory against Louisville City FC on Friday night, which brought the current Eastern Conference leader’s undefeated start to the season to an end.
The Championship’s Player of the Week is selected by the USL National Media Panel, which is made up of representatives from each media market in the Championship.
GK – Kevin Silva, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC: Silva recorded a five-save shutout, including a late penalty kick denial on El Paso’s Luis Solignac, to preserve a 1-0 win for the Hounds against Locomotive FC at Highmark Stadium.
D – Mitchell Taintor, San Antonio FC: Taintor put in a stellar defensive display as San Antonio took a 2-0 victory on the road against Miami FC, winning 8 of 11…
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