June 25, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
FC Tulsa News Release
TULSA – FC Tulsa forward Phillip Goodrum capped a pair of stellar USL Week 16 performances with USL Team of the Week honors, the USL announced Tuesday.
Goodrum, who helped FC Tulsa to a 2-1 victory over Miami FC and a 0-0 draw versus Sacramento Republic FC, collected his third USL Team of the Week appearance of the season after being named a starter in Week 2 and as a bench nod in Week 9.
The 27-year-old opened the week with a commanding comeback effort against Miami FC on June 19. After trailing 0-1 for 50 minutes of play, Goodrum parted through four defenders for a diving header that came just outside the box, to tie the match. Ten minutes later, the Nashville, Tennessee native found himself in action again, assisting forward Diogo Pacheco in what marked the match’s game-winning goal.
Goodum, who tied the club’s most goals in a season with 12 last season, ended his five-match scoring drought in his effort versus Miami FC while also generating five chances, four shots overall and wins in five of nine ground duels defensively.
For head coach Mario Sanchez, Goodrum’s spark marked a major turning point in play.
“For him to tie the game was nice,” Sanchez said. “I think for him, that relief of getting a goal and a really nice goal, always helps. You could see after that, the momentum was really in our favor, and it was nice to get that second goal and put it away.”
Goodrum’s strong play rolled into the weekend as he attempted three shots on goal, including one on target against Sacramento FC on June 22. Goodrum squeaked a goal past goalkeeper Danny Vitiello in the 23rd minute, however, it was deemed offside.
The complete lineup for the Week 16 USL Championship Team of the Week is below:
GK – Colin Shutler, Orange County SC: Shutler posted an eight-save shutout as Orange County SC earned a 1-0 victory on the road against Indy Eleven, posting a minus-1.46 goals prevented mark to hold the Boys in Blue scoreless for the first time this season.
D – Stephen Turnbull, Rhode Island FC: The right back recorded two assists in RIFC’s 5-2 victory against Louisville City FC and defensively won 6 of 8 tackles and 12 of 20 duels as the visitors won their second game of the season.
D – Jesus Enriquez, Monterey Bay F.C.: The left back came on as an 18th-minute substitute and played a key role as MBFC defeated NorCal rival Oakland Roots SC, recording one assist and four chances created while…