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Farr Earns Team of the Week Honors

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August 13, 2024 – United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Tampa Bay Rowdies News Release

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – The USL Championship revealed the Team of the Week for Week 23 of the 2024 regular season on Tuesday, with Tampa Bay Rowdies goalkeeper Jordan Farr earning a spot following his standout performance in the club’s scoreless draw at Phoenix Rising FC.

Farr recorded four saves against Phoenix, including two stops in the final ten minutes to secure his ninth shutout of the campaign and his 40th career USL Championship regular season clean sheet. The veteran keeper now ranks second across the league in clean sheets this season and is tied with two other keepers for the sixth most regular season shutouts in league history;

This is the first Team of the Week selection of the season for Farr, who joined the Rowdies via transfer from San Antonio FC in the offseason. Farr has started all but one of Tampa Bay’s 22 regular season matches this year, notching 56 saves with a goals-against average of 0.95.

The Rowdies return home to Al Lang Stadium this Saturday for a matchup with Loudoun United FC at 7:30 p.m. ET.

USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 23

GK – Jordan Farr, Tampa Bay Rowdies: The veteran recorded his 40th regular season shutout in the Championship with a four-save performance against Phoenix Rising FC to help the visitors earn a point on the road in Arizona.

D – Lucas Stauffer, El Paso Locomotive FC: Stauffer recorded one assist and had three chances created while completing 41 of 45 passes overall and made two clearances and two interceptions in Locomotive’s 2-1 victory against Miami FC.

D – Gagi Margvelashvili, Oakland Roots SC: The Georgian center back notched a pair of assists and completed 33 of 39 passes in Roots’ 3-1 victory against Loudoun United FC while also making three interceptions, five recoveries and two clearances defensively.

D – Patrick Hogan, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC: Hogan went the full 180 minutes in a pair of shutouts for the Hounds, recording 13 clearances and six interceptions while winning 16 of 29 duels and 3 of 5 tackles across the two games.

M – Juan David Torres, Charleston Battery: The Colombian notched a goal and assist in the Battery’s 3-1 victory against Memphis 901 FC at Patriots Point and had three chances created and five shots overall while completing 27 of 33 passes and winning 5 of 8 ground duels.

M – Robert Coronado, El Paso Locomotive FC: The recent arrival recorded a goal and assist as Locomotive took its…

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