Zach Scott became the ninth different Sounders FC player and fourth different Seattle defender to earn MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week honors after aiding in Seattle’s shutout of the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
Scott and center back partner Chad Marshall limited Colorado’s chances all afternoon and for it, Scott was given his first Team of the Week selection this season. He has played 13 matches this season, starting 11 regular season matches for Seattle. In those 11 starts, Seattle has posted four shutouts.
Scott is joined on Team of the Week by goalkeeper Bill Hamid (D.C. United); defenders Alvas Powell (Portland Timbers), Kofi Sarkodie (Houston Dynamo) and Bakary Soumare (Chicago Fire); midfielders Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Kelyn Rowe (New England Revoulution), Rodney Wallace (Portland Timbers) and Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact); and forward Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy).
Sounders FC’s representatives on Team of the Week have been:
Week 1: DeAndre Yedlin.
Week 3: Djimi Traore.
Week 5: Clint Dempsey.
Week 6: Clint Dempsey, Sigi Schmid.
Week 7: Obafemi Martins, Chad Marshall.
Week 8: Clint Dempsey, Sigi Schmid.
Week 9: Chad Marshall.
Week 11: Obafemi Martins.
Week 13: Marco Pappa, Sigi Schmid.
Week 14: Lamar Neagle.
Week 16: Gonzalo Pineda.
Week 18: Chad Marshall, Marco Pappa.
Week 23: Chad Marshall, Obafemi Martins.
Week 24: Zach Scott.
ADEKOYA EARNS PAC-12 HONORS
Sounders FC Academy product Seyi Adekoya didn’t waste any time in making an impression in his opening weekend at UCLA. The Bruins forward came off the bench to score a goal in a 3-1 win over Wake Forest on Friday, then assisted a goal in a 1-0 win over North Carolina on Sunday to give UCLA a perfect start to the season despite opening with two tough opponents on the road. For his efforts, Adekoya was named Pac-12 Player of the Week.
In addition to Adekoya, Sounders FC Academy product Darwin Jones, a senior at the University of Washington, was also up for Player of the Week after netting two goals in a season-opening win over Gonzaga.
ON THE AIR
This week on Seattle Soccer Talk on Sports Radio 950 KJR, Mike Gastineau will be joined by Seattle University Head Coach Pete Fewing and University of Washington Head Coach Jamie Clark. UW and Seattle U square off at Husky Soccer Field on Thursday and the two coaches will talk about their programs, as well as the cross-town matchup. The show will broadcast live from the Market Arms in Ballard and can be heard on Sports Radio 950 KJR from 7-8 pm on Tuesday. It will also be available to hear via podcast after the conclusion of the show at www.sportsradiokjr.com/sst.
