PITTSBURGH (Aug. 31, 2021) — Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC striker Russell Cicerone was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week for Week 19, the league announced Tuesday.
Cicerone scored twice in the Hounds’ 3-2 comeback win over Hartford Athletic on Saturday, which included the game-winning goal in stoppage time at the end of the match. The goals brought Cicerone’s total to a career-best 13 on the season, which places him second in the USL Championship goal-scoring race, and he also completed 22 of 27 passes in the win.
It is the second consecutive Team of the Week honor for the Bloomfield Hills, Mich. native, who is in his first season with the Hounds. Cicerone was on the team and named Player of the Week last week after his first career hat trick in a 4-1 win over Atlanta.
The Riverhounds remain level on points with the Tampa Bay Rowdies atop the Atlantic Division. The team returns to the field at 6 p.m. Wednesday, when it hosts the New York Red Bulls II at Highmark Stadium.
To see the complete Team of the Week, presented by Cleer Audio, visit uslchampionship.com.
