by elevencomms
TAMPA/INDIANAPOLIS – Defender Adrian Diz Pe and midfielder Cam Lindley were recognized as members of the USL Championship Team of the Week following the final week of regular season action, the league office announced Tuesday. Both players were last honored by the league as recently as week 30.
Diz Pe scored his third goal of the season, which ranks tied for fourth for the Boys in Blue, to help Indy to a 3-3 draw at San Antonio Saturday. Defensively, he went four-for-four on tackles and added 13 clearances, eight duels won and a pair of interceptions.
This season, Diz Pe ranks in the top ten of the USLC in clearances (6th, 142) and duels won (T9th,193), while sitting 11th in interceptions (49) and tied for sixth in goals by a defender.
Diz Pe earned four team of the week selections during the 2023 season – weeks 8, 23, 30 and 32 – and added a pair of bench selections (weeks 3 & 17).
Lindley had a pair of assists against San Antonio to give him a team-leading eight in 2023 (T6th USLC). He added three chances created to bring his season total to 57, good to tie for sixth in the USLC. He also ranks second in the league for passes at 2,226.
Along with his week 32 selection, Lindley landed on the team of the week following week 16, was a bench selection week 30 and earned USL Championship Goal of the Week for week 16, along with securing the No. 10 spot on SportsCenter Top 10.
USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 32
GK – Benny Diaz, El Paso Locomotive FC
D – Adrian Diz Pe, Indy Eleven
D – Duke Lacroix, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
M – Amando Moreno, New Mexico United
M – Adrien Perez, San Diego Loyal SC
M – Cam Lindley, Indy Eleven
M – Zico Bailey, New Mexico United
F – Cal Jennings, Tampa Bay Rowdies
F – Marcus Epps, FC Tulsa
F – Greg Hurst, New Mexico United
Bench: Christian Herrera (COS), Jonathan Ricketts (RGV), Derek Dodson (CHS), Alejandro Guido (SD), Nick Markanich (CHS), JJ Williams (TBR), Moses Dyer (TUL)
The sixth-seeded Boys in Blue travel to No. 3 Charleston for the USL Championship Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET. The match will air locally on MYINDY-TV 23 and stream on ESPN+.
Originally posted on indyeleven.com