TAMPA, Fla. – The USL Championship announced the Team of the Week for Week 23 of the 2024 regular season on Tuesday, with Louisville City FC forward Wilson Harris voted the Championship Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball after a two-goal performance in LouCity’s thrilling 4-3 victory against Sacramento Republic FC at Lynn Family Stadium.

Currently in his third season with LouCity, Harris continued another standout campaign by opening the scoring in the eighth minute with a low blast from just outside the penalty area to give the hosts the lead at Lynn Family Stadium. The 24-year-old then grabbed the winner in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time with a precise finish off a backheeled assist by Sean Totsch that earned Louisville its 10th home win in 11 games so far this season.

“It hasn’t even really set in,” Harris said of the moment. “We take every game one at a time, and this was a really big one. I’m just super happy. It’s such a huge win for the club.”

Already the second-highest goalscorer in LouCity’s history with 38 tallies across the regular season and playoffs, the California native currently sits second in the Championship’s Golden Boot race this season with 14 goals. The result moved LouCity to 41 goals at home this season, putting the side on pace to break both the single-season record for home victories of 13 and the single-season record for home goals of 51 with six games to play at Lynn Family Stadium this season.

LouCity will now prepare for another massive clash this weekend as the Charleston Battery come to Lynn Family Stadium this Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET. The two primary contenders for the Championship Players’ Shield are separated by a point coming into the game, with the Battery arriving with current Golden Boot leader Nick Markanich leading the way.

Harris earned 55 percent of the ballot to claim the award. Oakland Roots SC defender Gagi Margvelashvili finished second after recording a pair of assists in his side’s 3-1 victory against Loudoun United FC, a result that propelled Roots back into second place in the Western Conference standings.

The Championship’s Player of the Week is selected by the USL National Media Panel, which is made up of representatives from each media market in the Championship.

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 first home win of the season with a 2-1 win against Miami FC, notched six chances created and four shots overall while completing 63 of 68 passes, winning 4 of 4 duels and making eight recoveries.

M – Nick Ross, Sacramento Republic FC: The Scottish veteran notched the first two-goal game of his career in the Championship to lead Republic FC’s second-half rally against Louisville City FC, and completed 28 of 32 passes while making three interceptions and two recoveries defensively.

M – Sergio Rivas, New Mexico United: Rivas scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in United’s 3-1 comeback victory against Indy Eleven on Sunday evening and recorded two shots and three chances created overall while winning 2 of 2 tackles and 3 of 3 ground duels defensively.

F – Oalex Anderson, North Carolina FC: The St. Vincent and the Grenadines international scored a pair of goals in NCFC’s 4-1 victory against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC and recorded five shots on target out of seven shots overall.

F – Wilson Harris, Louisville City FC: The 24-year-old bagged a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, to lead LouCity to a 4-3 victory against Sacramento Republic FC and also won 6 of 11 ground duels and one tackle.

F – Nick Markanich, Charleston Battery: The Golden Boot leader continued his stellar run with his 21st goal of the season and also added an assist in the Battery’s 3-1 victory against Memphis 901 FC while also completing 20 of 26 passes and winning 4 of 6 ground duels.

Coach – John Bradford, North Carolina FC: Bradford’s side put in one of its most impressive attacking displays of the season in earning a 4-1 victory against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, recording seven shots on target and five big chances created in the side’s second consecutive win.

Bench – Eric Dick (PIT), Frank Nodarse (RI), Harvey St. Clair (TUL), Jack Gurr (SAC), Mikey Maldonado (NC), Taylor Davila (LOU), Amando Moreno (ELP)