Welcome to Astiancher's coverage of everything going on USL Championship. It is officially the postseason. We'll take you through the matchups to let you know what to expect for the Round of eights in irrespective conferences, all the news that has lined up for it. Will get you into juice boxes and take you back over the last week of the regular season as well. So officially, no Dilly, no Delly zone. As we get you through the last week of the regular season, everybody was trying to figure out
what their positions were going to be. Who's in, who's out, Who's trying to figure out where they're going to be. Is it a one, is it a four? Is a of five? Is at all points in between? So take you back through the last week of the regular season and the scores. It was everybody on deck on the twenty sixth, So here we go. Early on, it was at Patriots Point Charleston over Louden by the final of two to one. At WakeMed North Carolina over Vegas Lights
by the same score, two to one. Pittsburgh shut out El Paso to nil. El Paso is welcoming back. Wilmer Cabrera and his staff in twenty twenty five, Loose City at Lynn Family over Phoenix Rising by the final of four to one, Tampa Bay at IMG knocks off Indy eleven by the score of three to nil. At one OKFC Tulsa over Monterey Bay two to one. That gets us to our first match of the week. It was Memphis nine oh one New Mexico United at the Lab.
Here's your highlights courtesy of our friends at USL Championship ESPN Plus and you two.
It is New Mexico United in the all Black kids, Memphis in the all white and we're underway here from Albuquerque. This is a side here, Chris that have They've been one of the best sides at home in the Championship this season. They've taken eleven victories out of it fifteen home matches so far. This one goes in and early. It's Memphis striking just two minutes in and it looks to be John Baccaro, the former Phoenix Rising man, putting Memphis nine oh one FC up early here at the Lab.
And that's his first goal in just his tenth appearance for Memphis.
Unbelievable stock you have from Memphis nine to one and it's interested in just noticing that Lapa. We were talking about him dictating the midfield in the pregame.
He's started on.
The education plan dot com Earleon.
You can see Stephen Glass and the coach and stuff about. You know, seehos last all on the sideline.
Today, but.
Fernandez still in possession and Hernandez just sends that ball wide.
You see he's throwing a.
Little little curve ball at New Mexico United.
He and Derek coming together there to make the play defensively, I want to move there. I think that was knowing Mesa.
It's a couple of times where Ann Josu has done really well defensively. Was one of the eighteen yard box a few moments ago where he got knotmegged.
And cut a bit and would have been so easy to give.
Away a foul. And then again the full flight on the left hand side and goes well to defended.
Cross goes in Hurst with the flick in New Mexico. Have the even things up here? Twenty minutes in it's Greg Hurst finding his twelfth off this season, and the lab has erupted here.
It just seemed like it came kind of out nothing. The list did really well to keep the ball in play on the right hand side, and he's given pretty much the freedom of.
Isotope fough to help out kids sit back in his home country. It's always incredible, christ when you see players that have an impact off the field.
That's Memphis looking for.
An opportunity and the shot and it squeaks through and Memphis and taking the lead. It's Cariaga putting the visitors on top and the Argentinian has scored his eighth goal of the campaign.
He just said that this was turning into a shootout and just you know, watching it develop. Cariaga's being the one from midfield who's been given the license to join Caro up top and really become that second forward and at full pace, so killing right, and.
He did everything to assists on two Memphis goals in that first half.
Yeah, and he wasn't the central midfielder in the first half. I think that's been Paul the key as well.
Ras lays it back Hernandez and he didn't quite get the contact that he needed on that one.
Kyey gives the signal and chips it in.
Looking back post Maples going for Hurst and perhaps one too many headers is it's now cleared out of the eighteen yard box. Here's host Sue host Sue shot at him, blocked Bailey now and just didn't quite have the pace on that one. Marlin the twenty nine year olds Urchie twenty eight Turchi, he's no stranger to scoring against New Mexico.
Chris give some different different looks out White as well, but yeah, it just needs to be something different going into the final stages of the game. He old you can only see one winner.
Turchi works his way past and Memphis have scored a third. Here sixty three minutes in, it's the substitute Lucas Turchi and he scores against New Mexico for the second time this season.
What is strike?
That was? Serti just picks up the ball in midfield, stepping out from the back three with his left foot Unleash's an absolute thunderbolt. I think maybe Tom Buckas saw it late as well and pouncing had so much power on it and just finds the botton corner and it was placed so well for such a distance as well. Absolutely unbelievable strike.
Turchi and so four substitutes coming in now for Eric quill as he looks to add some offense here to this Black and Yellow side. You've got amy On Flanagan, Sergio Revas, Marco Migoletto and Marlon Vardicas all coming in here.
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Eric Tattersaw wags his finger and we play on. What a performance here tonight from Memphis. It's really felt like they've been in control for the entirety of this match.
Yeah, and it's testament that the way that set up, Like right now they haven't got possession, but they still feel like the ring control.
Marlin went to touch on, Vodagas gets it back. Vodagas rattles the crossbar as Mikoletto heads back over another Topo Chico hart Seltzer corner kick that time cross went straight in dealt with by Marlin. Hosts sue able to connect with Maples and want to save there from Tyler Derek.
Taking the pull of his chest in the just the ball in there, but yeah, what a great safe.
Looking back post.
Oh and Vodgas has pulled one back for New Mexico.
It's his first goal in Black and Yellow.
And New Mexico have a lifeline here in second half stoppage. What a way to score your first goal in black and yellow.
There for Marlon Vodgas.
Possession giving away there on the sideline and so throwing here and an interception from Flannagan. He goes down, he's found and a Fiestano free kick coming up here for the black and yellow.
Where's the staff member up here from Memphis? And he's not how big backed out? He's kicking every single bowl. I think everyone in the stadium right now is backing this game off.
The free kick riding at the back post, off of the post, still bouncing around. Bruce has it go, he goes down, It's eventually cleared out. Oh Sue hits it long dealt with by Sissoko. Here's Maples, he finds Seymour cross goes in Kalen righting and it just misses the captain with a golden opportunity. And that is the full time whistle here at the Lab. Memphis, with a victory, have secured a.
Home playoff match.
What a match we just saw in fold right before our eyes.
Chris.
It's gonna be hard, but I need your thoughts on it.
Big win from Memphis nine oh one as they try to keep pace in their conference chase, for home matches in the postseason at burn, Rhode Island put eight on the board, seemingly a fitting into a season with the MIAMIFC. Eight won the final for Rhode Island certainly did help them out in the goal difference going forward. Detroit City over San Antonio FC by the final of four to one. Then Birmingham Legion goes to Pioneer shuts out Oakland Roots by the final of five nil. That gets us to
Match of the Week number two. It Isn't Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, California and the Inland Empire, Orange County hosting Hertford Athletic. Here's your highlights courtesy of our friends at the USL Championship ESPN plus.
And you two provide none beaten run that gives them rowing confidence.
Then perhaps this team can do what was done just three short years ago bring a title to Orange County.
Go would move all the way up from fifth to second.
On the last day of the season, Paul nearly given away to Kassimpley wasn't quite ample to maintain it. Hayguard slips through down the right side and off the outside of the netting, rippling effort from.
Jamison got the ball.
Surge I Demionshock immediately references from an area.
Of de End's game we don't talk enough about is on the defensive side of the hole. We talk a lot about his involvement in the attacking a team. But there with a great defense of eighteen play.
Off the crossfield, Jamison inside comes back, Hagard no one willing to settle this ultimately dunbar given gold. Dunbar on the other end knocked down by Ribero and he holds on. That became some scintillating football from Orange County. Ironically, both Oakland and Orange County playing non conference opponents that were eliminated in the last ten days. Birmingham in the case of Oakland for his Hardford eliminating tonight, goodle for Hagard.
Hagar By knocked out by Rivera slithers over.
And into Hairston. Van Cayaziel starts it the other way. It's running alongside Apps provides the overlap ball inside. Galina got in touch, falls to a Cea do cead blockaded keeps turning. Dan got the john away its wide and that'll escape beneath the bleacher. These days without running into that did someone say ludicrous.
Look for.
Ball, said toward call that'll get wide. Luckily Rivera wasn't staring off in the distance.
Hey Gart.
Cuts inside, hey Gart plays square, ball blasted and frame that's off the target. Options galore centrally, No, that's it, the ball over the wall. It's a decent look. Went to your point. Never quite dip back under from sethka.
Simplely Karen's away. Truth of the matter. I don't think hard Ford feels that they've gotten the rubb of the green very often from the whistle this year, ball bounding in front, Dan saved aps what's ahead, So Hartford goes down the other way and now it's been whistled off apsus onside shuttler.
It won't count.
You need to get a better look at this one.
It's so difficult for this angle, and Hartford feels like they can't get off the schneid. Set off here bike and simply all driven crossfield. Snap down comes to Hagard, he could go. Hayguard pumps over to the left. Home there's the gold for Orange County Dogman and Orange County grabs the lead. They sit in sixth now on the last day. No simulation this time, plenty of expectation from these fans. They've gotten what they've came for. One nothing
Orange County. That Patty eventually did. Dunbar's caught no man's land on the bounce ball driven over the top Apps.
Could it be immediate retribute?
Yes, Marcus Epps response, Hartford Pole.
Level and he's made good after being seen with a goal ripped away just moments prior.
Minutes in, I'm about und all that.
There's no taking that one back for Apps. It's just a long ball forward and he's able to time his run forward good first to set himself up and then a calm compost it.
Here's Dogman who scored in the fifty fourth PEPs then in the fifty fifth.
That's something that this Orange County side will need to tidy up. There's been a couple of moments where it hasn't been clean enough and conceding when you're most underbof to scoring your goal needs to be prevented.
All driven across set back toward Dogman settles five.
He's got that dog in of.
Ryan Docman to it.
Five bits and that's the best of the budge. Two goals to water Orange County their going to by manners in her.
Mind, absolutely lea unstoppable, as says lose Wall comes to.
Him, he's patient, he settles it and that on the body. He's like for Greg Mumars, I get a big hug. Talk about the goalkeeper union. There's no titan knit group in football than that. You're rooting for each other even though you're.
Competing for position.
I've had the pleasure in part about my whole.
Career or Orange County's dynamic young winger already the eighteen year old from Atlantic Gigsway and Hagard may not get a goal for this performance. Believe we've been shifted back a bit.
That's okay.
I don't think anyone's arriving on time for that party. Here's apps hard for it's certainly arriving on time in this attack. It's the flex calling for it, Danny Barrera, Barrera that bounces down, turning, dang leads it back, sits up in the air, left.
And tork gone on all tilwords.
On real finish hard for an equal Ees and this game has been an absolute second half firework.
Tip of the captain Edwards to.
Get another look at this one to strike from distance it.
Seems obvious when you get shell shock like they get pretty game, you can certainly.
Understand a different result.
Ball for a time, bar so able to wiggle by Osmanu playing this across, turning a.
Barkard Thomas a bark back in the line up with a turn.
Two equalizers from Hardford, three go aheads for Orange County.
Is that enough for all three points?
You get another look of this goal is a perfect pol but then among still has a lot of work to do.
His blacks to go.
He's able to spend the looks it right into that boredom.
Oh they were un sure.
Serge Ey Demion Chuck ends the match. Orange County celebrate.
They will go.
Into the pall season eight games unbeaten, and they'll go in as the number six seed.
Big win for Orange County at home against Hartford Athletic. More on that coming up in a bit at hard Health. To wrap up the weak, Colorado springs over Sacramento Republic by the score of one nil. So that sets up your standings. Who was in, who was where, and who was doing what? Prink's performance standings presented by our friends at Prince Tires. By the end of it all in the East. Low City was twelve points clear of Charleston seventy six sixty four. They were eight points clear of
Detroit City at fifty six points. They end up five clear of Indy eleven. Indy eleven had more wins than Rhode Island FC fourteen to twelve and had the better numbers across the board. Rhode Island unbeaten in their last five Indy eleven to four Rhode Island FC the five. Tampa Bay snapped a three game losing streak, getting four points in their last two matches. They end up at fifty points in sixth Pittsburgh forty eight points. They are in seventh, and they had better head to head against
North Carolina FC and better goal difference. North Carolina FC ends up in the eighth spot after winning four of their last five, not making the postseason. Birmingham Legion at forty five points even though they won last time out. Hartford Athletic, who only got one point in their last two matches when they needed to try and climb, they
finished tenth. Loud United loses three of their last four, only gets one point in their last four matches, finished at forty two points in eleventh the MIAMIFC three to tvent he nine to two goal difference of minus sixty three eleven points overall, safe to say, one of the worst performances in USL Championship history when it comes to a team and a performance level. Also, Western Conference New Mexico United finishes seven points clear, even though as they
only got two points in their last five matches. Colorado Springs at fifty two points, one to two in a row.
They finished second, Memphis nine oh one finishes third, unbeaten in their last four, Vegas Lights fifty points, lost their last two finishes, Fourth, Sacramento Republic three losses in their last five, only two points in their last five, finishing fifth at forty nine points, Orange County forty six points, winning three of their last four their six Oakland Roots alternating between losses and either draws or wins four points in their last five matches one to one and three,
finishing at the goal difference of minus twenty and forty four points. Phoenix Rising they finish in eight forty two points, losing their last two. They kind of backed into that eighth position because San Antonio FC only finished at thirty nine points. FC Tulsa hit each column once in their
last three to finish at thirty eight. Monterey Bay finishes at thirty four, only getting one point in their last three matches in al Paslocomotive after the horrendous start turned it around, finished eight eighteen and eight thirty two points, and they did lose two of their last three. So
that sets up your playoff matchups. North Carolina at Lows City, Pittsburgh at Charleston, Tampa Bay at Detroit City, Rhode Island at Indy eleven, Phoenix Rising at New Mexico, United Roots at Switchbacks, Orange County at Memphis nine oh one, Sacramento Republic at Las Vegas Lights. We'll get you through all of the other news coming up in just a little bit when it comes to all of the activity in the USL Championships. So you look at the news on the board and it is a power rankings for week
thirty four. We'll get you into the power rankings here and once again power rankings presented by our friends at Prince Tires. Here's the Rundown, lou City, Detroit City, Charleston Battery.
Remember power rankings, they're all staying where they are, one, two, and three, Orange County up two to four, Rhode Island up two to five, Pittsburgh up two to six, Memphis up five to seven, North Carolina up five to eight, which meant Indy eleven, in Vegas Lights dropped five each down to nine, and Ten up five to eleven, Switchbacks down three to twelve. New Mexico United up seven from twenty to thirteen. Tampa Bay, which means Sacramento dropped three
to fourteen. El Paso dropped two to fifteen. Hartford Athletic dropped six to sixteen to finish at twelve fourteen to eight, Birmingham up four to seventeen, Louden down three to eighteen, Phoenix down two to nineteen, Tulsa up three to twenty. Then that means Roots down three, San Antonio down three, Monterey Bay down one, finishing eight sixteen and ten. The
MIAMIFC twenty fourth at three twenty nine and two. Mm HM Save of the Week for Week thirty four once again during the regular season and possibly during the playoffs, we'll see if USL Championship dot Com lets us roll that through Tuesday through Friday as goal A Save of the Week Monday through Thursday is Goal of the Week Save of the Week competition ended on Friday afternoon between among Adam Grenwis, Jake McGuire of North Carolina, Jhon Panoranda
from FC Tulsa, and Tyler Derek from Memphis. Winner in a runaway Yon Panuranda sixty five percent of the vote. Once again, go to USL Championship dot com and you can vote Tuesday through Friday and find out the winner
in that particular competition. Goal of the Week for Week thirty four, once again presented by our friends that Select the Official Soccer Ball of USL and USL Championship choices Leo Fernandez and Tampa, Ryan Williams and Detroit City, Tabor Ataka Preston in Birmingham, and Ryan Dogman in Orange County. Those four runaway Ryan Williams Detroit City at sixty two percent of the vote, once again Monday through Thursday. Presented by our friends at Select, so the field is set.
Player of the Month nominees for the month of October are now officially out. Edward Kizza from Pittsburgh, JJ Williams from Rhode Island, Danny Barrera from Hartford, Evan Conway from North Carolina. FC fan vote fifty one percent of the vote, Technical Committee ballot twenty five percent, National Media panel is
twenty four. You have until November seven to vote for Player of the Month once again, go through all of the activity at USL Championship dot com to vote and find out who everyone else around you's voting for for Player of the Month for the month of October. Also going on on the board. San Antonio mutually parting ways with head coach Alan Marsina led the team to the
twenty two USL Championship title. Player shield more than eighty wins in five seasons, but it did not go well for Marsina in twenty twenty four and as a result they have mutually parted ways. We mentioned earlier where Wilmer Cabrera is announced that he is returning to El Paso sixteen points in the final eleven matches for a locomotive and so they are welcoming him back for the twenty
twenty five season Championship Team of the Week. For Week thirty four Player of the Week presented by our friends at Konami E Football, JJ Williams USL Championship Player of the Week and he got the first hat trick in club history. In the eight one went over the MIAMIFC at Burns Stadium back on Saturday Night. Coach of the League James Chambers from Switchbacks, so JJ Williams a part of the discussion, Eric Dicken net for A Pittsburgh Dowman,
Kyle Adams of lew Citting and Harvey Saint Clair. You're back three Bruno Lapa, zach Arevo, Danny Crisostomo, Robbie Merts your midfield and then you're attacking three Williams, Wilson, Harris and Tabora Taka Preston with James Chambers once again. Coach of the week bench Christian Herrera from Switchbacks, JOJ Quizerra from Rehode Island, Paco Craig, North Carolina FC, Andrew Booth FC, Tulsa, Kobe Hernandez Foster from Birmingham to a few sun in
Rhode Island, Ben Morris in Detroit City. Now let's take a peak at the juice boxes in the start times and where everything is in USL Championship and in USL League One, and you can watch activity on and we'll do this for both Championship and for League on. Since the playoffs are underway. ESPN Plus for the Championship playoffs has everyone in USL Championship starting Friday night, Vegas, Sacramento, Memphis nine oh one, Orange County on Saturday afternoon two
o'clock Eastern times. Start in Memphis by the Way, six point thirty, Charleston, Pittsburgh, Detroit City, Tampa Bay at seven, Loose City, North Carolina seven thirty, switch backs in Oakland at eight, and that is all on the Plus. On Saturday night, Sunday, Indy eleven, Rhode Island at one Eastern on the Plus, the Mexico United Phoenix rising at eight o'clock on CBS Sports Network. League one Playoffs o FURST three matchups are on ESPN Plus, Greenville hosting one, knox
Ford Madison hosting, Charlotte, Northern Colorado hosting Spokane Velocity. Sunday League one Playoffs three thirty Eastern time, Union, Omahan, Richmond Kickers on CBS Sports Network. Once again, you can go to USL Championship and USL League One and you can find out what's going on every single week. Follow along on all the social media platforms at USL Championship and USL Championship dot com USL League one dot Com for the playoffs.
There as well. So we mentioned juice boxes.
Let's take a peak of the juice boxes in all of the activity in USL Championship, and we'll do that also for League one. Since we talked about TV for League one, we'll mention what's going on in League one juice boxes as well as we go, and we'll give you the start times once again, and all of the
activity on the weekend. Friday night, Vegas Lights plus one twenty seven at ten thirty eastern hosting Sacramento Republic on the road to plus two o two two o'clock Memphis nine to one on one is one sixty seven hosting Orange County SC six point thirty, Charleston a minus one thirty two hosting Pittsburgh River Hounds seven o'clock. Detroit City a home dog to Tampa Bay at a plus one sixty three, Rowdy's a plus one forty seven, draws a plus two to twenty nine seven thirty Louse City of
minus one ninety six hosting North Carolina FC. They're a plus four forty five. Colorado Springs at eight eastern minus one seventy nine hosting Roots Roots are a plus four forty and draws a plus two eighty seven and ninety minutes Sunday, Indy eleven A plus one twenty five hosting Rhode Island FC, New Mexico United to minus one oh two hosting Phoenix Rising north of plus two fifty in
USL League one. Just so you've got them, and also follow along on the USL League oh to any week in review here on the SDH network, you can set your notifications, find out the favorite programs, then you can dial them up whenever you wish. Greenville and one Knox two o'clock tomorrow afternoon meeting Saturday, Greenville a plus one thirty four. At home one Knox a plus one ninety four. Ford Madison is a minus one twenty three hosting Charlotte
Independence at plus three nineteen. Northern Colorado hosting Spokane Velocity at a minus one ninety six at four Rivers Velocity a plus four twenty nine. That is your rundown of all of the action in USL Championship. If you are in market for either USL Championship or USL League One, go ahead and dive in. Take a peak of the postseason and some of the talent in the second and third divisions in the US Soccer Pyramid. Great soccer towns,
Great soccer communities. Go visit if you can. If you're in market and can't, follow along on local providers and on their social media platforms and on your favorite streaming devices. If you're out of market in can't, once again, social media, streaming devices, USL Championship dot com all the social media, USL Lego and E dot com all the social media, and here at SDH where we give you everything going on in USL Championship every single week. That's your rundown
of everything going on USL Championship. Play safe, everybody, Enjoy the games, Enjoy the playoffs as they start in USL Championship