USL PRO named its Team of the Week for Week 13 of the season on Tuesday, with Rochester Rhinos goalkeeper Kristian Nicht earning Player of the Week honors after conceding just once in two games as the Rhinos took four points from the weekend’s action. Nicht, the 2012 USL PRO Goalkeeper of the Year, played a key role in both the Rhinos’ victory against Tampa Bay and a draw with Charleston. 

United Soccer League is saddened to hear of the passing of Paul A. Heasley, the founder of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, who died at his home this past Saturday. Heasley led the Riverhounds in the club’s inaugural season in the A-League in 1999, with the club’s current coach Justin Evans being the Riverhounds’ first-ever selection in the A-League Draft.

The Dayton Dutch Lions took a 2-1 victory against VSI Tampa Bay FC on Sunday night at Beavercreek Stadium as goals by Remco Klaasse and Tjeerd Westdijk moved the Dutch Lions into seventh place in the USL PRO standings. Dayton jumped past the Charlotte Eagles, as it took its fifth victory of the USL PRO season and extended its undefeated streak in league play to six games. 

The Harrisburg City Islanders improved to 4-1 in their last five games and moved firmly into second place after a 3-1 win over the Antigua Barracuda FC on Sunday at Skyline Sports Complex. The Islanders were able to bounce back from a loss last week to the Colorado Rapids Reserves with a strong showing against the Barracudas. Sainey Touray netted his seventh goal of the season, moving him to third in the league in scoring.

The Rochester Rhinos played to a 1-1 draw with the Charleston Battery in a USL PRO regular season match at Sahlen's Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Rhinos midfielder Lance Rozeboom opened the scoring off a corner kick from left back Danny Earls in the first half. The Battery found the equalizer in the second half when center back Shawn Ferguson finished off an assist from Amadou Sanyang.

Wilmington Hammerheads midfielder Daniel Steres gave his side victory on Saturday night with his lone goal against the New York Red Bulls Reserves at Legion Stadium proving the difference in a 1-0 victory in front of 4,287 fans. The win was the Hammerheads’ fourth of the league season, moving them within two points of the eighth and final playoff place.