Lofton-Malachi Earns W-League Honor

6/12/08

TAMPA, Fla. – University of South Florida junior goalkeeper Mallori Lofton-Malachi was selected to the United Soccer League (USL) W-League honorable mention team of the week on June 4.



The award was for the seventh week of the USL season and the fourth edition of the W-League Team of the Week for the year.



Lofton-Malachi notched honorable mention honors for this week’s W-League Team of the Week after her 9-save, 0-goals allowed performance in the first half of a 1-0 win against the Richmond Kickers Destiny. She has appeared in five games for the Hellenic on the season and has notched 226 minutes of action.



“We are really excited about Mallori’s training ethics this summer,” said USF head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. “We have very high expectations for her in the 2008 fall season.”



The W-League is USL’s highest level of women’s soccer in the US and Canada. It is an open league, giving college players the opportunity to play alongside established international players while maintaining their collegiate eligibility. The W-League features some of the top players in the world; 54 current and former W-League players participated in the 2007 Women’s World Cup in China representing nine countries and 17 current W-League teams.



You can check out Mallori and the Tampa Bay Hellenic when they take on the West Virginia Illusion at 8 p.m. on Friday June 13 at Ed Radice Field.