PORTLAND, Ore. – T2 goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh today was named the USL Player of the Week for Week 19 of the 2017 season after recording a pair of penalty-kick saves in Portland’s 2-1 victory over Rio Grande Valley FC Toros on July 29. McIntosh received 57 percent of the poll conducted by a national panel of independent media representing every USL market. Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Alex Morrell finished second with 26 percent of the poll.
McIntosh, who previously earned a spot on the USL Team of the Week for Week 2 and Week 18, made the first penalty stop in the 53rd minute when he made a diving save to his left on midfielder Jose Escalante’s attempt in the second half.