For the second time this season, Real Monarchs had a player named to the USL Team of the Week. After scoring two goals and adding an assist on Saturday in a 3-1 win over the Orange County Blues, Ricardo Velazco earned the weekly honor.
After the Monarchs fell behind 1-0 in the first half, Velazco caught fire in the second half at the University of Utah’s Ute Field. He opened with a goal in the 50th minute. In the 59th minute, he set up Alec Sundly for the go-ahead goal and then in the 69th minute he completed the brace with his second goal for the final 3-1 tally.