Swope Park Rangers defender James Musa has been named to the USL Team of the Week for Week 2. Musa led the Rangers defense to their first shutout of the 2017 season with their 1-0 victory over Portland Timbers 2 last Wednesday.
While the Rangers took all three points behind Kharlton Belmar’s early strike, it was Musa and the SPR defense that kept Timbers 2 off the board for the remainder of the game. The 25-year-old posted eight clearances and four interceptions while completing 90.4 percent of his passes from the backline.
Musa spent the last two seasons in the USL playing with Saint Louis FC before joining the Rangers in the offseason.