Seattle Reign’s Kim Little is Named NWSL Player of the Week
Midfielder Kim Little has been named NWSL Player of the Week following her game-winning goal over the weekend versus FC Kansas City. This is Little’s third time receiving the honor along with being named NWSL Player of the Month on four occasions.
Soccer News: Seattle Reign FC midfielder Kim Little was voted the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Player of the Week by the NWSL Media Association for Week 3 of the 2016 NWSL season.
Little, 25, scored the lone goal of the game to help Reign FC earn a 1-0 victory Sunday over FC Kansas City at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. It was the team’s first home win of the season.
The Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland native scored the game-winning goal in the 56th minute when she settled the ball from a Manon Melis pass inside the Kansas City penalty box and redirected the ball around a defender to score far post. (Goal – Watch highlights)
The Scotland international played all 90 minutes of the game and finished with three shots (two on goal).
It is the third time Little has been honored as the NWSL Player of the Week, with her previous accolade in Week 2 of the 2016 NWSL season. She has been voted Player of the Month four times in her NWSL career. It is the 11th time a member of Reign FC has won the award.
Seattle Reign FC will return to action on the road Sunday, May 8 at 5 p.m. ET against the Orlando Pride at Camping World Stadium, formerly known as the Orlando Citrus Bowl, in Orlando, Fla.
The NWSL Player of the Week is selected each week of the regular season by the NWSL Media Association, a collection of press that cover the league on a consistent basis.
Source/Photo Credit: National Women’s Soccer League
