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Newton Snatches Fans' Choice Save of the Week

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 06/15/18, 3:45PM EDT

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FC Cincinnati shot-stopper claims weekly award for third time this season

TAMPA, Fla. – FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Evan Newton has earned the USL Fans’ Choice Save of the Week for Week 13 of the 2018 season as his diving save against North Carolina FC last Saturday night at Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park finished top of the weekly online poll.

Newton’s weekly award is his third of the season as he produced another fine save to keep out a powerful header by North Carolina FC leading scorer Daniel Rios just before the halftime break to keep FCC ahead. The save was part of a five-save shutout by Newton that helped Cincinnati claim a 2-0 victory on the road.

Newton’s save earned 75 percent of the poll conducted online at USLSoccer.com that concluded on Friday. Nashville SC’s Matt Pickens finished second with 16 percent for a fingertip save that kept out a fierce shot by Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Michael Nanchoff at Al Lang Stadium, while Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC’s Steward Ceus finished third as he made himself big to deny a one-on-one chance for the Swope Park Rangers’ Chase Minter early in the contest at Weidner Field.

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