TAMPA, Fla. – Charlotte Independence forward Jorge Herrera has been voted the USL Player of the Week for Week 16 of the 2017 season. Herrera notched two goals in Charlotte’s 3-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds last Tuesday, and then a hat trick against Saint Louis FC on Saturday as the Independence set a club record with a fifth consecutive victory.
Herrera received 65 percent of the poll conducted by a national panel of independent media representing every USL market. Real Monarchs SLC forward Chandler Hoffman and Reno 1868 FC midfielder Chris Wehan finished tied for second on 13 percent.