TAMPA, Fla. – USL League One today announced the Team of the Week for Week 21 of the 2024 regular season with Lexington SC forward Cameron Lancaster named Player of the Week presented by Konami eFootball with the third hat trick of his decorated professional career in a 7-1 thrashing of Central Valley on Wednesday.

Following his three-goal performance to kick off Week 21, the Tottenham Hotspur FC Academy product and Louisville City FC legend has racked up 12 goals across all competitions in his first season with Lexington - the most in a single season for the 31-year-old since his 21-goal campaign with LouCity in 2021. Lancaster joins 2019 USL League One Golden Boot winner Ronaldo Damus (North Texas, 2019; San Diego, 2023) as the only player to record hat tricks in both the USL Championship and USL League One.

The final 7-1 scoreline against Central Valley on Wednesday matched the largest victory in League One history (Chattanooga 7 - 1 Charlotte; June 22, 2022) and served as the first-ever victory for the home side in the new Lexington SC Stadium.

"I think as a team we needed to put in a performance; it's about time we score a few goals in a game," Lancaster said. "We knew where we are in the table, that we needed to win, and that's what we did. I'm proud of the team."

"It's just one game at a time," said Lexington SC Head Coach Darren Powell after Wednesday's victory. "On any given night, scores can happen in different ways. We felt we should've scored more goals in certain games but that hadn't materialized, so we're just super proud of the way the guys came out tonight, stuck to the game plan and worked both sides of the ball as hard as they possibly could until the final whistle. Guys that came into the game late made impacts as well; all around, it's a really good team performance."

In total, Lexington lead all teams with four starters named to the Team of the Week. Richmond and Madison also place multiple starters on the Team of the Week, while Northern Colorado and Central Valley earned representation across both the Team of the Week and Team of the Week bench.

COACH - Dominic Casciato, Union Omaha: Despite going down a man shortly before halftime, Casciato's side was able to maintain its one-goal lead throughout the match at Werner Park to hand Knoxville it's first shutout loss since June 22 and snap the visitors' 11-match unbeaten stretch. According to American Soccer Analysis, Casciato's Owls concluded the contest with a 1.42 goal differential above expected goal differential value and 2.15 points won above expected.

GK - T.J. Bush, Chattanooga Red Wolves SC: The 2022 USL League One champion racked up eight saves to hold the Hailstorm scoreless for the first time since July 13. Bush led the league in recoveries (17), goals conceded below expected (1.59) and goals added (1.68), per American Soccer Analysis. With his special outing in Windsor, Bush became the first player in League One history to record three matches of eight or more saves in a regular season.

D - Jorge Corrales, Lexington SC: Through a one-win, one-loss week for Lexington SC, the Cuba international racked up 14 duels won, eight recoveries, eight clearances, seven successful long passes, six interceptions, three fouls won, two tackles won and two blocks.

D - David García, Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC: García anchored the Hailstorm backline, guiding his side to a clean sheet against Chattanooga. The 2023 USL League One champion tallied eight recoveries, seven completed long passes, five duels won, two chances created, and completed over 93% of his passes. The second-year professional led all players in Week 21 with a passing score of 11.01, according to American Soccer Analysis.

M - Nico Brown, Lexington SC: Lexington's all-time appearances leader recorded the first three-goal-contribution match of his four-year professional career, providing a goal and two assists in Lexington's record-breaking victory against Central Valley on Wednesday. Across a pair of Week 21 matches, Brown registered 10 recoveries, seven fouls won, four dribbles completed, an 84% passing accuracy rate and a league-leading 15 duels won.

M - Ates Diouf, Lexington SC: The club's all-time scoring leader added to his total in Week 21, becoming the first Lexington player to score at Lexington SC Stadium and subsequently kick off his side's lopsided victory against Central Valley on Wednesday. Through two matches on the week, Diouf added one assist, won 10 duels, earned nine fouls, and completed 97.83% of his passes - the most among players who played 75 minutes or more in Week 21.

M - João Gomiero, Richmond Kickers: In the third two-goal-contribution match of his young career, Gomiero assisted Chandler O'Dwyer's match-winning goal in the 55th minute before following up with a goal of his own in the 69th minute of Richmond's victory against Lexington. The Brazilian totaled three shots on target, two completed long passes, two recoveries, two duels won and an 84% passing accuracy rate.

M - Alfredo Midence, Central Valley Fuego FC: The 22-year-old first-year professional and Golden Playmaker leader has continued to shine with Fuego FC, totaling a goal and an assist through two Week 21 matches. Midence accumulated 13 duels won, six total chances created, four completed long passes, four dribbles completed, four shots on target, four fouls won and three recoveries across 179 minutes of play.

M - John Murphy, Forward Madison FC: The 2021 USL League One champion was clinical for Madison on either side of a lengthy weather delay, scoring the winning goal in the 16th minute before assisting Derek Gebhard's 66th-minute score in the second half against Spokane. Murphy contributed with an additional eight recoveries, seven duels won, four fouls won, three interceptions, and completed over 85% of his passes.

F - Derek Gebhard, Forward Madison FC: Madison's all-time appearances leader registered the third one-goal, one-assist match of his four-year Madison career to become the 'Mingos' all-time assists leader in Saturday's victory against Spokane. In only 67 minutes of action, the 28-year-old completed over 88% of his passes and placed two shots on target. 

F - Cameron Lancaster, Lexington SC: The legendary USL Championship goalscorer bagged the third hat trick of his decorated professional career, scoring thrice in 21 minutes in a massive home win against Fuego FC. Across two Week 21 matches, Lancaster totaled 13 duels won, nine fouls won, four shots on target, three dribbles completed, and led all players with 1.58 goals scored above expected, according to American Soccer Analysis.

F - Chandler O'Dwyer, Richmond Kickers: Building upon the most productive season of his three-year professional career, O'Dwyer tallied a goal and an assist to power Richmond past Lexington on Saturday. The 25-year-old also won seven duels and five fouls across 90 minutes of play.

BENCH: James Sneddon (RIC), Kaelon Fox (LEX), Lucky Opara (NCO), Pedro Fonseca (TRM), Shavon John-Brown (CV), Billy King (NCO), Charlie Ostrem (OMA)