Phantom Nets Player of the Week

Schippers Earns Award for Performance Against Crusaders

May 15, 2008

New Hampshire Phantoms forward Adrian Schippers was named the USL Premier Development League Player of the Week after scoring both goals in the Phantoms’ 2-1 win over the Cape Cod Crusaders Saturday.

The win at Cape Cod was the first time in 28 attempts that a visiting team has celebrated on the Crusaders’ home pitch.

“Believe me, going in there we were hoping for the best, but anytime you play against Cape Cod or any of those teams that go back to the days of the old USL-2; we expect the game to be played at a very high level,” said New Hampshire General Manager Jim DeDeus. “We are extremely happy to have come out of there with a win – even more so when we looked at their website on Monday and realized we were the first team to win there in four years. That is an incredible accomplishment on their behalf.”

Schippers stole the show midway through the first half, scoring in the 32nd and 34th minute, but DeDeusis quick to point out the efforts of midfielder AJ DuBois and defender Joe Annese in bunkering down defensively and preserving the win.

“AJ, like Schippers, is a former New Hampshire Phantom youth player,” said DeDeus. “He really took control of the midfield in the second half of Saturday’s game. Joe was a force in the back throughout the match.”

Schippers was also named to the PDL’s Team of the Week, while Rhode Island Stingrays’ forward Tim Ritter was an honorable mention.

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