Juice Boxes and Post Game Stats: Melia Reaches Another Milestone

It was another rough weekend for Sporting KC and Sporting KC II while the KC Current picked up another win at home. Sporting KC got things started on Saturday night with a loss to CF Montreal 2-0. The KC Current turned things around on Sunday when hosting Gotham FC. It finished on Sunday night in Lawrence as Sporting KC II fell 4-1 to the Houston Dynamo 2. Here are the stats and milestones from the three games.

Sporting KC

Tim Melia made his 250th appearance in all competitions, he’s the 9th player to reach that mark.

Melia made his 250th start in all competitions as well, he’s the 6th player to reach that mark.

Roger Espinoza made his 285th league start for KC, tying him with Matt Besler for 2nd all time on that list.

Daniel Salloi made his 183rd appearance in all competitions, tying him with Matt McKeon for 14th all time on that list.

It was Salloi’s 164th appearance in MLS competitions, tying him with Mo Johnston for 14th all time on that list.

In the 22nd minute, Johnny Russell passed Josh Wolff and moved into 19th place all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC. He finished the game with 13,008 minutes played.

It was Russell’s 171st appearance in all competitions, tying him with Ilie Sanchez for 17th all time on that list.

It was Russell’s 158th appearance in MLS competitions, breaking his tie with Chance Myers for 17th all time on that list.

It was his 148th league appearance, breaking his tie with Myers for 17th all time on that list as well.

KC Current

Current

Lo LaBonta made her 42nd league start, breaking her tie with Kristen Edmonds for the most all time for the Current.

LaBonta’s assist was her 9th in all competitions, breaking her tie with Hailie Mace for the most all time for the Current.

The assist gave her 6 assists in league play, tying her with Mace for the most all time on that list.

Debinha’s 2 goals gave her 4 in league play for KC, moving her into 5th place all time on that list.

The 2 goals gave her 4 in all competitions, tying her with Amy Rodriguez for 5th all time on that list.

In the 56th minute, Kate Del Fava passed Desiree Scott and moved into 8th place all time for league minutes played for the Current. She finished the game with 2,539 minutes played.

Del Fava made her 48th appearance in all competitions, breaking her tie with Elizabeth Ball for 3rd all time on that list.

Del Fava and Hailie Mace both made their 36th league appearance for the Current, tying them with Kristen Hamilton for 4th all time on that list.

Mace made her 44th appearance in all competitions, tying her with Victoria Pickett for 6th all time on that list.

Mace made her 32nd league start, breaking her tie with AD Franch for 5th all time on that list.

Mace made her 39th start in all competitions, tying her with Franch for 6th all time on that list.

All KC NWSL

LaBonta’s assist was her 8th in league play for KC NWSL teams, giving her sole possession of 4th place all time on that list.

LaBonta made her 70th league start for KC NWSL teams, tying her with Erika Tymrak for 5th all time on that list.

It was LaBonta’s 11st assist in all competitions, tying her with Leigh Ann Brown for 3rd all time on that list.

In the 79th minute, Mace passed Merritt Mathias and moved into 19th place all time for minutes played in all competitions for KC NWSL teams. She finished the game with 4,425 minutes played.

In the 12th minute, CeCe Kizer passed Taylor Leach and moved into 12th place all time for minutes played in all competitions for the Current. She finished the game with 1,722 minutes played.

Sporting KC II

In the 49th minute, Jahon Rad passed Parker Maher and moved into 13th place all time for minutes played in league play. He finished the game with 3,567 minutes played.

Rad made his 37th start in league play, tying him with Petar Cuic for 14th all time on that list.

It was Rad’s 37th start in all competitions, tying him with Cuic for 14th all time on that list as well.