July 4, 2018 – Los Angeles – Aurora Borealis SC forward Chris Freeman has been named UPSL National Player of the Week. A native of Monrovia, Libera scored again in a 3-1 victory over Joliet United SC in a UPSL Pro Premier Midwest Conference Central Division game on Saturday, June 30, 2018.

Freeman started and played 90 minutes for Aurora Borealis SC (5-3-0 overall), which sits just one point off the top of the UPSL Pro Premier Midwest Conference Central Division with the win.

Freeman, 22, scored in his third consecutive game and now has four goals and two assists this season, his third with Auroral Borealis SC. A graduate of Naperville (Ill.)’s Metea Valley High School, Freeman played one season at nearby College of DuPage, tallying eight goals and 10 assists in 19 games.

The UPSL National Player of the Week is selected each week of the regular season by members of the league and journalists covering the UPSL.

SPRING 2018 WINNERS

WEEK 1 – Henry Bane (Savannah Clovers FC)
WEEK 2 – Austin Savage (Lowcountry United FC)
WEEK 3 – Salifu Jatta (Western Nevada FC)
WEEK 4 – Jeferson Escobar (Kern County Mustangs FC)
WEEK 5 – No selection
WEEK 6 – Jack Slavik (Newport FC)
WEEK 7 – Christian Gordillo (Cal United FC II)
WEEK 8 – Izu Nnoli (L.A. Roma FC)
WEEK 9 – No selection
WEEK 10 – No selection
WEEK 11 – Erivaldo Oliveira Da Silva (C-Ville FC)
WEEK 12 – No selection
WEEK 13 – Osanie Reid (Winter Haven United FC)
WEEK 14 – David Godinez-Chavez (JASA RWC)
WEEK 15 – Matt Clare (RWB Adria Chicago)
WEEK 16 – Thomas Deslongchamps (Milwaukee Bavarian SC)
WEEK 17 – Chris Freeman (Aurora Borealis SC)