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                === Lenhart tabbed as MLS Player of the Week ===
 
 New  York,  NY (Sports Network) -  San Jose Earthquakes forward Steven Lenhart
 was named the  Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 8 on Monday.
 
 Lenhart  scored two goals in San Jose's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union on
 Saturday at PPL Park after coming off the bench in the 60th minute.
 
 Fellow  substitute  Marvin Chavez set  up Lenhart's  first goal with a chipped
 pass that was headed past goalkeeper Zac MacMath.
 
 And  after the Union had equalized and the match entered stoppage time, Chavez
 and Lenhart teamed up again to score a late winner with Lenhart nodding home a
 driven cross from Chavez from close range.
 
 The  MLS  Player  of the  Week  award  is  selected  each week  by  the  North
 American  Soccer  Reporters. The  group consists of  members of online, print,
 television, radio media. More information can be found at soccerreporters.com.
 
 2012 MLS Player of the Week winners:
 
 Week 1: Kalif Alhassan (Portland Timbers)
 
 Week 2: David Estrada (Seattle Sounders FC)
 
 Week 3: Thierry Henry (Red Bull New York)
 
 Week 4: Thierry Henry (Red Bull New York)
 
 Week 5: Thierry Henry (Red Bull New York)
 
 Week 6: Dan Kennedy (Chivas USA)
 
 Week 7: Chris Pontius (D.C. United)
 
 Week 8: Steven Lenhart (San Jose Earthquakes)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 04/30 14:26:50 ET

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