The Lights are one of the most consistently inconsistent teams in the USL through 17 games.
Ben Gotz
Golden Knights backup reporter
Email: bgotz@reviewjournal.com
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Ben Gotz came to the Review-Journal in May 2016 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. He covers the Lights FC, high school sports and anything else sports-related that comes into town. He also hosts segments in the video studio on soccer and high school sports. Before coming to Las Vegas, he wrote about college hockey, college football and high school sports during stops at the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press and Minnesota Daily back home in Minnesota.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz breaks down the World Cup third-place game and final and picks who he thinks will win it all.
Forwards Omar Salgado and Daniel Guzman Jr., defender Rodrigo Inigo and newcomer Joseph Patrick Perez will be able to play at Rio Grande Valley FC on Saturday.
Midfielder Raul Mendiola scored the first hat trick in Lights’ history, but the team lost 6-4 at Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
The 3-point shooting in the Las Vegas Summer League has not matched up to NBA or G-League averages.
The Lights hoped Omar Salgado, Daniel Guzman Jr. and Rodrigo Inigo would be available for Wednesday’s match at OKC Energy FC but a USL rule will keep them from playing.
The former Palo Verde and UNLV midfielder decided Monday to focus his energy on things away from the pitch.
The forward scored his second goal of the season in the 49th minute Saturday, helping the Lights win their third straight match at Cashman Field.
The forward has functioned as a quasi-assistant coach for the Lights since suffering a knee injury on May 5.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz discusses the Lights FC’s four-game July road trip and coach Isidro Sanchez’ goal of winning 11 of the team’s remaining 19 games.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz looks at the World Cup quarterfinals and predicts which teams will advance to the next round.
The ex-Golden Knights forward said goodbye to his teammates and fans in a Twitter and Instagram post Thursday, three days after signing a five-year, $28.75 million with Calgary in free agency.
The Las Vegas Lights totaled 12 goals in their five June games after scoring just 11 in their first 10.
The Lights got only two points from their season series with Tulsa Roughnecks FC, the team with the least points in the United Soccer League.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz looks at the World Cup’s knockout round bracket and predicts which teams will advance to the quarterfinals.