Tony Walls (Wauwatosa East/UW-Green Bay) and the Rochester Rhinos have been the USL's top team all season, and on Saturday night they became the first team to clinch a playoff berth.
Walls converted a penalty kick in the 16th minute as the Rhinos cruised past the Harrisburg City Islanders 4-0 in Rochester, N.Y., to improve to 14-1-8 on the season.
Rochester, which has allowed a league-low 12 goals this year, has 50 points and a five-point lead atop the Eastern Conference. The top six finishers in each of the two 12-team conferences qualify for the postseason.
It was the third goal of the season for Walls, the team captain, and the first penalty awarded to the Rhinos this year. He was named to the USL Team of the Week for his performance in the victory, Rochester's 14th clean sheet of the season.
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