Steven Lenhart grabs headlines with his physical style of play more often than not, but that's not why he was in the news this weekend.
Lenhart delivered an impressive two-goal performance on Saturday to hand the San Jose Earthquakes a much-needed 2-1 road victory over Real Salt Lake, a performance that also saw him land the vote as Week 30's MLS Player of the Week. (See how the North American Soccer Reporters voted here.)
The veteran forward, who joins Week 18 winner Alan Gordon as Earthquakes players to claim the award this season, scored both of his goals on headers that came just four minutes apart in the first half of a match that kept San Jose in the hunt for a playoff spot in the tight Western Conference.
2013 MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Week 30: Steven Lenhart (San Jose Earthquakes)
Week 29: Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders)
Week 28: Marco Di Vaio (Montreal Impact)
Week 27: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
Week 26: Kelyn Rowe (New England Revolution)
Week 25: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy)
Week 24: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
Week 23: Lloyd Sam (New York Red Bulls)
Week 22: Álvaro Saborío (Real Salt Lake)
Week 21: Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire)
Week 20: Camilo (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Week 19: Brad Knighton (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Week 18: Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes)
Week 17: Camilo (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Week 16: Kenny Miller (Vancouver Whitecaps)
Week 15: Olmes García (Real Salt Lake)
Week 14: Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution)
Week 13: Marco Di Vaio (Montreal Impact)
Week 12: Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders)
Week 11: Will Bruin (Houston Dynamo)
Week 10: Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
Week 9: Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls)
Week 8: Jack McInerney (Philadelphia Union)
Week 7: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)
Week 6: Ryan Johnson (Portland Timbers)
Week 5: Will Johnson (Portland Timbers)
Week 4: Juan Agudelo (Chivas USA)
Week 3: Bill Hamid (D.C. United)
Week 2: Robert Earnshaw (Toronto FC)
Week 1: Mike Magee (LA Galaxy)
