Rapids' Cummings Wins MLS Player Of The Week

Colorado Rapids forward Omar Cummings was voted Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 14, it was announced on Monday.

The Jamaican internation notched two goals and added an assist in the Rapids' 3-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday.

"Just a normal game I guess, I got my chances and I put them away," Cummings said.

"The first [goal] I think we took it real well. It was a good pass by Pablo [Mastroeni], I got a quick turn and a drive to the goal and put it in the back of the net." "He had an opportunity to use his athleticism and he did it to a great degree," Rapids' coach Gary Smith said of Cummings.

"He has improved enormously.

He's not just great on the ball and when were attacking, but he's got a much better understanding of what's required of him when we don't have the ball.

His movement's better.

He tries to keep play on one side of the pitch better." This is Cummings' first MLS Player of the Week Award. Together with teammate and strike partner Conor Casey, the Rapids have earned three player of the week awards this season. The two have combined for 14 goals and seven assists this season.

The MLS Player of the Week is selected each week by a panel of journalists from the North American Soccer Reporters. The group consists of members of online, print, television and radio media.

2009 MLS Player of the Week winners: Week 1: Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) Week 2: Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders FC) Week 3: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids) Week 4: Donovan Ricketts (Los Angeles Galaxy) Week 5: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards) Week 6: Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake) Week 7: Jaime Moreno (D.C. United) Week 8: Macoumba Kandji (New York Red Bulls) Week 9: Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards) Week 10: Amado Guevara (Toronto FC) Week 11: Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids) Week 12: Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution) Week 13: Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew) Week 14: Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids)