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Richards Named Gohuskies.com Student-Athlete Of The Week
Brent Richards
 
Brent Richards

Oct. 24, 2011

SEATTLE - Senior men's soccer forward Brent Richards was named the Gohuskies.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 17-23. This is the first such honor for the men's soccer team on the year.

Richards (Camas, Wash.) scored his 10th goal of the season in the 1-0 victory over Cal on Sunday. It was his fifth game-winning goal of the season and he scored on a penalty kick in the 75th minute. He also led the team with five shots in the game.

He also led the team with five shots in the 2-1 victory over Stanford Friday night, assisting Abdul Aman's game-winning goal in the 41st minute.

Last week, Richards was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week. He is the first Husky to score 10 goals in a season since Ely Allen had 12 in 2007.

Other nominees include: men's crew varsity 8, Chris Polk (football), Cheng-Tsung Pan (men's golf), Kyle McMorrow (men's tennis), Soo Bin Kim (women's golf), Lindsay Elston (women's golf), Denise Dy (women's tennis), Krista Vansant (volleyball).

2011-12 GoHuskies.com Student-Athlete's Of The Week:
Oct. 24 - Brent Richards (men's soccer)
Oct. 17 - Soo Bin Kim (women's golf) and Katie Flood (women's cross country)
Oct. 10 - Sarah Martinez (women's soccer)
Oct. 3 - Chris Polk (football)
Sept. 26 - Soo Bin Kim (women's golf)
Sept. 19 - Max O'Donoghue-McDonald (men's cross country)
Sept. 12 - Jorde LaFontaine-Kussmann (women's soccer)
Sept. 4 - Desmond Trufant (football)
Aug. 28 - Krista Vansant (volleyball)
Aug. 22 - Brianna Sweeney (women's soccer)

Go Huskies!