Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Names Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week
9/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | General
Sept. 13, 2004
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Will Nicholas (Orefield, Pa./Parkland) of men's soccer and Carolyn Hack (Downers Grove, Ill./North) of women's soccer have been named Northwestern's Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week. Both student-athletes scored match-winning, overtime goals Sunday.
Nicholas, a sophomore, scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime period against DePaul Sunday, clinching Northwestern's 2-1 win in the final game of the Lakeside Classic. He also scored a goal and assisted on the Wildcats' three others in a 4-1 victory over UW-Green Bay Friday.
As a result, Nicholas was named Tournament MVP. After entering the weekend with no points on the season, Nicholas now ranks second on the team with seven. At 4-1, Northwestern is off to the best start in program history.
Hack, a senior, punctuated a superb weekend as the leader of the NU back line by scoring the match-winning goal in overtime against Southeast Missouri State Sunday. Her tally in the sixth minute of extra time gave the Wildcats a 1-0 win and improved them to 4-2 on the season, the best start since the 1998 team began its season 9-0-1.
Hack and the NU defense allowed its two opponents this weekend (Samford and SEMO) a total of just five shots--none of them on goal--and has now shut out three straight opponents, a first since 2001.
