Sept. 24, 2007

Erie, Pa. -

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Male Athlete Of The Week
Zac Wild, Football
Although the Mercyhurst defense has been overshadowed by an offense averaging 49.7 points per game over the past three weeks, Zac Wild has been stellar. In the team's 49-28 win over Gannon, Wild had six tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks. He also had 10 tackles as the Mercyhurst defense kept Gannon on its heels most of the contest.

Honor Roll - Billy Colton, Soccer; Kenneth Foster, Cross Country; Kyle King, Tennis; Mitch Phillis, Football; Richard Stokes, Football; Kyle Waddell, Golf; Kurt Young, Soccer

Female Athlete Of The Week
Cherie Jackson, Cross Country
Cherie Jackson won the Allegheny Classic in a time of 23:30.31. She fi nished 42 seconds ahead of any other runner at the event and helped the Lakers to a third place fi nish. In just three career events, Jackson has already posted a pair of top-three fi nishes and she is the fi rst Mercyhurst runner to place fi rst since Katie Jarocki won the California (Pa.) Invitational last year.

Honor roll - Caitlin Cummings, Golf; Kim Ezzo, Tennis; Rebecca Heintzman, Soccer; Jenna Matson, Volleyball; Emily Warren, Field Hockey

Team of the Week
Men's Soccer
With a pair of conference victories this week, the Mercyhurst men's soccer team has gotten back into the race for the GLIAC regular season championship. The Lakers won a pair of road matches this weekend, defeating Findlay 2-1 Friday and Ashland 4-1 Sunday. Billy Colton and Kurt Young piled up the majority of the points as the pair combined for four goals and four assists. With the wins, Mercyhurst improved to 5-4-2 overall and 3-2 in conference play, just one game out of fi rst place.