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FICKS, TRICKETT NAMED BATES ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

LEWISTON, Maine -- Field hockey goalkeeper Peggy Ficks of Washington, Conn., and men's soccer forward Eric Trickett of Windham, N.H., have been named Bates Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 18.

Ficks, a sophomore, led the field hockey team to a 2-0 week by posting a pair of shutouts. In a night game played in Boston on Oct. 13, Ficks made four saves as the Bobcats defeated Simmons College, 2-0. On Homecoming weekend Oct. 17, Ficks made eight saves as Bates defeated New England College, 2-0. She now has three shutouts this season and six for her career.

The Bobcats have won three straight games, bringing their record to 4-5. Their win over New England College, ranked fifth in the NCAA New England West region at the time, was Bates' first over a ranked team this year.

Trickett, a senior tri-captain, scored seven points last week for the men's soccer team in a 2-0 week. He notched his second career multiple-goal game in the Bobcats' 4-2 win over Husson College Oct. 14. In a 3-0 win over Springfield College on Oct. 17, Trickett had his team-leading sixth assist of the season on Bates' first goal in the 62nd minute of play, then added an insurance goal of his own in the 84th minute.

Bates' record is 5-3, having won four of their last five games. The Bobcats were tied for ninth in the most recent National Soccer Coaches Association of America Northeast Region poll, their first ranking of the season.