Husky Nate Sackeyfio Pac-12 Player of Week for rising UW

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Washington senior forward Nate Sackeyfio was named the Pac-12 Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 8-14, the Conference announced Tuesday.

Sackeyfio, a native of Seattle, Wash., scored his first two goals as a Husky last weekend in wins over No. 8 UCLA and Stanford.

See some Wilson Tsoi match photos of the win over Stanford at Facebook.com/goalWA.

He scored the first goal in the contest against the eighth-ranked Bruins off of a flip throw from junior Michael Harris in the 13th minute of play. The victory was the Huskies’ first road win of the season, snapping the Bruins’ 16-game winning streak in Pac-12 play that dated back to Oct. 24, 2010.

#7 Nate Sackeyfio is the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the first-place Huskies of Washington. (Wilson Tsoi)

In the game against the Cardinal, Sackeyfio scored in exciting fashion when he headed the ball into the right corner of the net off a free kick from senior Ben Fisk to lead the team to a 2-0 victory.

Washington is undefeated in Pac-12 play after going 3-0 last week and leads in the Pac-12 standings.

It is Sackeyfio’s first-career player of the week honor. It is Washington’s 26th all-time player of the week and the second this season.

The Huskies hit the road to California on Friday, Oct. 19 at 1 p.m., then head for a rematch at Stanford on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. Both games will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks. Washington’s matches will be broadcasted in nine of the unprecedented 28 live Pac-12 men’s soccer contests on the Networks this season.

Sackeyfio was named GoHuskies.com Student-Athlete of the Week on Monday for his efforts and also to the College Soccer News Team of the Week.

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