CHA Players of the Week

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Oct. 21, 2002
Wiggins, VandeSpyker, Radzak named CHA Players of the Week

Air Force Academy forward Ryan Wiggins earned CHA Offensive Player of the Week honors this week, while University of Findlay goaltender Jamie VandeSpyker garnered CHA Defensive Player of the Week accolades. Findlay freshman Andrew Radzak was named CHA Rookie of the Week, marking his first CHA honor. Wiggins earned CHA honors for the first time as well, while Vandespyker earned honors for the second time overall.

• Offensive Player of the Week
Wiggins, a 5-11, 175-pound sophomore from Alamo, Calif., helped the Falcons rally from a 4-1 deficit in the third period of Friday's game at Holy Cross as he played a hand in all five third period goals to boost the Falcons to a 6-4 win. Wiggins assisted on three goals to open the final period and scored the game-winning goal on a power play at 16:39. He assisted on the Falcons' first goal at 2:48 of the first, and tallied an assist on an insurance goal at 17:20 in the third. Wiggins was unable to play Saturday due to a separated shoulder suffered in Friday's game.

• Defensive Player of the Week
Vandespyker, a 6-1, 185-pound senior netminder from Campellville, Ontario, paced the Oilers to a sweep at Canisius, 3-1, 8-1 last week. He played all 120 minutes and allowed just two goals in 48 shots for a .958 save percentage. Both Ice Griffins goals were scored in the third period to spoil Vandespyker's shutout bids.

• Rookie of the Week
Radzak, a 6-2, 190-pound freshman forward from Elmhurst, Ill., assisted on a goal in Findlay's 3-1 win over Canisius Friday and scored a pair of goals in the 8-1 victory Saturday.

Honorable Mention Performance
Niagara University forward recorded his second hat trick this season with three goals in a 4-3 loss to UMass.-Lowell Sunday... Air Force senior forward Andy Berg scored a hat trick in the Falcons 6-4 win at Holy Cross... Bemidji State University sophomore forward Andrew Murray scored both Beaver goals in a 2-2 tie with Sacred Heart Saturday... University of Alabama-Huntsville senior forward Karlis Zirnis tallied a three-point weekend with two goals and an assist in a series at Wisconsin.

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