Junior Jen Sands was named Centennial Conference women’s soccer player of the week after scoring 10 points in two games and leading Muhlenberg to a pair of wins. She tied a school record with 8 points on 3 goals and 2 assists against Dickinson, then headed in the lone goal in the Mules’ 1-0 defeat of 12th-ranked Johns Hopkins. Sands, who also was ECAC Division III player of the week, is tied for second in the CC with 17 points in league games.

BURKE NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior Mike Burke of the Muhlenberg football team has been named defensive player of the week by the Centennial Conference for his efforts in the Mules’ 42-18 Homecoming defeat of Johns Hopkins. Burke had a team-high 11 tackles, 2 pass breakups and a tackle for loss, and set up a third-quarter touchdown with his team-leading third interception of the season. He leads the Mules with 45 tackles through 6 games. Burke also was named to the D3Football.com “Team of the Week.”

MULES RANK AMONG STATISTICAL LEADERS
The high-powered offense of the Muhlenberg football team shows up seven times among the Division III statistical leaders through games of Oct. 16. The Mules are 10th in passing offense (311.8 yards per game) and tied for 26th in scoring offense (34.2 points per game). Sophomore wide receiver Joshua Carter is third in kickoff returns (34.6 yards per return), tied for 11th in all-purpose yardage (194.0 yards per game) and 30th in punt returns (11.2 yards per return). Junior quarterback Michael McCabe ranks seventh in passing efficiency (170.6 rating) and 12th in total offense (303.0 yards per game).