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Cougar Student Athlete Of The Week
 Nikki Hawkins |
Nikki Hawkins
Women's Soccer
Jr.-2L
5-7 Midfielder
Plano, Texas
? Named to the First Team All-Conference USA
? Coach Solberg ranks her as the No. 1 player on the squad, noting that she is most deserving of recognition for her hard work ethic and consistency.
? Has started all 18 of Houston's matches and all 10 C-USA games.
? Led the Cougar squad in every offensive category: total points (17), goals (7), game winning goals (2), assists (3), shots (44), shot percentage (.159) and shots on goal (18), while in C-USA games alone she led the team with 11 points, four goals, three assists, 23 total shots and nine shots on goal.
? Her 17 points on the 2003 campaign are a career high and the most by a Cougar player since the 2000 season, and good for fourth all-time.
? With her 2003 number toals, Hawkins moves into Houston's all-time top ten in points (37, T2nd), goals (16, 2nd), assists (5, T6th) and game-winning goals (5, T2nd).
? Her eight points and 0.89 points-per-game average in C-USA matches rank tenth among league leaders.
? Overall, she appears in the top 10 in all eight offensive categories.
? Was named C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 15 after scoring the Cougars' lone goal on a penalty kick in a 4-1 loss to SEC foe Georgia on Sept. 12, and registering Houston's lone goal in the 1-1 double-overtime tie with South Carolina. For the weekend, Hawkins tallied a total of nine shots, including four on-goal. The award was the first such honor for Hawkins.
? Scored in seven of the Cougars' matches in 2003, including each of the last three games in which they scored a goal.
| 2003 STATS | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | SH | SOG |
| All Games | 18-18 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 18 |
| C-USA | 10-10 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 9 |