Nov. 3, 2008

IRVING, Texas — With three points in two games – including a game-tying goal in a win at No. 22 SMU – Kentucky junior Chad Hagerty has been selected the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.

Hagerty, a native of Louisville, Ky., add to his team-leading assist total and netted his first goal of the year – a game-tying goal – during a pivotal 1-0-1 week for Kentucky. Hagerty notched a team-high tying three points on the week in UK’s 1-1 tie against NCAA RPI No. 1 Indiana in Bloomington and the team’s 2-0 win over league for SMU on Sunday in Dallas.

After UK allowed an NCAA-record goal in just six seconds to the Hoosiers, Hagerty found Marco dos Santos in the 22nd minute for the equalizer, giving UK just its third non-defeat against Indiana in 16 all-time meetings. The Wildcats again fell behind early against SMU, but Hagerty evened up the game with his first goal of the season in the 17th minute, also a connection with dos Santos.

On the year, Hagerty leads UK with five assists, playing in 16 games with 12 starts. During Kentucky’s the six-game unbeaten streak, Hagerty has totaled all seven of his points (5 assists, 1 goal). In conference games, Hagerty has posted one goal and four assists, playing in all seven games with six starts.

On the year, UK has claimed a league-high six C-USA weekly honors, with Dan Williams earning two Defensive Player of the Week honors and Michael Strong, Tim Crone and C.J. Tappel notching Offensive Player of the Week accolades. This is the first career weekly honor for Hagerty.

Kentucky (10-4-3, 6-1 C-USA) returns to action on Friday with its regular-season finale, facing Memphis at 7 p.m. ET on senior night.