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Monday, September 27, 2010

Demetrius Fields named Northwestern University Community Service Athlete of the Week

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern junior Jeremy Ebert (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard-Darby) of the football team and sophomore Amanda Wirth (Pittsgrove, N.J./Schalick) of the field hockey team have been named NU's Hilton Garden Inn Athletes of the Week for their performances over the weekend.

Ebert caught five passes for 83 yards and a pair of long touchdown receptions in Northwestern's 30-25 victory over Central Michigan Saturday at Ryan Field. Ebert, the Wilcats' leading receiver on the season, now ranks second in the Big Ten with 82.8 receiving yards per game and has four touchdown catches, all of which have covered at least 20 yards. He was named the team's Offensive Big Playmaker for the second straight contest.

Wirth played a key role in Northwestern's 3-2 upset victory over No. 6 Ohio State, racking up 12 saves while lowering her goals against average to 1.90. Facing one of the Big Ten's most prolific offenses, Wirth and the rest of Wildcat defense held the Buckeyes scoreless on all 11 of their penalty corner opportunities. Eight of the sophomore's saves came in the second half as OSU furiously tried to find the equalizer.

This week's Community Service Athlete of the Week is sophomore Demetrius Fields (Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff) of the football team. Fields, along with teammates Venric Mark, Will Studlien and Justan Vaughn, visited the Children's Memorial Hospital last Friday, meeting with patients and their families. The players handed out posters, signed autographs, posed for pictures and talked football with the children.