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RIGGS, LODGE AMONG TOP-5 PLAYERS IN C-USA
UK Sophomore Tyler Riggs, Junior Matt Lodge Ranked Among C-USA Top-5 Players
MIAMI -- Kentucky men’s
soccer sophomore forward Tyler Riggs and junior forward Matt Lodge have
been ranked among the top-five players in Conference USA by
TopDrawerSoccer.com, it was announced on Friday afternoon.
TopDrawerSoccer.com
ranked the top 20 players in the league, tabbing Riggs as the
second-best player in C-USA and Lodge as the fifth-best player in the
conference. UCF forward and the league-leading goal scorer McKaully
Tulloch was tabbed as the best player in the league.
The
duo have helped the Wildcats lead the NCAA in goals scored with 26 in
12 games, with Kentucky ranked as high as No. 21 this week. UK returns
to action on Sunday in Miami, facing FIU in its second C-USA match of
the season, set for 12 p.m. ET.
A native of Louisville,
Ky., Riggs owns nine goals and four assists in UK’s 12 games to open
the season. A product of St. Xavier High School, Riggs has taken 30
shots with 22 coming on target, including two game-winning goals. Riggs
had a great start to his career as a freshman in 2010, leading UK with
five goals scored in 19 games, taking 24 shots, with 13 on goal.
Lodge
has totaled seven goals and seven assists while starting all 12 games
at forward for the high-octane Wildcats. A native of Rossington,
England, Lodge has fired a team-leading and C-USA-best 57 shots, with
26 coming on target. UK’s first freshman All-America honoree in program
history, Lodge has had a prolific three-year career, owning 17 goals
and 12 assists, with six game-winning goals. With 46 career points,
Lodge ranks sixth in UK career history, just 12 games into his junior
season.
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