ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Rikesh Kotak, a sophomore midfielder on the Nazareth College men's soccer team, has been named Empire 8 Conference co-Player of the Week for the seven-day period that ended Oct. 19.

A native of Leicester, England and a graduate of Loughborough High School, Kotak contributed three goals and two assists in three games for the Golden Flyers, who have a 6-7-2 overall record, including a 2-2-1 mark in conference play.

Kotak had one goal and one assist in Nazareth's 4-0 non-conference win over Keuka last Tuesday. He also scored Nazareth's first two goals and assisted on the third in Saturday's 3-2 come-from-behind win over Utica. Trailing 2-0 at halftime, Nazareth got two goals from Kotak in a span of 31 seconds to tie the score. He assisted on Justin Stevens' game-winning goal later in the half.

Kotak has five goals and three assists overall for the Golden Flyers, who visit E8 rival Alfred Saturday at 7 p.m.