University of Rochester football senior Kyle Brainard and field hockey senior Cassidy Romano earned Liberty League weekly honors in their respective sports, as announced by the conference on Monday.
 
Brainard was named the Liberty League Football Special Teams Performer of the Week, while Romano earned Field Hockey Defensive Performer of the Week honors.
 
Brainard had a terrific day punting the ball in URochester's loss at Hobart on Saturday, logging five punts for 226 yards (45.2 average). His day included a career-long 79-yard kick, which established a new University record for the longest punt and leads NCAA Division III this season. Brainard also had two of his punts end inside the 20-yard line and added two kickoffs for 123 yards.
 
Romano logged 60 minutes in both of URochester's wins to close the regular season, helping the Yellowjackets to a pair of shutout victories. The senior defender provided one shot and helped UR's defense hold Oswego to just one corner and zero shots in a 4-0 win on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Then on Saturday, Romano again logged 60 minutes of action, helping the 'Jackets hold William Smith to just five shots (one on goal) in a 3-0 Rochester victory to secure the #4 seed in the conference tournament.