Aramark UNBSJ Athletes of the Week (Jan 12)

ARAMARK UNBSJ ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 12^th

^{MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:  BRIAN BRIGDEN, VOLLEYBALL}

^{This week’s Aramark Male Athlete of the week is 2nd year BA student Brian Brigden. Brian has moved into the position of starting middle blocker and has been a major reason for the team’s success so far.  Brian played an instrumental part in the Seawolves match against their rivals STU in which they won 3-0 [25-15, 25-22, and 25-11].  Brian had 5 kills, 2 serving aces and 2 stuff-blocks. Coach Wayne Manuel states that “Brian is an intense competitor.  He is intimidating in the middle, works incredibly hard and always comes through when needed.”}

^{FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: KATIE MCKEWON, VOLLEYBALL}

^{This week’s Aramark Female Athlete of the week is 4th year BA student Katie McKeown.  As starting power hitter, Katie had her best performance of the year on Saturday against the defending conference champions the MTA Mounties.  She had 13 kills, 16 defensive digs and 5 serving aces while leading the Seawolves to a 3-0 victory [25-19, 25-22, and 25-23]. The Seawolves lost their Friday evening game to the Mounties 3-1 but Katie still delivered a great performance with 5 kills, 9 digs, 3 stuff blocks and 2 serving aces.}

^{According to Coach Keith Raynes, “Katie’s leadership showed through on Saturday as she did everything to help to lead the Seawolves back to 1st place in the ACAA with her outstanding play both offensively and defensively.  Each player had to raise their level of play on Saturday to be successful and Katie led by example.”}