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Subway Athlete of the Week Nov. 30
Wilkins Named Subway Athlete of the Week
Volleyball player Sasha Wilkins has been named the Memorial University Subway athlete of the week for the week ending November 29th, 2009. No male athlete was in varsity competition last weekend.
Female Athlete of the Week
Sasha Wilkins
Team: Women’s Volleyball
Major: Math
Sasha Wilkins is this week’s Memorial University Subway
female athlete of the week for her performance in the Sea~Hawks
weekend matches against the Acadia University Axewomen. Wilkins led
the Sea~Hawks with 10 kills, 2 service aces, and 12 digs in
Saturday night’s loss to Acadia, while adding 8 more kills, 1
ace, and 10 digs in a straight sets loss on Sunday morning. With
her weekend performance Wilkins now leads Memorial averaging 2.92
kills per game, ranking her second in the AUS, while averaging 3.26
points per game, the third most by any player in the league.
Wilkins was named AUS Rookie of the year in 2005-06 and is looking
to become an AUS All-Star for the third season in a row in 2009-10.
Wilkins and her teammates will use the Christmas break to rest and
regroup before opening the second half of their season at home
against the last place Université de Moncton on Friday
January 8th and Saturday January 9th at the Field House.
Previous Winners
Nov. 22 Erin Mullaley and Jason Shepherd
Nov. 16
Dayna Hogan and David Forbes
Nov. 9 Grace Fishbein and Steven Earles
Nov. 2 Melanie Benson and Zach Hynes
Oct. 26
Laura Breen and Sean Hulburt
Oct. 19
Ally Forsey and David Forbes
Oct. 12 Grace
Fishbein and Scott Hickman
Oct. 5 Malorie
Harris and Mike Helsby