(HALIFAX, N.S.) Saint Mary's Huskies women's hockey goaltender Rebecca Clark and UNB Varsity Reds men's hockey goaltender Alex Dubeau have been named the Subway AUS Athletes of the Week for their respective performances for this past week.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Rebecca Clark
University: Saint Mary’s University
Sport: Women’s Hockey
Position: Goaltender
Hometown: Keswick, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: Environmental Science
Rebecca Clark from U SPORTS No. 2-ranked Saint Mary’s Huskies women’s hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending March 11, 2018.
A third-year goaltender from Keswick, Ont., Clark was named the most valuable player of the Subway AUS Women’s Hockey Championship.
The Huskies captured their third consecutive AUS title Tuesday in Antigonish after topping the X-Women 1-0 in Game 3 of the best-of-three final series. Clark made 30 saves for the shutout and the win.
In five playoff games, Clark finished with a save percentage of .922, a win percentage of .800 and a goals against average of 1.57.
The Huskies now advance to the U SPORTS women’s hockey championship being hosted this week by Western University in London, Ont. Saint Mary’s will face the Saskatchewan Huskies in the quarterfinals Thursday at 4 p.m. EDT.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Alex Dubeau
School: University of New Brunswick
Sport: Men’s Hockey
Position: Goaltender
Hometown: Mascouche, Que
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BBA
Alex Dubeau of the defending U SPORTS champion and No. 1-ranked UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending March 11, 2018.
A third-year goaltender from Mascouche, Que., Dubeau was named the most valuable player of the Subway AUS Men’s Hockey Championship.
The Varsity Reds claimed the 2018 AUS conference title Wednesday night after sweeping the defending AUS champion StFX X-Men in two games in the best-of-three championship final series.
Dubeau made 19 saves Monday night as the Varsity Reds claimed a 6-3 in Fredericton, N.B. in Game 1.
He made another 19 saves for a shutout in Wednesday night’s 5-0 win in Game 2 to sweep the series.
Undefeated in five playoff games, Dubeau finished with a save percentage of .940 and a goals against average of 1.37 in the postseason.
The Varsity Reds are this year’s hosts of the U SPORTS U Cup. They will face Concordia in the quarterfinals this Thursday at 7 p.m. ADT.