(Halifax, N.S.) After helping their teams earn weekend sweeps, STU goaltender Caroline Pietroski and UPEI guard Elijah Miller are the Subway AUS Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 21.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Caroline Pietroski
University: St. Thomas University
Sport: Women’s hockey
Position: Goaltender
Hometown: Etobicoke, Ontario
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: Bachelor of Arts
Caroline Pietroski of the St. Thomas University women’s hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending November 21, 2021.
A second-year arts student from Etobicoke, Ontario, Pietroski was unbeatable last weekend, stopping 57 shots to force two shutouts as the Tommies defeated the UPEI Panthers (1-0) and the Mount Allison Mounties (5-0). These wins marked her third and fourth shutouts of the season.
Pietroski has started for the Tommies in all 14 games this season and is currently in the top five in the AUS for goals against average (1.86) and save percentage (.928).
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Elijah Miller
University: University of Prince Edward Island
Sport: Men’s basketball
Position: Guard
Hometown: Rexdale, Ontario
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: Bachelor of Business Administration
Elijah Miller of the University of Prince Edward Island men’s basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending November 21, 2021.
A business student from Rexdale, Ontario, Miller led the UPEI Panthers to an eight-point weekend, earning road wins against both the Acadia Axemen and Saint Mary’s Huskies. The second-year guard averaged 19.5 points per game and a 48.3 shooting percentage, as well as 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Miller was named Subway Player of the Game in both match-ups. The Panthers now sit in second in AUS standings.