(HALIFAX, N.S.) Dalhousie Tigers women's volleyball setter Courtney Baker and StFX X-Men goaltender Chase Marchand have been named the Subway AUS Athletes of the Week for their respective performances for this past week.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Courtney Baker
University: Dalhousie University
Sport: Women’s Volleyball
Position: Setter
Hometown: Bridgewater, N.S.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: Kinesiology
Courtney Baker from the Dalhousie Tigers women’s volleyball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending March 18, 2018.
A third-year setter from Bridgewater, N.S., Baker led the Tigers in two hard-fought losses at the U SPORTS women’s volleyball championship this past weekend.
She had 35 assists, 13 digs, five kills, four block assists and three aces in the Tigers 3-2 loss to the No. 3-ranked UBC Thunderbirds in U SPORTS quarter-final action.
A U SPORTS first team all-Canadian, Baker added 22 assists and eight digs in the Tigers 3-0 loss to the Montreal Carabins in the consolation semifinal.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Chase Marchand
School: St. Francis Xavier University
Sport: Men’s Hockey
Position: Goaltender
Hometown: Halifax
Year of eligibility: Second
Academic program: BBA
Chase Marchand of the U SPORTS silver medalist StFX X-Men is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending March 18, 2018.
A second-year goaltender from Halifax, N.S., Marchand was named the U SPORTS Goaltender of the Year this week, in addition to being honoured as a U SPORTS first team all-Canadian.
He backstopped the X-Men to a silver medal at the national championship hosted this past weekend by UNB in Fredericton, N.B.
In the 6-2 quarterfinal win over Brock he made 23 saves, followed up with an impressive 42 save performance in a 5-4 overtime win in the semifinals over the top-ranked UNB Varsity Reds.
In the gold medal game Chase received player of the game honours with 23 saves in a tough 4-2 loss to Alberta.