(HALIFAX, N.S.) Shae Demale from the Saint Mary's Huskies women's hockey team and Shamar Burrows from the Dalhousie Tigers men's basketball team have been named the Subway AUS Athletes of the Week for their respective performances for this past week.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Shae Demale
University: Saint Mary’s University
Sport: Women’s Hockey
Position: Forward
Hometown: Red Deer, Alta.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BSc
Shae Demale of the Saint Mary’s Huskies women’s hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport women’s athlete of the week for the week ending Dec. 4, 2022.
A fourth-year science student in her third year of eligibility from Red Deer, Alta., Demale scored one goal and added two assists in the Huskies’ 3-1 win over the U SPORTS no. 5-ranked StFX X-Women on Nov. 29.
The goal marked Demale’s 50th career regular season goal, tying her for 22nd in the AUS all-time record books and fifth all-time for Saint Mary’s.
This season, Demale sits second in the conference in goals with 12, second in shots on goal with 94 and third in points with 22.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Shamar Burrows
University: Dalhousie University
Sport: Men’s Basketball
Position: Guard
Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: MA Public Administration
Shamar Burrows of the Dalhousie Tigers men’s basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending Dec. 4, 2022.
A fifth-year public administration student in his fourth year of eligibility from Nassau, Bahamas, Burrows led the Tigers to an 83-53 victory Dec. 1 over the Acadia Axemen.
He scored 22 points in the win, going 10-13 from the field, and added seven rebounds, six assists and three steals. He was named Subway Player of the Game for his efforts.
At the end of first semester play, Burrows leads the conference in steals with 23 on the season.