Duffley & Vlk named athletes of the week

X-Women rugby center Vanessa Duffley was named the StFX Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending October 14, 2012. Vanessa, a third year Human Kinetics student from Belleisle, NB was the player of the game in the X-Women’s 81-0 victory over St. Thomas on Friday evening. Vanessa tallied 19 points as she scored three tries and kicked two conversions. She currently has 39 points on the AUS season (7 tries, 2 converts) and is fifth overall in AUS scoring.  

X-Men soccer midfielder Martin Vlk was named the StFX Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending October 14, 2012. Martin, a fourth year exchange student from Zatec, Czech Republic played two strong games for the X-Men this past weekend. In their 3-0 victory over Moncton on Sunday, Martin scored two goals, one in the 8th minute and one in the 56th and he was named the player of the game. Martin also played well in the X-Men’s 1-1 tie with CIS No. 3 Saint Mary’s on Saturday.