Roper named AUS female athlete of the week
November 21, 2012
SUBWAY ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Week Ending November 18, 2012
Female Athlete of the Week
Kolbi Roper
Women’s Basketball
StFX University
2nd year
North Vancouver, B.C.
Kolbi Roper of the StFX X-Women basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending November 18, 2012.
Roper, a second-year post player from North Vancouver, B.C., averaged 22.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in three games this past week for the X-Women basketball team as they moved into a three-way tie for second place in the AUS standings.
In Wednesday night’s 72-57 road win over the Cape Breton Capers, Kolbi netted 23 points and added seven rebounds and three steals.
In a close 85-81 loss Saturday night to the visiting UPEI Panthers, she picked up her first career double-double thanks to a 21-point, 10-rebound performance and in Sunday’s 88-72 win over the UNB Varsity Reds Roper added 23 points and five rebounds.
Kolbi is currently ranked third in AUS scoring and fourth in CIS scoring, averaging 22.0 points per game.
Male Athlete of the Week
Chris Culligan
Men’s Hockey
University of New Brunswick
4th year
Howie Center, N.S.
Chris Culligan of the UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending November 18, 2012.
Culligan, a fourth-year Kinesiology student from Howie Center, N.S., had a five-point weekend as Varsity Reds improved to 9-3-0 on the season and into a first place tie following a pair of home wins over the Dalhousie Tigers and Acadia Axemen.
In Friday night’s 6-3 win over the Tigers, Culligan was named the player of the game after recording assists on three of the V-Reds’ six goals.
In Saturday’s first place battle with the CIS No. 2-ranked Acadia Axemen, Chris was named the game’s second star after scoring a short-handed goal late in the first period to put UNB up 1-0 after 20 minutes and then setting up line mate Tyler Carroll on the power-play for UNB’s fourth goal of the night to hand Acadia their first road loss of the season.
Chris, the team captain of the two-time defending AUS champions, is currently riding a six-game scoring streak and is second in league scoring with 15 points in 10 games played.
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Throughout the 2012-13 season, each Subway Atlantic University Sport Athlete of the Week will receive a $50.00 Subway Card and a framed certificate courtesy of Subway Restaurants and Atlantic University Sport.
Week Ending November 18, 2012
Female Athlete of the Week
Kolbi Roper
Women’s Basketball
StFX University
2nd year
North Vancouver, B.C.
Kolbi Roper of the StFX X-Women basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending November 18, 2012.
Roper, a second-year post player from North Vancouver, B.C., averaged 22.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in three games this past week for the X-Women basketball team as they moved into a three-way tie for second place in the AUS standings.
In Wednesday night’s 72-57 road win over the Cape Breton Capers, Kolbi netted 23 points and added seven rebounds and three steals.
In a close 85-81 loss Saturday night to the visiting UPEI Panthers, she picked up her first career double-double thanks to a 21-point, 10-rebound performance and in Sunday’s 88-72 win over the UNB Varsity Reds Roper added 23 points and five rebounds.
Kolbi is currently ranked third in AUS scoring and fourth in CIS scoring, averaging 22.0 points per game.
Male Athlete of the Week
Chris Culligan
Men’s Hockey
University of New Brunswick
4th year
Howie Center, N.S.
Chris Culligan of the UNB Varsity Reds men’s hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending November 18, 2012.
Culligan, a fourth-year Kinesiology student from Howie Center, N.S., had a five-point weekend as Varsity Reds improved to 9-3-0 on the season and into a first place tie following a pair of home wins over the Dalhousie Tigers and Acadia Axemen.
In Friday night’s 6-3 win over the Tigers, Culligan was named the player of the game after recording assists on three of the V-Reds’ six goals.
In Saturday’s first place battle with the CIS No. 2-ranked Acadia Axemen, Chris was named the game’s second star after scoring a short-handed goal late in the first period to put UNB up 1-0 after 20 minutes and then setting up line mate Tyler Carroll on the power-play for UNB’s fourth goal of the night to hand Acadia their first road loss of the season.
Chris, the team captain of the two-time defending AUS champions, is currently riding a six-game scoring streak and is second in league scoring with 15 points in 10 games played.
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Throughout the 2012-13 season, each Subway Atlantic University Sport Athlete of the Week will receive a $50.00 Subway Card and a framed certificate courtesy of Subway Restaurants and Atlantic University Sport.