Schultz, Murphy named OUA Athletes of the Week
BURLINGTON, Ont. - The following athletes have been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Athletes of the Week for the period ending January 11th, 2016.
BURLINGTON, Ont. - The following athletes have been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Athletes of the Week for the period ending January 11th, 2016.
FEMALE: Paige Schultz (Toronto, Ont.) – 5th yr. – Toronto Varsity Blues – Swimming
Paige Schultz (Toronto, Ont.) captured three individual and one relay title as University of Toronto Varsity Blues swimming team defeated the Western Mustangs in dual-meet action on Saturday.
The fifth-year health/geography major, swept the 50, 100 and 200 metre freestyle events, all in CIS standard times. In the 50 freestyle event, the Toronto, Ont. native finished atop the podium in a time of 25.94 seconds and touched the wall in 55.17 seconds in the 100-metre event.
However, it was the 200 metre freestyle that Schultz showed her dominance, recording a time of 1:59.73, almost five full seconds ahead of the second-place swimmer. With just a month until the OUA championship, Schultz is peaking at the perfect time as her result in the race would have won gold at last year’s event.
Schultz also anchored Toronto's gold medal winning 200 freestyle relay team, which finished the race in a time of 1:54.77, 3.55 seconds ahead of the Mustangs.
Schultz and the Blues return to the pool this weekend as they host the Eastern Cup and OUA Invitational.
MALE: Matt Murphy (Rothesay, NB.) – 3rd yr – RMC Paladins – Hockey
Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) goaltender Matt Murphy (Rothesay, NB) turned aside 71 of 73 shots he faced this weekend as the Paladins swept their weekend series on the road against the Laurentian Voyageurs.
On Saturday night, the masters of business administration student-athlete, stopped 42 of 43 shots, including 21 saves in the third period as RMC beat Laurentian 3-1.
Murphy was back in the crease Sunday afternoon where he made 29 saves, as well as stopping both shooters he faced in the shootout, as the Paladins escaped Countryside Arena in Sudbury, Ont. with a 2-1 victory.
Before joining the Paladins this season, the 6-foot-0, 185 lbs goaltender was a member of the Windsor Lancers from 2012-15. The Rothesay, NB. native has been in the net for all three RMC victories this season.
Murphy and the Paladins will head to McConnell Arena in Montreal, Que. on Friday to take on the No. 2 ranked McGill Redmen.
