Martin, Schroeter named OUA Athletes of the Week
HAMILTON, Ont. - The following athletes have been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Athletes of the Week for the period ending September 21, 2015.
HAMILTON, Ont. - The following athletes have been named Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Athletes of the Week for the period ending September 21, 2015.
FEMALE: Kelly Martin (Breslau, Ont.) – 5th yr. – Laurier Golden Hawks – Rugby
Kelly Martin (Breslau, Ont.) and the Laurier Golden Hawks women’s rugby team sure like to make things exciting!
With their match against the Brock Badgers tied late, the Kinesiology and Physical Education student-athlete, scored her second try of the game in the final seconds of play to give the Golden Hawks a 22-17 win, their second straight to open the season.
With the win, the Golden Hawks improve to 2-0 on the season, a start that has not been achieved by the women's rugby program since 1998.
Through two games this season, the fifth-year Hooker has three tries for 15 points.
Martin and the Golden Hawks will be in tough on Friday night when they host the CIS No. 5 nationally ranked Guelph Gryphons at University Stadium in Waterloo, Ont.
MALE: Jacob Schroeter (Ottawa, Ont.) – 2nd yr – Queen's Gaels – Soccer
What a weekend road trip to Toronto, Ont. it was for Jacob Schroeter (Ottawa, Ont.) and the Queen’s Gaels men’s soccer team.
Thanks in part to Schroeter, the Gaels swept their weekend series against the Toronto Varsity Blues and the CIS No. 2 nationally ranked Ryerson Rams.
The second-year Political Studies student-athlete scored the first goal for Queen’s on Saturday against the Varsity Blues to even up the game at 1-1 before his teammate Conor Hannigan would add a late winner in a 2-1 victory.
On Sunday, the 5-10 striker followed that up with a goal early in the second half to give the Gaels a 2-1 lead. Schroeter’s goal would be the first of three in a six minute span to give Queen’s a commanding 4-1 win.
In six games this season, Schroeter is ninth in OUA with four goals. Last season, Schroeter led the Gaels with six goals in 12 games and was named an OUA second-team all-star.
Schroeter and the Gaels return home this weekend where they will host the UOIT Ridgebacks and Trent Excalibur this weekend.