Soccer players Brown, Johnston named athletes of week

trevor.kenney — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:42:59 +0000

An impressive weekend split and a superb debut performance earned Steven Brown and Jaleesa Johnston Pronghorns Male and Female athlete of the Week honours respectively.

Brown, a co-captain of the Pronghorns men's soccer team, provided outstanding leadership on the defensive side of the ball. The fifth-year defender helped solidify the Horns' back line and, after a solid opening game Saturday, the Horns turned that confidence into a 1-0 upset victory over Victoria Vikes on Sunday afternoon. Brown even assisted on the winning goal, firing the initial shot on net that resulted in a rebound opportunity for the score.

On the women's side, the Pronghorns dropped both their Canada West opening matches, but may have found a keeper in the process. Johnston replaced starter Ashley Cowan for the second half of the season debut against Trinity Western Spartans and stopped all six shots she faced.

The next day, despite surrendering four goals, Johnston made an amazing 16 saves to keep the game close. Her 22 saves in two games leads the Canada West conference.

Bowles, Patzer named top Horns athletes

trevor.kenney — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:06:31 +0000

Scott Bowles did his work on the defensive end while Ashley Patzer was at her best leading offensive forays, but the one thing they had in common was their ability to lead. The duo took home honours as Pronghorn Male and Female Athletes of the Year respectively, celebrating with more than 330 athletes, administrators and special guests at the recently held Pronghorn Athletics Blue and Gold Banquet.

Bowles, in his third year as the Horns men's hockey team goaltender, was at his best in the second half of the season as the Horns made an impressive playoff charge, eventually falling just two points shy of reaching the post-season.

Bowles was named a second team Canada West all-star after leading the conference in saves and most shots faced and placing second in victories.

Patzer, competing in her final season of eligibility, went out with a bang, leading the Pronghorns to their third straight Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national title while earning CIS player of the year, all-Canadian and CIS tournament all-star honours.

The Horns went undefeated throughout the year and Patzer led the charge, scoring 75 points in the 10 U of L victories. It is Patzer's second straight female athlete of the year award.

Other major award winners included:

President's Award (highest academic standing)
Kathy Curtis, women's soccer (4.00 GPA)

Team Academic Award
Pronghorns men's track team (3.32 combined GPA)

Team MVPs

Men's soccer – Mike O'Brien, Matt Medoruma

Women's soccer – Ashley Cowan

Men's hockey – Scott Bowles, Dustin Moore

Women's hockey – Kailey McMaster, Kendal Tremblay

Men's basketball – Jeff Price

Women's basketball – Lauren Taal, Stephanie Price

Men's track – Kyle Murray

Women's track – Ashlee Deschamps

Women's rugby – Ashley Patzer

UNews - Ashley Cowan

Soccer players Brown, Johnston named athletes of week

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