Williams, Duce earn Horns awards

trevor.kenney — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:22:46 +0000

Erica Williams and Morgan Duce were named Subway Pronghorns Athletes of the Week after strong efforts over the weekend as Canada West play resumed on a variety of fronts.

Williams, who plays for the Horns women's hockey team, kickstarted a Pronghorn rally that salvaged a point against ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Saskatchewan. With the 'Horns down 3-0 heading into the third period Saturday night, the second-year forward helped to force overtime by scoring two goals. The 'Horns went on to drop a 4-3 decision in overtime but earned a valuable point in the tight Canada West standings.

On the season, Williams has already surpassed her freshman totals from last year and is sixth on the 'Horns in scoring with 3 goals and 4 assists.

In men's basketball play, college transfer Morgan Duce kicked off the second half of the season in style. Duce scored a combined 33 points over the 'Horns' two-game swing in BC and scored well over his season average in both contests.

Friday night, Duce scored 16 points in the 'Horns' loss to the Trinity Western Spartans. He was tied for the team high with Daryl Cooper and hit on 5-of-9 shots from the field.

The next night, in the 'Horns' victory over the CIS 9th ranked Fraser Valley Cascades, Duce scored 17 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. He was again 5-of-9 from the field and 4-of-7 from behind the three point line.

On the season, Duce sits third on the 'Horns scoring list, averaging 9.8 points per game.

Stoppers earn Horns' awards

trevor.kenney — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:23:54 +0000

A pair of goaltenders are in the spotlight this week as Pronghorn Athletics named Crystal Patterson and Colin Pattison as Subway Pronghorns Athletes of the Week.

Crystal Patterson – Women's Hockey

Second-year goaltender Crystal Patterson has been a workhorse for the 'Horns women's hockey team to start the season and is a key reason why the 'Horns are tied for first place in the conference thus far.

Friday night, Patterson turned aside 25 shots to earn her second consecutive shutout and defeat the CIS fourth ranked Calgary Dinos.

The following night, Patterson was peppered with 41 shots in the 'Horns 3-1 loss in the back half of the home-and-home series.

Through six games, she has led the team to a 4-2 record, while leading the league in shutouts with three and has the second best save percentage in the conference at 0.955.

Colin Pattison– Men's Soccer

Fifth-year keeper Colin Pattison capped off his collegiate career in style this past weekend. Heading into the final weekend of his Pronghorn career, Pattison needed seven saves to break the Canada West single season record for saves.

Saturday afternoon, Pattison made five saves in the 'Horns 1-0 loss to the Trinity Western Spartans. He followed up that performance with seven saves in a come from behind 1-1 tie versus the CIS third ranked UBC Thunderbirds.

He finished the season with 94 saves in 14 games, playing in all but 25 minutes this season for the 'Horns.

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