FEMALE - STACEY POWER
SPORT - VOLLEYBALL
Stacey Power is this week's Dalhousie University Female Athlete of the Week. Power led the women's volleyball Tigers to the Atlantic University Sport title over the Saint Mary's Huskies this past weekend. After securing a first-round bye, the Tigers met the UCCB Capers in semifinal action. Dalhousie swept UCCB in three straight sets and Power counted nine kills. Facing cross-town rivals, Saint Mary's, in the championship final, the Tigers gave up the first set by a close 27-25 margin only to rebound by winning the next three sets to claim the AUS banner. Power was strong again with 11 kills, two aces and two stuff blocks. Her efforts were rewarded by being named the 2005 AUS Tournament MVP. Power is a fourth-year Economics and History student from Cole Harbour, NS.
MALE - SCOTT TOWNSEND
SPORT - VOLLEYBALL
Scott Townsend is this week's Dalhousie University Male Athlete of the Week. Townsend led the men's volleyball Tigers to their nineteenth consecutive Atlantic University Sport title. In the two-game, six-set sweep of the UNB Varsity Reds the Tigers dominated from start to finish. In game one, Townsend recorded 31 assists, four service aces, and five digs for an easy three-set victory. The Tigers came out firing in the second game, eager to earn the AUS banner in two games. And they did just that. Townsend, a first team all-star, was stellar yet again with 36 assists, three service aces and six digs. He was named the 2005 AUS Tournament MVP. Townsend is a third-year Management student from Halifax, NS.