Dal athletes add to exciting finals

Nik Rademacher was named a tournament all-star for his performance at the CIS Men's Volleyball Championship.

Laurie Girdwood is this week’s Dalhousie University female athlete of the week. She had 20 points, one steal and one block during the Tigers' quarter-final match up against Acadia at the AUS Championship over the weekend. Her strong performance helped the Tigers steal a two-point over-time win from the tournament hosts. Ms. Girdwood, a third-year recreation management student from Dundas, Ont., continued to play well during the Tigers’ semifinal game against CBU, but the Capers proved to be too strong, winning 75-60.

Niklas Rademacher is this week’s Dalhousie University male athlete of the week. He was named a tournament all-star for his performance at the CIS Men’s Volleyball Championship over the weekend. Sixth seed Dalhousie surprised third seed UBC in a 3-1 quarter-final win, which moved the Tigers on to a semi-final match against Thompson Rivers University.

Despite Mr. Rademacher’s 21 kills and 25 points, the Tigers succumbed to the WolfPack in a five-set match. A fourth-year student from Bocholt, Germany, he caps off his varsity career with several other accomplishments including being named the 2008 AUS men’s volleyball MVP, as a CIS first team all-Canadian, the recipient of the Dale Iwanoczko Award and an academic all-Canadian. Mr. Rademacher is set to graduate from Dalhousie’s management program this spring.

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