TORONTO - The Rams are pleased to announce the following student-athletes as the Stars of the Week, ending February 27.
Cayla Auld - Curling - 1st Year - Business Management
At her first OUA curling championship, Cayla Auld had a strong debut performance to help the Rams to the quarter-final. In pool play, Auld and the Rams posted an unbeaten 4-0 record, defeating the defending champion and silver medalists along the way. Half way through the competition, Auld took over as the team's skip due to injury to a teammate and executed the team strategy.
Savannah Bouzide - Hockey - 5th Year - Masters, Digital Media
After ranking among the league-leaders in assists, Savannah Bouzide notched her first goals as a Ram this week, and in impressive fashion. Bouzide scored a hat-trick on Wednesday against Nipissing to help the Rams erase a late two-goal deficit to force overtime and earn a valuable point from the Lakers. On Friday, Bouzide was back to her passing ways, accumulating two assists in a win over Queen's. She now has a team-high 12 points which ranks fifth in the OUA.
Mikaela Dodig - Basketball - 5th Year - Masters, Science Management
On Friday night, Mikaela Dodig called 'game' with five seconds remaining, scoring the game-winning bucket to lift the women's basketball team to a win over No. 9 ranked Ottawa. Dodig finished with a game-high 14 points and seven rebounds. The following afternoon in the rematch, Dodig was held to just six points but she added eight rebounds and eight assists to guide the Rams to their 12th straight win and to a sweep over the Gee-Gees.
Garrett Forrest - Hockey - 3rd Year - Business Technology Management
Over the course of two games last week, Garrett Forrest racked up 70 saves en route to two victories over Toronto. Forrest made 38 saves in a 3-2 overtime victory on Thursday night, then added 32 saves in a 5-1 win on Friday. With his performance, Forrest dropped his goals against average to 1.98 and raised his save percentage to 0.931%, both of which rank among the top six in the country.
Aaron Kelly - Track & Field - 2nd Year - Photography
This is the second straight week Aaron Kelly has been named a Star of the Week, showing he's putting together a strong season on the track. On Friday at the York Winter Open, Kelly ran a personal best 7.43 seconds in the 60m event. He followed that up on Saturday when he bettered his own school record from last week, running a 36.79 converted time in the 300m at Toronto's Fred Foot Classic.
Ryan Wells - Hockey - 1st Year - Criminology
First year defender Ryan Wells showed off his skills at both ends of the rink this week, turning in a sold defensive performance against Toronto in a pair of games before scoring a pair of power play goals on Saturday in the team's 5-1 win.
The Stars of the Week is an opportunity for several of our exceptional student-athletes to be recognized each week. Stay tuned for the release of our Athletes of the Week.
