Brown named AUS Athlete of the Week
Hannah Brown from the Cape Breton Capers women’s basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending Nov. 25, 2018.
SUBWAY ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Week ending Nov. 25, 2018
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Hannah Brown
University: Cape Breton University
Sport: Women's Basketball
Position: Forward
Hometown: North Sydney, N.S.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: BBA
Hannah Brown from the Cape Breton Capers women's basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending Nov. 25, 2018.
A fifth-year forward from North Sydney, N.S., Brown led the Capers to a pair of weekend wins over the Memorial Sea-Hawks with two double-doubles.
On Saturday night, she scored 27 points and added 15 rebounds and two assists as Cape Breton topped Memorial 86-83. Sunday afternoon, Brown was named Subway Player of the Game in the Capers' 91-90 win over the Sea-Hawks after scoring 29 points and adding 17 rebounds and two assists.
Heading into the December break, she leads U SPORTS in points, averaging 28.6 per game. She leads the AUS conference and sits fourth in the nation in rebounding, averaging 12.0 per game.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Cody Payne
School: University of Prince Edward Island
Sport: Men's Hockey
Position: Forward
Hometown: Davie, Florida
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BBA
Cody Payne of the UPEI Panthers men's hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending Nov. 25, 2018.
A third-year forward from Davie, Florida, Payne earned back-to-back Subway Player of the Game honours in two weekend wins for the Panthers.
UPEI downed the Acadia Axemen 4-1 Friday in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Payne put the Panthers on the board and also notched their third goal on the power play in the second period.
Saturday, the Panthers topped the U SPORTS no. 6-ranked Saint Mary's Huskies 4-3 in Charlottetown. Payne put UPEI on the board on the power play in the first period and went on to score the game-winning goal in the third.