CBU's Omar named Subway AUS Male Athlete of the Week
A fifth-year arts student from Mississauga, Ontario, Omar had a record-setting weekend for the Capers men's basketball team as they split a pair of AUS regular season matchups with the Acadia Axemen in Wolfville.
MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Name: Osman "Ozzy" Omar University: Cape Breton University Sport: Men's basketball Position: Guard Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario Year of eligibility: Fifth Academic program: Bachelor of Arts
Osman Omar of the Cape Breton Capers men's basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending November 13, 2022.
A fifth-year arts student from Mississauga, Ontario, Omar had a record-setting weekend for the Capers men's basketball team as they split a pair of AUS regular season matchups with the Acadia Axemen in Wolfville. With a sensational 42-point effort on Saturday, he not only led the Capers to their first victory of the season—a 98-97 come-from-behind triumph—but also etched his name in CBU varsity sports history.
During the game, he set a new CBU men's basketball career scoring mark, surpassing the 1,500 points collected by legendary guard John Ryan over his five years in Caper orange in the early 1990s. In the record-setting scoring performance, Omar sank three three-pointers, while shooting a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line.
The night before, in a 91-82 loss to Acadia, he meshed a game-high 37 points, while adding four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one blocked shot. Omar, who leads the AUS in scoring at 28 points-per-game, played 72 out of a possible 80 minutes over the weekend.
Cape Breton will be back in action on Friday, November 18, at 8 p.m., when they host the Saint Mary's Huskies at Sullivan Fieldhouse on the CBU campus in Sydney.
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Sophia Widmeyer
University: Saint Mary's University
Sport: Women's basketball
Position: Guard
Hometown: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Year of eligibility: Fifth year
Academic program: Master of Arts
Sophia Widmeyer of the Saint Mary's Huskies women's basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport women's athlete of the week for the week ending November 13, 2022.
A fifth year guard from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Widmeyer averaged 28 points and added 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in a pair of wins over the U SPORTS #7 ranked UNB REDS.
In Friday's 85-84 overtime win, Widmeyer scored an AUS season high 37 points on 14/26 from the field and 5/8 from beyond the arc, and added six rebounds and three steals over 39 minutes played.
In Saturday's 82-77 win, she again led the Huskies with 19 points—including a perfect 11/11 from the free-throw line—and added five rebounds, three assists and one steal over 32 minutes played. On the season, Widmeyer ranks fourth in the AUS in scoring with 19.5 points per game.
The Huskies weekend sweep improved their record to 5-1, tying them for the top record in the conference. Next, they visit the Cape Breton Capers on Friday, November 18 at 6pm.