The University of British Columbia Athletics

MUSCLE MLK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Mac McNicol knocked down 36 kills over two games to lead the UBC Thunderbirds to a pair of comeback victories over the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack in Kamloops, B.C., on the weekend.

The third-year outside hitter from Calgary got 20 kills in Friday's win by UBC, including nine in the last two sets as the T-Birds rallied from a 2-1 deficit. He also had eight digs and three block assists. McNicol ended the match with 21.5 points.

In Saturday's 3-2 victory, McNicol recorded 16 kills, two solo blocks and four block assists to total 20 points. He helped the Thunderbirds win three straight sets after they fell behind 2-0. McNicol's solo block on Casey Knight ended the fourth set and his final kill of the night clinched the fifth set and the UBC win.

McNicol, an Applied Science student, now sits eighth in the Canada West with a .304 hitting percentage.

His UBC team hosts the UBC Okanagan Heat in Vancouver this weekend.