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Athletes of the Week

Kris Young

Kris Young

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/10/2014
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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MUSCLE MLK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Two-time CIS All-Canadian Kris Young tipped off the 2014-15 Canada West regular season in style leading the UBC Thunderbirds to a pair of wins over their arch rivals from Victoria.

On Friday night, Young scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in UBC’s come from behind 63-60 win over the Vikes. Down 60-55 with three minutes remaining, Young scored the Thunderbirds final eight points to propel her team to victory.

The fifth-year guard didn’t need the same heroics on Saturday night, however she did score 15 points and added six steals, four rebounds, and three assists in UBC’s 71-48 win over Victoria.

Through two games the former Canada West Player of the Year leads the conference in scoring with 19.0 points per game and is tied for fourth in rebounds with 10 boards per game.

UBC will hit the road this weekend to take on the Alberta Pandas for a pair of games in Edmonton.



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/14/2014 Tatiana Rafter Women's Hockey
1/6/2014 Tatiana Rafter Women's Hockey
1/6/2014 Joe Antilla Men's Hockey
12/10/2013 Luc Bruchet Track and Field
12/10/2013 Christi Capozzi Women's Hockey
12/3/2013 Danielle Dube Women's Hockey
12/3/2013 Luke Lockhart Men's Hockey
11/26/2013 David Wagner Men's Basketball
11/26/2013 Harleen Sidhu Women's Basketball
11/19/2013 Sarah Casorso Women's Hockey
11/19/2013 Ben Chow Men's Volleyball
11/12/2013 Niall Cousens Men's Soccer
11/12/2013 Maria Bernard Cross Country
11/5/2013 Maxwell Lattimer Rowing
11/5/2013 Abigail Raye Women's Field Hockey
10/29/2013 Jasmin Dhanda Women's Soccer
10/29/2013 Milad Mehrabi Men's Soccer
10/22/2013 Greg Bowcott Football
10/22/2013 Tatiana Rafter Women's Hockey
10/15/2013 Sarah Casorso Women's Hockey
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