Third-year outside hitter Kate Porta racked up the stats in a pair of wins over the King’s University College Eagles over the weekend, helping her Mount Royal Cougars move atop the ACAC leader board. 

Tallying eight kills, 16 digs and two service aces on Friday, Kate was instrumental in helping the Cougars to their fifth straight win, with a 3-2 victory over the Eagles. 

On Saturday, Kate continued to excel in all facets of the game, providing another nine kills, along with 11 digs and three solo blocks as the Cougars won in four sets to move into first place, two points ahead of the Medicine Hat Rattlers.

Enrolled in Open Studies at MRU, Kate is a third-year student-athlete who originally hails from Grand Prairie.

Congratulations on your Athlete of the Week Kate! 

The SAIT Trojans first year goaltender Andy Williams was called upon to battle the NAIT Ooks over the weekend as the SAIT Trojans men’s hockey team continues to push for a first place finish in the ACAC. In a physical two-game series against the Ooks, Andy Williams faced a total of 53 shots and posted a combined 93 save percent average to assist his teammates in grabbing all four points in the 4-1 and 4-3 SAIT victories to remain in second place in the ACAC. The 6’2” goaltender played with poise and calmness under pressure and was one of the best penalty killers over the weekend.

Williams hails from Yellowknife, NWT and is taking Academic Upgrading studies at SAIT Polytechnic.