Players Bench Female Athlete of the Week: Tamara Djurisic

Coming off another weekend in British Columbia, the Mount Royal women's soccer team split games with the UBCO Heat, losing 2-1 on Friday and winning 2-0 Saturday night against the TRU Wolfpack to bring their record to 2-4-1.

The Players Bench Female Athlete of the Week is Tamara Djurisic. Hailing from Edmonton Alta., the second year Health & Phys. Ed picked up the first goal of the game on Saturday against TRU on a corner set piece and an assist to Marita Leimbach off a free kick to secure herself and her team their second win of the season.

The women will be back home this weekend on Field 2 to play the TWU Spartans on Friday, at 4 p.m. and Sunday, at 1 p.m. Bring a chair and come to the games or watch the game live on Canada West TV.


Players Bench Male Athlete of the Week: Sjard Strauss

After securing their first-weekend sweep of the season, the Mount Royal Cougars men's soccer team took down the UNBC Timberwolves 2-0 on Friday and the Victoria Vikes 1-0 on Saturday. The Cougars extended their record to 4-1-4. The Vikes were given their first season loss as the Cougars returned to the U SPORTS Top 10 list.

The Players Bench Athlete of the Week was third-year Health & Phys. Ed student Sjard Strauss. The goalie from Stockelsdorf, Germany earned himself two shutouts this weekend. Strauss made two crucial saves for the Cougars on Friday and was still a force in Sunday's game taking down undefeated Victoria although he faced zero shots on target.

The men will be back home this weekend on Field 2 for the second edition of the Crowchild Classic against the University of Calgary Dinos on Saturday at 5 p.m. Bring a chair and come to the game or watch the game live on Canada West TV.