With close to 900 student athletes it’s very rare to see two Niagara natives named Athletes of the Week at Brock University, but that’s the case this week as Women’s Wrestler Mia Friesen and Men’s Basketball player Anthony Heyes took home the honours.
Friesen, a former Governor Simcoe Redcoat graduate and St. Catharines native, showcased a dominant weekend at the Adrian (Michigan) women’s duals
The fourth-year wrestler went undefeated in all four of her matches, earning each decision by 10-0 technical fall. On Sunday, the labour studies major picked up right where she left off, starting her day with a 10-0 victory via technical fall in just 16 seconds. In the 131-pound A-bracket quarter-final, Friesen picked up her sixth victory of the weekend, defeating Campbellsville’s Olivia Messerly by fall at 1:43. In the semifinal, She then picked up another 10-0 technical fall victory, sending her to the 131lb A-bracket final. She saved her best last, taking down McKendree’s Alexandra Szkotnicki in just 28 seconds for her seventh 10-0 technical fall result of the weekend. Over the two days, Friesen delivered a commanding performance, outscoring her opponents 79-2.
The Badgers next travel to Toronto for the Pat Bolger Memorial Invitational hosted by the Toronto Metropolitan University on Sunday, Nov. 16.
Heyes, a third-year guard, St. Catharines native and St. Francis Phoenix graduate, was efficient for Brock, scoring 13 points in 24 minutes of action. More impressively, he went 5-for-8 from the field and shot 50-percent from beyond the arc, nailing three of his six three-point attempts enroute to a 81-71 victory. over the University of Toronto.
Up next, Heyes scored a game-high 24 points in the 82-76 win over Toronto Metropolitan University. Heyes poured in six three-pointers on 12 attempts, shooting at a 50 per cent clip for the second straight game. The kinesiology major was calm under pressure, knocking down all four of his free throws in the victory as the Badgers ride a four-game win streak into the weekend with home games against Windsor on Friday night and Western on Saturday evening. Both games are set for 8 pm tip-offs inside Bob Davis Gymnasium on campus at Brock University.
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Rod Mawhood is a lifelong Niagara native who has had the pleasure of working in all three mediums – Radio, Print and TV – for over 20 years. His first announcing gig was with the then St. Catharines Stompers. Since then he’s worked in radio and TV in Toronto, and currently is the announcer for the Niagara IceDogs and Niagara River Lions.
Rod also covers the Buffalo Bills for FOX Sports and the Buffalo Sabres for NBC Sports.
