A guard and a centre in Kirsten Abo and Zach Klim earn Athlete of the Week honours.
Kirsten Abo is the Capilano University Blues women’s Athlete of the Week.
The fifth-year point guard led the Blues in scoring both nights and sent the game to overtime Saturday with a dramatic buzzer-beater three-pointer.
On Friday, Abo took it upon herself to get a sluggish Blues offence going and was excellent in crunch time as she scored 10 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter to help CapU complete the comeback win.
On Saturday, Abo scored nine of her 15 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, including the aforementioned triple as regulation time expired. In addition to her 36 points, The McNair grad had 11 rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Zach Klim is the Capilano University Blues men’s Athlete of the Week.
The 6-foot-11 centre led the Blues in rebounding both nights and also scored in double digits as the Blues sustained a pair of one-point defeats at the hands of visiting Camosun College.
In Friday’s game, Klim posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards.
On Saturday, the Chilliwack native scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds. For the weekend, Klim shot 66 percent from the field and contributed two blocks, an assist and a steal.
