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Lessard & Maschmeyer receive AUS athlete of the week honors

X-Women basketball forward Lindsay Lessard and X-Men hockey defenseman Bronson Maschmeyer were honored as the Subway AUS athletes of the week for the week ending January 4, 2015.

Lessard & Maschmeyer receive AUS athlete of the week honors

SUBWAY ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY SPORT ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Week ending Jan. 4, 2015

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
 Name: Lindsay Lessard
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Sport: Women’s Basketball
Position: Forward
Hometown: Waterloo, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BSc

Lindsay Lessard of the St. Francis Xavier X-Women’s basketball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport female athlete of the week for the week ending Jan. 4, 2015.

A third-year human kinetics student from Waterloo, Ont. Lessard earned tournament all-star honours as the X-Women posted a 3-0 record in exhibition action at the recent MSVU Invitational in Halifax.

She was the high scorer in all of StFX’s three games. In their 71-41 win over Mount Allison, she scored a game-high 18 points and had 11 rebounds. In their 70-69 win over MSVU, she was again the game’s highest scorer and earned player of the game honours with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

In the final game, a 68-59 win over St. Thomas, Lindsay scored a game-high 19 points and had nine rebounds. She is currently second overall in AUS scoring with 16.4 points per game.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
 Name: Bronson Maschmeyer
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Sport: Men’s Hockey
Position: Defenceman
Hometown: Bruderheim, Alta.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BBA
Height: 5’10”

Bronson Maschmeyer of the StFX X-Men’s hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending Jan. 4, 2015.

A third-year business student from Bruderheim, Alta., Maschmeyer was named Subway player of the game in StFX’s 2-1 victory over the CIS No. 2-ranked Saint Mary’s Huskies on Saturday night.

He scored StFX’s first goal while on the power play in the second period and also created many scoring chances for the X-Men.

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Throughout the 2014-15 season, each Subway Atlantic University Sport Athlete of the Week will receive a $50 Subway gift card and a framed certificate courtesy of Subway and Atlantic University Sport.