Keyano College Huskies Athletics announced today that Women's Volleyball student-athlete Raisa Stokes (Fort McMurray, Alta.) has been named the Keyano Huskies Female Athlete of the Week. As well, Men's Volleyball student-athlete Radek Brzozowski (Wroclow, Poland) and Men's Basketball student-athlete Jusci Thompson (Toronto, Ont.) have been named the co-Keyano Huskies Male Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, January 22, 2023.
Brzozowski and Thompson each played strong roles for their respective sides in sweeps for the Men's Huskies against the Concordia Thunder while Stokes had a strong weekend in two defeats for the Women's Volleyball Huskies.
Raisa Stokes, Women's Volleyball
Across a pair of five-set losses in Edmonton this past weekend, Stokes recorded 62 digs and four assists as the libero in her fourth year of eligibility kept her team in each of the weekend's matches.
"[She] was definitely the most consistent player for us over the weekend, both in serve receive and defensively," Head Coach Hayden Nichol said. "I thought she did a really good job and when times were tough she was being a really good teammate out there and a really positive voice when sometimes there wasn't a lot of positive things to speak about.
"She found a way to step up and help us out and got us out of a few jams with some spectacular play in the back row."
Currently studying Education at Keyano College, Stokes has recorded 160 digs this season across 45 sets in 13 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Regular Season games. That ranks sixth in the entire conference while her 3.56 digs per set rank fourth in the conference.
Radek Brzozowski, Men's Volleyball
Brzozowski played a key role in a pair of straight-sets victories for the Men's Volleyball Huskies. Across the two games, the outside hitter in his fifth year of eligibility recorded 14 kills, 12 digs, three blocks, and three assists.
"He was good in all areas," Head Coach Keegan Kuhr said. "He served fairly well, he passed good. He had some really key blocks, he's obviously a very good attacker. He had his quiet leadership out there this weekend, helping us out in both games."
Brzozowski is enjoying a strong senior season with the Huskies, recording 88 kills, 50 digs, and 12 blocks. He ranks third on the Huskies in kills, fifth in digs, and third in blocks.
Jusci Thompson, Men's Basketball
Thompson played a key role in a pair of home wins for the Men's Basketball Huskies this past weekend. Across 35 minutes of action in the pair of games, he had 27 points, six rebounds, and eight assists.
"We have numerous guys that can step up and lead us any given night," Head Coach Jeremy Wielenga said. "Tonight it was Jusci and he played really well and I thought he gave us a great spark off the bench and did a really good job getting us organized and helped us at both ends of the floor."
For the weekend, Thompson shot 43.48 percent from the field (10-for-23), making good on three of 14 attempted three-point shots. He also went four-for-seven on free throws.
The Business student in his third year of eligibility has already established new season bests in field goals made (46), three pointers made (15), free throws made (31), total points scored (138), total rebounds (26), assists (41), and steals (16).
Friday and Saturday's performances marked the seventh and eighth times he's reached double-digits in a single game this season with his 16-point performance Saturday his second-highest total of the season so far.
The Volleyball and Basketball Huskies are back in action this weekend as part of an eight-game set against the University of Alberta – Augustana Vikings. Volleyball returns home to host the Vikings at the Syncrude Sport and Wellness Centre while the Basketball Huskies take to the road.
First serve Friday is at 6:00 p.m. with 1:00 p.m. the starting time Saturday. Admission is free for all fans.
Keyano Huskies Athletes of the Week
January 22: Raisa Stokes (Women's Volleyball), Radek Brzozowski (Men's Volleyball), & Jusci Thompson (Men's Basketball)
January 15: Tyneille Neufeld (Women's Volleyball) & Nikola Sreckovic (Men's Volleyball)
December 4: Maja Besic (Women's Basketball) & Nathan Carefoote-Jones (Men's Basketball)
November 29: Tyneille Neufeld (Women's Volleyball), Radek Brzozowski (Men's Volleyball), Keenen Caribou (Men's Basketball)
November 22: Megan Polant (Women's Volleyball), Kayla Lutterodt (Women's Basketball), Sean-Michael Clancey (Men's Basketball)
November 8: Tyneille Neufeld (Women's Volleyball) & Taliik Ross (Men's Basketball)
October 30: Kaylynn Tucker (Women's Basketball), DJ Haynes (Men's Basketball), Joao Cunha (Men's Volleyball)
October 23: Rebecca Maxwell (Women's Volleyball), Joy Victor (Women's Basketball), Omeechi Williams (Men's Basketball), and James Bartha (Men's Soccer)
October 16: Natalie Orellana (Women's Soccer) & Aaron Ernst (Men's Soccer)
October 9: Felicia Rodney (Women's Soccer) & William Ly (Men's Soccer)
October 2: Blanca Palavecino (Women's Soccer) & Dino Hronopoulos (Men's Soccer)
September 25: Felicia Rodney (Women's Soccer) & James Bartha (Men's Soccer)
September 18: Nathalie Andersson (Women's Soccer) & Louis Goldbrunner (Men's Soccer)
September 11: Sophie Griffiths (Women's Soccer) & James Bartha (Men's Soccer)
