A pair of Blues hoopers in Kirsten Abo and Russell Curley earn Athlete of the Week honours.
Kirsten Abo is the Capilano University women’s Athlete of the Week.
Abo led her team in points and assists in both games on the weekend as the Blues halved their road weekend at Okanagan College.
The 5-foot-4 point guard scored 24 points Saturday while handing out six assists in a close loss to the Coyotes. Coming back the next day, Abo outdid herself by playing all 40 minutes and shooting 8-for-16 for 22 points with seven assists and grabbing a season-high eight rebounds. Abo hit three threes in each game and collected 12 boards and five steals over the weekend.
Russell Curley is the Capilano University men’s Athlete of the Week.
Curley led the Blues in both scoring and rebounding in each of their games on the weekend, helping his team to a split on the road at Okanagan College.
The 6-foot-6 forward went for 23 points Saturday on 8-of-13 shooting to go along with seven boards in a narrow 81-77 loss. He followed that with 19 points and six rebounds Sunday in a big 94-59 win. Curley drilled five threes in both games and finished the weekend shooting 61 percent (14 of 23) and was perfect from the free-throw line.
