A pair of goal scorers earn Athletes of the Week recognition in week three of the 2025 season.
Sophie Pather is the Indigo Park Canada Capilano University Blues women's Athlete of the Week.
The fourth-year veteran’s wonder strike in the second half Sunday delivered a 1-0 triumph, the first win of the season for the Blues, over No. 1-ranked VIU.
In the 77th minute, Pather outran a Mariners defender down the left side of the pitch before letting fly a first-touch, left-footed blast from nearly 30 yards out that got over the head of the VIU keeper.
Pather led the Blues with four shots on goal for the weekend.
Aydin Ali is the Indigo Park Canada Capilano University Blues men’s Athlete of the Week.
The first-year forward from Delta authored both goals, his first two goals with Capilano, in an important 2-1 victory Sunday for the Blues at VIU.
Ali volleyed home the first goal of the game off a long throw-in from Stefano Dal Sasso to put the Blues up in the first half. His game-winner came early in the second half, again off a Dal Sasso throw-in to the area which arrived on Ali’s foot and his shot pinballed its way home, deflecting past the keeper off a VIU defender.
Ali was prominent in the Blues attack Saturday as well, despite a 2-1 setback.
