Lethbridge, AB – The Two Guys and a Pizza Place Pronghorn Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 11, 2018.
Female Athlete of the Week:
Katie Keith – Women’s Basketball
University of Lethbridge Pronghorn wing Katie Keith recorded back-to-back double-doubles to lead her team to a road sweep of the UBCO Heat and perfect 4-0 to start the Canada West season.
Friday night, the fourth-year sciences student, recorded her first double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds in the 75-53 win over the Heat. She was an efficient 4 for 9 from the field and also collected six assists and two steals in the Pronghorns third consecutive victory.
The next night, Keith led all scorers with 15 points and grabbed another 10 rebounds as the Pronghorns held off the Heat for the weekend sweep with a 69-57 win. She added two more assists and three steals to her stat line.
Through four games this season, Keith is averaging 10 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Keith and her Pronghorn teammates are on the road again this weekend, traveling to Edmonton to face the 3-3 Alberta Pandas.
Male Athlete of the Week:
Torrin White – Men’s Hockey
After missing more than a month due to injury, third-year forward Torrin White made an immediate impact in his return, leading the Lethbridge Pronghorn men’s hockey team to a weekend sweep of the Manitoba Bisons.
Putting an end to a four game losing streak Friday night, the Medicine Hat product paced the Pronghorns with a goal and an assist in the team’s 4-1 win over the visiting Manitoba Bisons. White also led all Pronghorn skaters with five shots on goal.
The next night, White recorded his first multi goal game as a Pronghorn, scoring twice, both of which were in the final five minutes of the game to seal the Pronghorns 6-3 win over the Bisons.
In four games this season, the management/education student has three goals and one assist.
Next up for White and the Pronghorns is a home date with the defending U SPORTS Champion Alberta Golden Bears.
