OCAA ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

TORONTO - The following student-athletes have been recognized by the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) for their accomplishments during the seven-day period ending Sunday, Nov. 25.

Zach Albert
School: Fanshawe
Program: Business Marketing
Year of Eligibility: 4
Sport: Men's Volleyball
Hometown: Brampton, Ont.
In a battle between unbeaten teams, Albert recorded a match-high 18 points on 16 kills, one service ace and one block in Fanshawe's three-set sweep of Humber on Saturday in a rematch of last season's OCAA gold medal match. Albert also added eight digs to his totals. The outside hitter leads all Fanshawe players averaging 3.9 points per set. The reigning OCAA champions have now won 39 consecutive regular season matches, having swept eight straight matches to open the 2018-19 season. Fanshawe hosts Sheridan (3-4) on Dec. 1 to conclude the first half.

Taylor Allicock
School: Seneca
Program: Public Administration
Year of Eligibility: 4
Sport: Women's Basketball
Hometown: Thornhill, Ont.
Taylor averaged 25.5 points in a pair of Seneca victories this week. In a 62-48 road victory at Loyalist on Friday, the guard scored 24 points in 30 minutes of action to go along with seven rebounds, four steals and four assists. The following day, she scored 27 points at St. Lawrence, including eight rebounds and five steals in a 82-46 win. Taylor now sits fourth in the OCAA in field goals as well as third in the conference averaging 18.1 points per game. Seneca (5-2) has now won three straight, with a home game against Algonquin (6-1) on Nov. 30 to end the first half.

Harouna Diop
School: La Cité
Program: Administration des affaires
Year of Eligibility: 4
Sport: Men's Basketball
Hometown: Montreal, Que.
Diop had a big game on Saturday at home against Georgian helping La Cité earn its first win of the season. Diop scored a season-best 30 points while grabbing seven rebounds. The power forward also contributed three steals, two assists and a block. He was a very efficient 11-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-3 beyond the three-point arc. Diop was also 6-of-7 from the charity stripe. La Cité (1-6) is hoping to use the outcome as a spring board towards more victories as it travels to Canadore (3-4), Centennial (4-4) and Seneca (7-1) before the December break.

Karlina Domingo
School: Durham
Program: Early Childhood Education
Year of Eligibility: 3
Sport: Women's Volleyball
Hometown: Pickering, Ont.
Domingo was more than just a guiding force for Durham in her setter role, but she also provided some scoring of her own in a straight sets victory over Fleming this past Thursday. The effective distributor registered a game-high 25 assists, while adding three digs defensively. Most impressive on the night though was her four service aces, one block and one kill, resulting in a six point contribution from the setter position. Domingo currently ranks fifth in the province with a 7.59 assists per set average through 17 sets played this season.

Akim Ruot
School: Loyalist
Program: Welding Techniques
Year of Eligibility: 3
Sport: Men's Basketball
Hometown: Windsor, Ont.
Ruot had a monster double double on Saturday in Loyalist's 100-79 home victory over Centennial. The six-foot-seven forward racked up a season-best 25 points and 15 rebounds to secure Loyalist's fifth win of the season. He also added four assists. Ruot is two points shy of 100 for the season, averaging 12.3 points per game. The victory elevated the Lancers (5-3) to fourth place in the East Division after a seventh-place finish (and sub-.500 record) last season. Loyalist has two road games against Durham (4-4) and Fleming (2-6) to conclude the first half.

Kyla Wilkins
School: Humber
Program: Marketing
Year of Eligibility: 5
Sport: Women's Volleyball   
Hometown: Brampton, Ont.
Wilkins became the first Humber women's volleyball student-athlete to surpass the 500 mark in digs for her career. In two games this week the OCAA First-Team All-Star libero contributed an amazing 40 digs, including a career-high 30 in the four-set match with Fanshawe last Saturday. Humber now leads the entire league with a digs per set average of 15.26. At 5-2, Humber currently sits in third place in the West Division and will look to end its first half on a positive note with matches at Niagara (5-2) and at home against Conestoga (1-5).

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