Kiyara Letlow and
Ollie Engen were named the Queen's Gaels Varsity Student-Athletes of the Week, presented by Egg Farmers of Ontario, on Monday.
Letlow (Kinesiology) helped Queen's Women's Basketball sweep their home slate of games over the weekend to remain undefeated on the season, improving their record to 15-0 on the season.
In the Gaels' 78-51 win over the 13-3 Guelph Gryphons on Friday night at the Athletics and Recreation Centre (ARC), Letlow finished with a double double, recording 18 points, second in scoring only to teammate
Bella Gaudet's 20, and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Letlow followed that performance up with another double double in Queen's 78-34 win over the York Lions, finishing with 17 points, second only to teammate
Brooke Hussey's 19, and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Through 15 games this season, Letlow is sixth in the conference in scoring, averaging 17.1 points per game, and fifth in rebounding, averaging 11.7 per game.
The Gaels will put their undefeated record on the line next weeked with a home and away slate, hosting the Algoma Thunderbirds Friday, Jan. 23 at 2 PM before traveling to St. Catherines, Ont. to take on the Brock Badgers, Saturday, Jan. 24 at 6 PM.
Tickets for Friday's game can be purchased on the Queen's Gaels tickets website.Â
Engen (Kinesiology) helped Queen's Men's Basketball also go undefeated on the weekend with wins over the Gryphons and Lions to improve the Gaels' record to 8-7.
In Queen's 94-72 win over Guelph on Friday, Engen led all scorers with 22 points while falling just one rebound short of the double double, recording nine. Engen also had five assists in the win.
In the Gaels' 101-73 win over York on Saturday, recorded 15 points, second only to teammate
Ashton Bain's 17 points, while also adding six rebounds and five assists.
Engen is third in the OUA in scoring through 15 games, averaging 20.4 points per game for the Gaels.
Queen's Men's Basketball is also taking on the Thunderbirds and Badgers next weekend, hosting Algoma on Friday, Jan. 23 at 4 PM at the ARC, before visiting Brock on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8 PM.