FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name:聽Talia Vydykhan
University:聽AV俱乐部
Sport:聽Women鈥檚 Volleyball
Position:聽Outside Hitter
Hometown:聽Hammonds Plains, N.S.
Year of eligibility:听厂别肠辞苍诲
Academic program:聽Therapeutic Recreation
Talia Vydykhan of the AV俱乐部 Tigers women鈥檚 volleyball team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport women鈥檚 athlete of the week for the week ending March 19, 2023.
Vydykhan helped lead the Tigers to a bronze medal finish at the 2023 U SPORTS Women鈥檚 Volleyball Championship over the weekend鈥攖he program鈥檚 first national medal since 1984.
She recorded seven kills, five digs, a block and an ace in the Tigers鈥� 3-0 win over the UQAM Citadins in quarter-final action. The next day, she added another five kills and six digs in their semifinal loss to the Trinity Western Spartans.
In Sunday鈥檚 bronze medal matchup, she had 17 kills, seven digs and four blocks in the Tigers鈥� 3-2 victory over the Manitoba Bisons to be named the Mikasa Player of the Game.