A pair of Wesmen student-athletes were named players of the week for the Canada West conference on Tuesday.
Brooke Duncalfe, a fourth-year left side on the UWinnipeg women's volleyball team, and
Levi Unger, a third-year left side on the men's squad, were both named players of the week by the conference in their respective sports.
Duncalfe had an efficient and all-around effort in two sweeps of the Mount Royal Cougars, while Unger was the catalyst in a bounce-back victory Sunday that allowed the Wesmen to split their weekend against one of the top teams in Canada.
Brooke Duncalfe
Oct. 31 vs MRU: 10 kills, .259, 12 digs, 10 points in 3-0 win
Nov. 1 vs MRU: Eight kills, .238, 13 digs, five solo blocks in 3-0 win
Duncalfe had a highly efficient weekend hitting from the outside in leading the Wesmen women's volleyball team to two sweeps and the team's best start since the 2005-06 season.
Duncalfe posted a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs on Saturday afternoon as the Wesmen swept the Mount Royal Cougars. She then had eight kills, 13 digs and a career-high five solo blocks in a second sweep on Sunday.
For the weekend, she attacked at .250 and led her team in digs.
Heading into the bye week, the Wesmen are 4-0 matching their best start in 21 years when they finished 12-8 in the Great Plains Division
Levi Unger
Oct. 31 vs MRU: 10 kills, six digs, two blocks, 11 points in 3-0 loss to MRU
Nov. 1 vs MRU: 18 kills, five blocks, four digs, 20.5 points in 3-1 win
Unger was the catalyst in helping the Winnipeg Wesmen pull off an upset and send the No. 6 Mount Royal Cougars to their first loss of the season.
Unger had a career-high five blocks and 20.5 points on Sunday afternoon as the Wesmen rebounded for a four-set victory over the Cougars. For the weekend, Unger averaged 14 kills (4.0 k/s) and 3.5 total blocks as Winnipeg improved to 3-1.
The Cougars, who will host the 2027 men's national championship tournament, had not lost in 12 matches overall, starting 3-0 in conference play and going 9-0 in pre-season with wins over Trinity Western, Alberta and UBC.
