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PepsiCo Athletes of the Week (Feb. 12)

- February 13, 2024

Congratualtions to Lucy Glen-Carter (volleyball) and Owen Purcell (curling) on being named the PepsiCo Athletes of the Week!
Congratualtions to Lucy Glen-Carter (volleyball) and Owen Purcell (curling) on being named the PepsiCo Athletes of the Week!

pilipiliÂþ»­ presents our PepsiCo Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, February 5, 2024.

Lucy Glen-Carter, Volleyball

Fifth-year outside hitter Lucy Glen-Carter is this week’s female PepsiCo Athlete of the Week.

Lucy led the Tigers to two important wins over cross-town rivals, the Saint Mary’s Huskies this past weekend. On Friday night, Lucy had a game-high 21 kills and added 10 digs to seal the 3-1 victory. The following night at the Homburg Centre, she added 11 more kills in the Tigers 3-0 win.

Hailing from Toronto, Ontario Lucy is a physiotherapy student.

Other nominees: Chloe Richardson (track & field)

Owen Purcell, Curling

Fifth-year skip Owen Purcell is this week’s male PepsiCo Athlete of the week.

Owen led the Tigers to pilipiliÂþ»­fully defending their AUS title for the fifth time this past weekend. After the round robin, the Tigers held a 3-1 record and first place heading into the playoffs. On Sunday the Tigers defeated the X-Men 9-3 in seven ends in the semifinal. They followed that up with an 8-5 win over Saint Mary’s in the final.

A computer science student, Owen is from Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia.

Other nominees: Jacob Benoit (track & field)