Basketball Athletes of the Week
Parkin and Asirit are honoured with weekly awards
The PACWEST is pleased to announce the Week 12 basketball Athletes of the Week.
Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Mia Parkin – Capilano Blues
The second-year guard authored the Blues’ first triple-double of the season in a dominant win over the Douglas Royals Friday night as she went for 11 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists. She shot a tidy 5-for-8 and snagged three of her boards on the offensive glass. On Saturday, Parkin again filled the stat sheet as she provided 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals to go along with eight points as the Blues came within a hair’s breadth of a weekend sweep of the #2-ranked Royals. For the weekend, Parkin shot 58% from the field on the way to 19 points, 22 boards, 15 assists, four steals and two blocks.
Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Edrielle Asirit – Langara Falcons
Edrielle Asirit was phenomenal for the Falcons in a weekend sweep against the CBC Bearcats. On Thursday, he showed off his playmaking ability, as he came off the bench to lead the Falcons in scoring with 16 points, shooting 54% from the field. More importantly, he also assisted on six of the Falcons baskets as they held off the persistent Bearcats. Then on Saturday, Asirit was even better, as he scored 25 points in only 23 minutes. He shot 67% from the field including an outstanding 5-for-6 from the three-point line. He also added three more assists, and three steals as he led the Falcons to a 14-point come back win. His biggest basket of the evening came in the fourth quarter, with the game tied 92-92 he hit a corner three with 10 seconds remaining in what would be the game winning shot.