Claudia Dubois of the women’s hockey team and James Tyrrell of the football team are the Concordia Stingers athletes of the week for the period ending Oct. 18.
Dubois, a rookie forward, made a big splash in her RSEQ debut. She scored the first goal of the game in a 2-1 upset victory over the No. 1-ranked Montreal Carabins last Friday. She scored another goal in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Sunday. The victories give the Stingers an impressive 2-0 start to the regular season. The coaching staff praised Dubois for her efforts calling her play dominant and pointing out her work forcing turnovers and on the power play.
A 20-year-old native of Chicoutimi, Que., Dubois is an Economics student at Concordia.
Tyrrell, a first-year returner and receiver, set an RSEQ record with his exceptional performance in the Concordia Stingers' 63-0 win over the Bishop’s Gaiters last Saturday. He returned eight punts for 215 yards to break the single game record of 214 yards set in 2009 by Frank Bruno of the Montréal Carabins and matched in 2011 by Concordia’s Kris Robertson. Tyrrell took one of his punts back 55 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter which increased Concordia’s lead to 53-0.
The 19-year-old student from Dorval, Que. is working on a degree in Finance.
