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By Reegan MacAulay

Women’s hockey player Josie Lynch and men’s volleyball player Carson Gray have been named the Holland Hurricanes Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 24, 2024.

Lynch, a second-year forward from Lunenburg, N.S., had a strong second weekend in ACHA regular-season action. While the Hurricanes lost both of their games on Saturday and Sunday against the Acadia Axewomen, Lynch scored her first goal of the season in Saturday’s 3-2 loss and showed impressive leadership, was strong in all three zones on the ice, and brought a positive attitude and focus to every game.

Lynch and the Hurricanes are 1-3-0 and still sitting second in the standings. They will play one more doubleheader ahead of the winter break, wrapping up the first half of the season with a trip to Cape Breton, N.S. to take on the CBU Capers on Saturday, Nov. 30 and Sunday, Dec. 1.

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Gray, a third-year left-side from Stratford, P.E.I., collected Hurricanes Male Athlete of the Week honours for the second time in the last three weeks. This time, he led the team to a doubleheader sweep against the UNBSJ Seawolves this past weekend, winning 3-0 and 3-2. Gray recorded 32 kills, 17 digs, and two assists, and helped the squad achieve a three-game winning streak to conclude the first half of the season.

Gray and the Hurricanes are 6-4 and will enter the second half of the season in third place in the conference. The hosts of the 2025 ACAA Volleyball Championships will return to the court with a McMillan Centre doubleheader on the weekend of Saturday, Jan. 11 and Sunday, Jan. 12 against the Dalhousie Rams.

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An additional congratulations to women’s volleyball player Jamie Spencer, women’s basketball player Taya Talbot, and men’s basketball player Ryan MacKinnon on earning Hurricanes Player of the Week honours for their respective teams.

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