ABDEL-GABAR, FIELDING NAMED OCAA ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Oct. 23.

MALE: Khalid Abdel-Gabar, Sheridan, Men's Basketball

Third-year guard Khalid Abdel-Gabar (Mississauga, Ont.) drained a pair of three pointers in the final 30 seconds to give Sheridan a 87-84 victory over Humber in a rematch of last season's OCAA gold medal game on Nov. 5. He also led all players with 22 points while contributing 13 rebounds for a double-double in a 88-79 home win over Fanshawe on Nov. 2. Abdel-Gabar totaled 37 points in both games.

FEMALE: Kelsey Fielding, Cambrian, Women's Volleyball

Fourth-year athlete Kelsey Fielding (Sudbury, Ont.) led Cambrian to a pair of road victories to open the 2011-12 regular season. Fielding had a 26-point effort, including 20 kills, five serving aces and one stuff block in a 3-1 (29-27, 23-25, 25-20, 25-16) win over Seneca on Nov. 4. Fielding followed this up with 24 kills and three serving aces totaling 27 points in a 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-12) victory at Georgian on Nov. 5.

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