ROWE, BRUNI NAMED OCAA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

TORONTO - The following have been named Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) basketball student-athletes of the week for the period ending Sunday, Nov. 27.

MALE: Shane Rowe, Georgian

Second-year forward Shane Rowe (Barrie, Ont.) earned a pair of double-doubles as Georgian split its road swing to Ottawa this past weekend. Rowe scored 21 points and contributed a game-high 16 rebounds in an 89-78 loss at Algonquin on Nov. 26. Rowe then had a 30-point effort while grabbing 10 rebounds in an 86-55 win at La Cite. Both games were Rowe's first this season after transferring to Georgian from George Brown.

FEMALE: Corina Bruni, Algoma

Third-year guard Corina Bruni (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) scored 29 points while adding eight rebounds as Algoma handed Fanshawe its first loss of the regular season by a 63-50 result on Nov. 26. Bruni was the team's co-leader with nine points while adding a game-high 10 rebounds in a 55-31 win over Mohawk on Nov. 25. Algoma (6-2) is tied with Fanshawe and Sheridan in the West region standings with 12 points.

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