Basketball’s Ekaterina Karchevskaya and Gatluak James Named St. FX Athletes of the Week

Jan 8, 2024 | Sports

X-Women Basketball forward Ekaterina Karchevskaya is the STFX Female Athlete of the Week. Karchevskaya, a third year Arts student from Belarus, played two big games for the X-Women, shooting 61.3 per cent in two wins over Memorial. In Friday’s 67-53 win, she was named player of the game, scoring a game-high 18 points, along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. In Saturday’s 76-69 win, she scored a game-high 24 points, and had 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Ekaterina Karchevskaya (St. FX Athletics photo)

X-Men Basketball guard Gatluak James is the STFX Male Athlete of the Week. James, a fourth year Human Kinetics student from Windsor, Ontario played two strong games for the X-Men in a pair of weekend wins over Memorial. In Friday’s 89-65 win, he had a double-double night, scoring 13 points and adding 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. He followed up with a team-high 20 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in Saturday’s 85-75 comeback win and was named player of the game.

Gatluak James (St. FX Athletics photo)

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