STFX Women’s hockey netminder Bianca Zak is the Atlantic University Sport Female Athlete of the Week.
A goaltender in her fourth year of eligibility from Stonewall, Man., Zak backstopped the U SPORTS no. 4-ranked X-Women to a pair of wins this past week.
She had 29 saves in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Dalhousie in Halifax, N.S.
Bianca Zak (St. FX Athletics photo)
She followed that up with a strong performance Friday night as the X-Women beat U SPORTS no. 5-ranked UNB by a score of 4-1. Zak posted 17 saves in that game, improving her record to a perfect 10-0-0.
She currently leads the AUS and is fifth in the nation in goals against average at 1.26, and is second in conference in save percentage at .944
