BB: Weaver, Audu shine on the hardcourt

VANCOUVER - Canada West announced Lethbridge's Haily Weaver and UBC's Grant Audu as the conference's Basketball Players of the Week on Tuesday.

Weaver's back-to-back double-double's helped the Pronghorns to a pair of wins, while Audu's performance led UBC to two victories on the road.

Weaver opened the weekend with a 13 point, 12 rebound performance against the Mount Royal Cougars. The fourth-year forward scored five points in the fourth quarter as the Pronghorns outscored the Cougars 22-7 in the final frame to win 65-56.

On Saturday, the Edmonton, Alta. native racked up 24 points and hauled in another 11 rebounds to go along with four steals and a pair of assists in a 74-48 Lethbridge victory that moved the Pronghorns up third in the Central Division.

The two double-doubles were the first and second of the season for Weaver.

Lethbridge (2-4) hosts the MacEwan Griffins (1-3) on the final weekend before the semester break. The games Friday and Saturday are both available on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.

Game log:
Nov. 26 - 13 pts, 12 rebs, 2stls in 65-56 W at Mount Royal
Nov. 27 - 24 pts, 11 rebs, 4 stls, 2 asts, 1 blk in 74-48 W at Mount Royal

Fourth-year guard Grant Audu helped the Thunderbirds remain unbeaten in a pair of road games against the UNBC Timberwolves on the weekend.

The Toronto, Ont. native scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds in Friday' nights 85-76 win in Prince George, B.C.

On Saturday, Audu scored a game-high 23 points, while adding five rebounds and five assists in 27 minutes as UBC cruised to a 101-69 win, their eighth straight to start the season.

Audu is fourth in the conference in scoring, averaging 18.4 points per game this season. Audu will move forward as the conference's nominee for national Player of the Week.

UBC (8-0) hosts Trinity Western (0-4) for a pair of games this weekend ahead of the semester break. Both games are available on Canada West TV presented by Co-op.

Game log:
Nov. 26 - 14 pts, 5 rebs, 2 asts in 85-76 W at UNBC
Nov. 27 - 23 pts, (10-15 FG), 5 rebs, 5 asts in 101-69 W at UNBC