From Red Deer College Athletics: November 25th, 2019.

Red Deer College Athletics is proud to announce their Athletes of the Week:

Emma Holmes – Queens Volleyball

Hometown – Red Deer, AB

Bachelor of Kinesiology (2nd year)

Emma Holmes had another excellent performance this past weekend for the RDC Queens Volleyball team against the Lethbridge College Kodiaks. The five-foot-ten outside hitter helped the Queens earn two matches victories on the road, contributing 26 kills, 18 digs, two stuff blocks, two aces and one assist in only eight sets. In Friday’s four set victory (21-25, 25-18, 25-15 and 25-13), Holmes totalled 11 kills, 10 digs, one stuff block, one assist and one service ace.

The second-year added 15 kills, eight digs, one stuff and one ace, while hitting for 42.4 per cent efficiency in another four set decision (21-25, 25-18, 26-24 and 25-12) on Saturday. Holmes and the Queens have been rolling, winning eight consecutive matches which places the team in second spot in the south. The Bachelor of Kinesiology student ranks third in the league with an average of 3.08 kills per set.

Tyronn King – Kings Basketball

Hometown – Toronto, ON

Legal Assistant (4th year)

Six-foot-one Tyronn King was a key contributor in the RDC Kings’ two wins against the visiting Briercrest College Clippers this past weekend. Over a pair of games, King totalled 38 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and seven steals. In Friday’s close 87-85 win, King stacked up 21 points, six rebounds, six steals, five assists, while hitting four-for-four from the free-throw line and eight out of 13 from the field. King, a fourth-year guard, was named the Collegiate Sports Medicine Kings Player-ofthe-Game.

Then the RDC Legal Assistant student recorded 17 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and one steal, while connecting on eight out of 14 from the field in Saturday’s 89-83 victory. King made several clutch shots at critical moments of each game, helping his team improve to 5-3 which places it in a tie for third in the south with the Ambrose University Lions (5-3). The talented student-athlete from Toronto sits in the top 20 in league scoring with an average of 16.4 points per game.

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