Louisa Ibarra: October's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Louisa Ibarra of Blazers Women's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for October. The versatile midfielder and defender continued her relentless play for the Blazers this month, often featuring in the attack for the team as well.
After bursting onto the MCAC scene for the 2023-24 season, Ibarra was back at it this year with the Blazers, continuing her upward trend of dominant play. Often tasked with defending the opposition's top threats, Ibarra featured both as an outside midfielder, where she could collect and distribute to the team's strikers, or as a fullback, where she would shut down a competitor's advance. Though stats don't always do a player of her position justice, Ibarra also featured heavily in the Blazers attack as one of the leaders in shots on goal for the team, which hints at the quality of ball she can produce and the ability to create offensive threats. Her in-game impact was noted during the team's MCAC playoff appearance, as Ibarra was named player of the match for the Blazers in their semi-final matchup with rivals Providence Pilots.
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Romaine Francis: October's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Romaine Francis of Blazers Men's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for October. The veteran attacker finished the season strong, scoring in the final two regular season matches, helping CMU secure a spot in the MCAC playoffs.
As the weather started to cool in October, the Blazers' Jamaican-born offensive star started heating up on the pitch, notching two goals in the late stages of the season, including the all-important game-winning goal over the Assiniboine Cougars on October 19th, securing CMU's spot in the MCAC semi-finals. His ability to make strong plays with the ball at his feet and at high speed often made him the most threatening attacker on the field, drawing defenders and opening up space for teammates to join in on the offence, making him a dual threat in the attack of both a scorer and distributor. His game-winning goal over the Cougars also helped earn Francis MCAC Athlete of the Week honours, as well as the CCAA Athlete of the Week spotlight for Manitoba. His offensive talents on the pitch didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the league as well, as Francis was named an MCAC All-Conference selection heading into the MCAC playoffs.
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Kalyssa Wasylik: September's Zueike Female Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Kalyssa Wasylik of Blazers Women's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Female Athlete of the Month for September. The veteran winger has made a triumphant return to the outdoor pitch this fall.
After taking the outdoor season off last autumn but returning to the squad for the indoor futsal season, Kalyssa Wasylik looks to have regained her form on the turf, using her speed and skill on the ball to give the opposition defenders fits throughout the first half of the MCAC schedule. The Blazers' leading point-getter sits just ahead of rookie teammate Sumeet Brar in the conference statistical leaders chart, both of whom have tallied two goals on the season so far. Wasylik has shown a proficiency of creating scoring chances from open play, cutting in from the wing on the dribble for a chance on goal, or creating on through balls to teammates in space.
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Tristen Holfeld: September's Zueike Male Athlete of the Month
Congratulations to Tristen Holfeld of Blazers Men's Soccer on being selected the CMU Zueike Male Athlete of the Month for September. The rookie central midfielder has had a hot start to the season patrolling the middle of the pitch and producing goal-scoring chances.
Holfeld has begun his MCAC career at a Blazing pace, now sitting near the top of the conference in a number of offensive statistical categories, including fourth in the league in goals with four, fifth in points with eight, and tops the conference in shots, proving that the offseason signing is both proficient on set pieces, and factors heavily in controlling the middle of the pitch with an ability to create his own shot that makes him a dangerous offensive weapon as well as a playmaking threat. He has factored in some big results for the Blazers, having scored the ninetieth-minute equalizer in their first league game against Providence to secure the draw, the game-winner in their 2-1 defeat of the Assiniboine Cougars in their first meeting of the season, and leveled the score this past weekend with Assiniboine, getting the ball rolling on the Blazers' comeback win.
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CMU Celebrates National Coaches Week with 21 Matches Played
It was the busiest week of the young 2024-25 season so far, and a fitting way to showcase our incredible coaching staffs here in Blazers Athletics, as all six varsity programs were in action, competing in 21 exhibition and MCAC league matches between Wednesday and Sunday.
The week started early with a Wednesday night clash with Les Rouges at home for Blazers Soccer. In a season full of upsets and strange results, the CMU men dropped the first of the evening matches to their cross-city counterparts in a 0-5 loss. On the women's side the Blazers had the opportunity to grab sole possession of third place in the conference standings with a win, and took full advantage in a 2-1 victory, lifting them to a 2-2 record. Kalyssa Wasylik and Sumeet Brar notched the two tallies for the home side.
Blazers soccer also finished off Week 3 of the MCAC schedule with an away date with the Pilots. With both Providence teams sitting above CMU in the standings it was going to be a tough test in Otterburne, and the results showed it, with the men taking a 1-6 loss, while the women followed with a 0-5 scoreline. Tristen Holfeld was the sole scorer on the day on the men's side as he continues his great start in his rookie campaign.
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