University of Victoria Athletics

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Fifth-year guard Amira Giannattasio once again was the main source of offence for the University of Victoria Vikes women’s basketball team this weekend in a pair of games against the Fraser Valley Cascades. Giannattasio shot 100% from the free throw line, going 16-for-16 over the weekend including 10 in the Vikes Friday night victory over the Cascades. The Hamilton native led Victoria in scoring in their Jan.11 victory, posting 20 points, six rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes of game time. Amira followed up that performance on Jan.12 with 28 points, four rebounds, three assists, one steal and never stepped foot off the court playing all 40 minutes of the game. The 28-point game for the social sciences student means she now is the fourth highest scoring Vike in school history. The Vikes narrowly lost to the Cascades 73-71 but it was Giannattasio keeping her team within striking distance all night long. Amira has been instrumental in her teams climb up the Canada West standings as they currently hold the fifth best RPI percentage in the conference