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Athletes of the Week

John Smits

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/8/2010
  • Sport
    Men's Soccer
  • Bio
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Third-year goalkeeper John Smits pulled out all the stops, denying three penalty kicks to lead the Varsity Blues men’s soccer team to a 1-0 upset over the No. 2 York Lions and their first OUA banner since 2002 this past weekend.
 
A native of Mississauga, Ont., Smits recorded his 10th shutout of the season and fifth in the last eight games en route to player of the game laurels in Sunday’s final versus York. 
 
The two-time OUA all-star denied OUA West most valuable player Adrian Pena’s penalty kick attempt, diving to his side to keep the game deadlocked in the 37th minute.  
 
After posting 10 saves over 90 minutes of regulation and 30 of extra time, Smits then stepped up in a big way and made two huge saves over six rounds of penalty kicks, including the game-winning stop on Carlos Noguiera to secure the 1-0 victory.  
 
The fifth-year biology major also led the team to a 3-1 semi-final victory over the Western Mustangs on Saturday, making eight saves in the process.



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
2/11/2013 Zack Chetrat Swimming
2/11/2013 Vanessa Treasure Women's Swimming
2/4/2013 Brett Willows Men's Ice Hockey
2/4/2013 Rachael Sider Women's Basketball
1/28/2013 Hayley Warren Women's Track & Field
1/28/2013 Mitchell Woodside Men's Volleyball
1/21/2013 Ian Weir Nordic Skiing
1/21/2013 Callie Bazak Women's Ice Hockey
1/14/2013 Blake Boddy Men's Ice Hockey
1/14/2013 Hayley Warren Women's Track & Field
1/7/2013 Michael Markovic Men's Ice Hockey
1/7/2013 Rachael Sider Women's Basketball
12/3/2012 Michael Markovic Men's Ice Hockey
12/3/2012 Vanessa Treasure Women's Swimming
11/26/2012 Zack Chetrat Swimming
11/26/2012 Danielle Hirsh Women's Water Polo
11/19/2012 Alan Chung Men's Water Polo
11/19/2012 Jasmine Lewin Women's Basketball
11/12/2012 Paul Van De Velde Men's Ice Hockey
11/12/2012 Charlotte Sider Women's Volleyball
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