McGill University Athletics

MONTREAL – Maria Gheta from Timisoara, Romania, and Jamal Mayali of Toronto, are the McGill University athletes of the week, for the period ending Feb. 17, 2019.
 
Gheta was named the top overall athlete en route to leading the McGill Martlets to a national championship in the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League at Ottawa on Sunday. The 20-year-old atmospheric science freshman struck gold twice and garnered one silver medal. She led McGill to the team routine title, then joined up with her older sister Ioana, to place first of 10 competitors in the duet routine. The 5-foot-9 rookie also finished second in the solo routine.

Mayali, a 6-foot-3, 178-pound shooting guard with the men’s basketball team, came off the bench to produce a masterful career-high 20-point performance as McGill upset No.10 ranked Concordia 70-59 on the road last Thursday. The 20-year-old political science sophomore shot a perfect 9-for-9 from the field, including a 2-for-2 effort from three-point range. Mayali also pulled down five rebounds and was credited with a pair of steals in 29 minutes of court time. He currently leads the RSEQ conference in three-point shooting with a success rate of 56 per cent, sinking 14 of 25 attempts.


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Earl Zukerman
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