McGill University Athletics

Mayali and Carignan named McGill athletes of the week

MONTREAL – Jamal Mayali of Toronto, Ont., and Ariel Carignan of Sherbrooke, Que., are the McGill University athletes of the week for the period ending on Oct. 6, 2019.
 
Mayali, a 6-foot-3, 178-pound guard, guided the men’s basketball team to a pair of preseason road victories over the weekend, winning 76-70 at Toronto on Oct. 4 and 90-74 at York on Oct. 5. The 21-year-old political science junior scored 52 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in the two games, to go along with five assists, one blocked shot and three steals. He shot an impressive 53.6 per cent from the field (15-for-28), including a 3-for-10 performance from three-point range and also shot a solid 76 per cent from the free-throw line (19-for-25). Mayali came off the bench to score a career-high 28 points in the win over Toronto. He started in the next game at York and led the team with 24 points.
 
Carignan, a 5-foot-6 rookie defender with the women’s soccer team, scored the game-winning goal in the 62nd minute of play to give McGill a 1-0 upset over the Montreal Carabins on Sunday. It was McGill’s first win against UdeM in seven years -- dating back to a 2-1 victory on Sept. 20, 2012 -- and halted a six-game losing streak to the Carabins.  The 5-foot-7 centre-back, a 21-year-old arts freshman, curled a dangerous free-kick into the box from the right side and her shot found the back of the net for what was her first career goal.
 
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Earl Zukerman
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