Â鶹´«Ã½ presents our PepsiCo Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 19, 2023.
Talia Vydykhan, Volleyball
Second-year outside hitter Talia Vydykhan is this week’s female PepsiCo Athlete of the Week.
Talia helped lead the Tigers to a bronze medal finish at the 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Volleyball Championship over the weekend.
She recorded seven kills, five digs, a block and an ace in the Tigers 3-0 win over the UQaM Citadins in quarter-final action. The next day, she added another five kills and six digs in their semifinal loss to the Trinty Western Spartans.
In Sunday’s bronze medal matchup, she had 17 kills, seven digs and four blocks in the Tigers 3-2 victory over the Manitoba Bisons to be named the Mikasa Player of the Game.
A Therapeutic Recreations student, Talia is from Hammonds Plains, N.S.