Tia Schaffer (Saskatoon, Sask.) of the women's soccer team and Luca Danesi (Binbrook, Ont.) have been named the Brock University Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday, Aug. 31.  

Making an impressive Badgers' debut, Schaffer, an Ontario Tech Ridgebacks transfer, scored two goals over the weekend to help the women's soccer team collect two victories over the Algoma Thunderbirds. On Saturday, Aug. 30, the Professional Kinesiology graduate student made good on a penalty kick opportunity for her first Ontario University Athletics (OUA) goal in the 13th minute as Brock won 2-1. The next day, Schaffer knocked in a header in the 90th minute to help secure the Badgers' 3-0 decision. Throughout the weekend, Schaffer was a presence on the back line and impressively scored two goals from the centre back position. 

Danesi, a fourth-year forward, scored a game-winner in two consecutive games as the Badgers squeaked out two 1-0 victories over the Algoma Thunderbirds this past weekend. The first night Saturday, Aug. 30, the Teacher Education major crossed a ball that went off the Algoma goalkeeper for the goal in the 75th minute. On Sunday, Aug. 31, Danesi then made the most of his penalty kick opportunity in the 42nd minute to help the Badgers take a 1-0 lead that they would not relinquish. Over the two games, Danesi played all 180 minutes, providing offensive firepower for the Badgers all weekend.