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Valade and Dikdan named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Nov. 24-30, 2025
Posted: Nov 29, 2025

Valade and Dikdan named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Nov. 24-30, 2025

Men's hockey forward Reid Valade and women's basketball forward Emily Dikdan have been named Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week ending November 30, 2025.

Reid Valade / Men's Hockey / Caledon, ON / 3rd year / Commerce

Reid Valade, a third year forward from Caledon, ON, is the Huskies male athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Nov. 24-30, 2025.

Over a pair of games, Valade recorded seven points (five goals, two assists) and recorded 16 shots on goal and a +2 plus/minus rating.

In Friday's 7-3 win over the Acadia Axemen, Valade scored three goals - by way of a third period natural hat-trick - added two assists, and recorded seven shots on goal and a +1 plus/minus rating.

In Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Moncton Aigles Bleus, Valade scored two goals, recorded nine shots on goal and a +1 plus/minus rating.

Through 17 games played, Valade leads all of U SPORTS with 18 goals, and ranks third in the country with 29 points. 

The Huskies record stands at 9-6-0-2 heading into the December break. Saint Mary's will return to action on Saturday, January 3, as they host the Dalhousie Tigers at 3 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre. GET TICKETS

Emily Dikdan / Women's Basketball / Sudbury, ON / 4th year / Commerce - Marketing

Emily Dikdan, a fourth year forward from Sudbury, ON, is the Huskies female athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Nov. 24-30, 2025.

In Wednesday's 62-49 win over the Dalhousie Tigers, Dikdan was named Player of the Game, recording career highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds. Dikdan shot an efficient 9/18 from the field, 4/8 from three and 1/1 from the free-throw line, adding 14 rebounds, two steals, one assist and a blocked shot in 33 minutes.

On the season Dikdan leads the Huskies and ranks fifth in the AUS in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game. Dikdan also ranks among the league-leaders in rebounding (8.3 rebounds per game - sixth in the AUS) and free-throw percentage (82.5% - third in the AUS).

Through 10 games played, the Huskies record stands at 4-6, good for fifth in the AUS standings. Saint Mary's will return to action on Friday, January 9, as they visit the Acadia Axewomen in Wolfville, N.S.

2025-26 Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax:

Week 1: Aug. 18-24: Malik Williams, Football
Week 2: Aug. 25-31: Justin Shibley, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 3: Sept. 1-7: Jahmari Brown, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 4: Sept. 8-14: Tomas Mello, Men's Soccer & Katherine Fairbrother, Women's Rugby
 Week 5: Sept. 15-21: Ryan Butler, Football & Frances MacLeod, Cross Country
 Week 6: Sept. 21-28: Liam Legge, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 7: Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Ryan Butler, Football & Avery Cant, Women's Hockey
 Week 8: Oct. 6-12: Reid Valade, Men's Hockey & Katherine Fairbrother, Women's Rugby
 Week 9: Oct. 13-19: Ben Allison, Men's Hockey & Keyara Nelson, Women's Hockey
Week 10: Oct. 20-27: Isaiah Okoli, Football & Frances MacLeod, Cross Country
Week 11: Oct. 28-Nov. 2: Malik Williams, Football & Emilia Mikanovich, Volleyball
Week 12: Nov. 3-9: Keyshawn Beswick, Football & Abigail MacKenzie, Women's Hockey
Week 13: Nov. 10-16: Cherooke Robinson, Football & Taylor Lougheed, Volleyball
Week 14: Nov. 17-23: Jasha'jaun Downey, Men's Basketball & Mia Faseruk, Women's Hockey
Week 15: Nov. 24-30: Reid Valade, Men's Hockey & Emily Dikdan, Women's Basketball