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L-R: Joel Favreau and Lauren Junck. (Supplied)
LAUREN JUNCK AND JOEL FAVREAU

RDP Athletes of the week: Jan. 10-12

Jan 14, 2025 | 9:59 AM

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Athletics is very proud to announce Lauren Junck (Queens Volleyball) and Joel Favreau (Kings Hockey) as the RDP Athletes of the Week.

Lauren Junck
Queens Volleyball
Program – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (third year)
Hometown – Red Deer, Alberta

This past weekend, Red Deer’s Lauren Junck had a dominant performance for the first place RDP Queens Volleyball team (9-2). The talented, third-year outsider hitter contributed a total of 46 kills, 12 digs, 10 service aces and two stuff blocks in a pair of home victories against the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks.

On Friday, Junck led both teams with 23 kills while recording an impressive 0.474 hitting percentage. She added five digs and four service aces in the Queens’ five-set victory (17-25, 25-22, 25-19, 22-25 and 15-10). Junck was recognized as the North Star Sports Queens Player of the Game.

Then on Saturday, Junck accumulated 23 kills, seven digs, six service aces and two stuff blocks in the Polytechnic’s four-set decision over the Kodiaks (25-16, 20-25, 25-18 and 27-25).

Junck is among the league’s top offensive producers, ranking second in total kills (154) and kills per set (3.58).

Junck and the RDP Queens will be back in action on Friday, January 24 when they face the Rattlers in Medicine Hat.

Joel Favreau
Kings Hockey
Program – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (first)
Hometown – Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Joel Favreau, Kings Hockey goaltender, made the most of his opportunity against the SAIT Trojans, not allowing a goal in more than 75 minutes of play. The first-year Bachelor of Arts in Psychology student made a total of 39 saves which included a shutout against the Trojans on Saturday.

With the third place Kings (8W-5L-1 OTL) trailing the Trojans on Friday, Favreau replaced his teammate in net early in the third period and turned aside all 12 shots. Despite the Kings dropping a 7-4 decision, Prince Albert’s Favreau demonstrated outstanding goaltending and gave his team a spark.

On Saturday, the talented netminder recorded his first Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) start and shutout, turning aside all 27 shots and helping the RDP Kings earn a 4-0 home victory over the first place SAIT Trojans (11W-2L-1 OTL). This was only SAIT’s second loss in regulation time this season. Favreau was named the North Star Sports Kings Player of the Game.

Favreau and the Kings will face the NAIT Ooks in a home-and-home series this weekend.

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