Sabine Dukate, of the University of Saskatchewan women’s basketball team has been named the Usports Female Athlete of the Week.

Dukate beat out athletes from Toronto, Laval and Dalhousie for the honors. She helped lead the Huskies to their 2nd Usports National Championship in the program’s history.

From a press release from the Huskies website:

National Championship MVPs Eric Lutz of the Calgary Dinos track and field team and Sabine Dukate from the Saskatchewan Huskies women’s basketball squad are the U SPORTS Male and Female Athletes of the Week for the period ending March 8, 2020.

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sabine Dukate, SaskatchewanDukate made sure she ended her incredible Huskies’ career on top, scoring 53 points over three games to lead Saskatchewan to a second U SPORTS national championship in program history.

Named the tournament MVP and a tournament all-star, Dukate was on fire from long-distance all tournament long, helping the Huskies to wins of 14, 19 and 18 points as Saskatchewan dominated the field for their second title in the last five years.

Starting the weekend with a quarter-final win over the Carleton Ravens, Dukate went 5-of-11 from beyond the arc and finished with a game-high 21 points, 13 of which came in the opening quarter.

The product of Ventspils Latvia followed that up with eight points in a semifinal victory over the Laval Rouge et Or before taking over in the championship game.

Dukate knocked down eight of 12 three-pointers in the title game, a new record for the U SPORTS women’s basketball championship. Scoring a game-high 24 points, Dukate’s touch from three-point land led the Huskies past the Brock Badgers.

Dukate ends her five years with Saskatchewan with four Canada West titles and a pair of U SPORTS national championships.