WATERLOO, Ont. - Golden Hawks Natalie Madill and David Carano are the Laurier Athletes of the Week, presented by The Hawk Shop. 

Madill, a second-year psychology major from Owen Sound, played a stellar game along with excellent performances by all her teammates in Saturday's Golden Hawks win over York by a score of 59-28.  

The 2024-25 team Rookie of the Year made some excellent offensive breaks out of scrums and loose rucks, gaining great territory up the field and putting York on their heels.  

Madill also scored a try and two converts for the purple and gold. 

Carano, a fourth-year environmental studies major from Woodbridge, led the Golden Hawks to a 1-0 home opening win against York to split the season series. It also marked Laurier's first win over York since 2006 - a span of 35 matches.

The goalkeeper made eight saves en route to recording the clean sheet against last season's U SPORTS bronze medalists.

This is the first Laurier Athlete of the Week award for Madill, and second for Carano.