UNB's Lydia Green and UPEI's Josh Currie named East Coast Lifestyle AUS Athletes of the Week

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Lydia Green
University: University of New Brunswick
Sport: Women’s Volleyball
Position: Outside Hitter
Hometown: Bedford, N.S.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: BSc

Lydia Green from the UNB REDS women’s volleyball team is the East Coast Lifestyle AUS Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 1, 2026.

A fifth-year science student from Bedford, N.S., Green played a critical role as the league-leading REDS remained unbeaten with a pair of victories over the Saint Mary’s Huskies this past weekend.

In Friday’s 3-1 win, Green struck 16 kills, scored 18 points, and registered eight digs and a pair of blocks.

On Saturday, in a dramatic 3-2 triumph, she hit a match-high 22 kills, scored 25 points, put up four blocks, and recorded 13 digs, earning Player of the Game honours.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Josh Currie
University: University of Prince Edward Island
Sport: Men’s Hockey
Position: Forward
Hometown: Pickering, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BBA

Josh Currie from the UPEI Panthers men’s hockey team has been named the East Coast Lifestyle AUS Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 1, 2026.

A third-year business student from Pickering, Ont., Currie tallied six points in two weekend wins for the Panthers.

In Friday night’s 5-4 overtime win over the Dalhousie Tigers, Currie assisted on UPEI’s first goal of the game.

On Saturday, he was the driving force behind the Panthers’ 6-4 comeback win over the STFX X-Men, delivering a dominant five-point performance. Currie erupted for four goals and an assist in the victory and was named the First Star of the Game.

Throughout the 2025-26 season, each East Coast Lifestyle AUS Athlete of the Week will receive a $50 ECL gift card and a signed certificate, courtesy of East Coast Lifestyle and Atlantic University Sport.