UNB's Olivia Eustace and Saint Mary's Reid Valade named East Coast Lifestyle AUS Athletes of the Week

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Olivia Eustace 
University: University of New Brunswick
Sport: Women’s Hockey
Position: Forward
Hometown: Riverview, N.B.
Year of eligibility: Fifth
Academic program: Education

Olivia Eustace from the UNB REDS women’s hockey team is the East Coast Lifestyle AUS Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 12, 2025.

An education student in her fifth year of eligibility from Riverview, N.B., Eustace played a major role in a pair of wins for the REDS with an impressive six-point weekend.

In Friday’s 2-1 shootout win over Dalhousie, Eustace scored the tying goal and was 12-for-21 in the faceoff circle. She was named the game’s third star.

In Saturday’s 5-3 win over Saint Mary’s, she was a factor in every goal. She scored one goal and added four assists and was named the game’s first star for her efforts.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Name: Reid Valade
University: Saint Mary’s University
Sport: Men’s Hockey
Position: Forward
Hometown: Caledon, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: Commerce

Reid Valade of the Saint Mary’s Huskies men’s hockey team has been named the East Coast Lifestyle AUS Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 12, 2025.

A third-year forward from Caledon, Ont., Valade led the Huskies to two weekend wins and an undefeated 4-0-0 start, with a five-point weekend.

In Friday’s 6-4 win over the UPEI Panthers, he scored one goal and added an assist.

In Saturday’s 4-3 win over the UNB REDS, Valade scored two goals and added an assist.

Through four games played, he leads the AUS in goals (6), points (9), and plus/minus rating (+6).

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.