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Beswick and MacKenzie named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Nov. 3-9, 2025
Posted: Nov 09, 2025

Beswick and MacKenzie named Huskies Athletes of the Week: Nov. 3-9, 2025

Men's football defensive back Keyshawn Beswick and women's hockey player Abigail MacKenzie have been named Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week ending November 9, 2025.

Keyshawn Beswick / Men's Football / Surrey, BC / 1st year / Arts

Keyshawn Beswick, a first year defensive back from Surrey, BC, is the Huskies male athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Nov. 3-9, 2025.

Beswick was named Player of the Game in the Huskies 46-11 win over the STFX X-Men in the Loney Bowl championship game on Saturday, winning the Don Loney Memorial Trophy as Championship MVP.

Beswick's second quarter interception set the tone for a dominant defensive performance, and he added 3.5 tackles and two pass break-ups, playing lockdown defence on the X-Men's All-Star receivers. 

"I want to give all the credit to my teammates that I go against in practice every day," said Beswick post-game. "I think we have the best receivers and the AUS and going up against them in practice has made me a much better player, and it's prepared me for moments like this."

A second generation Husky, Beswick's father Marc played for the Huskies from 2006-07, and was part of the last Huskies team to reach the Uteck Bowl in 2007.

The U SPORTS #5 ranked Huskies now advance to the Uteck Bowl National Semifinal for the first time since 2010, where they will host the #4 ranked Montréal Carabins on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. at Huskies Stadium. GET TICKETS

"It means a lot to win this one, but we know the jobs not finished," added Beswick post-game. "We expect to go all the way, we know our team is good enough, we've got the best defence in the game, and the Vanier has been our goal all season long."

Abigail MacKenzie / Women's Hockey / Stellarton, NS / 4th year / Science - Psychology

Abigail MacKenzie, a fourth year defencewoman from Stellarton, NS, is the Huskies female athlete of the week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax, for the week of Nov. 3-9, 2025.

Over a pair of games this weekend, MacKenzie recorded one goal and three assists.

In Friday's 5-0 win over the Mount Allison Mounties, MacKenzie scored a goal, added an assist, and was a +3 with six shots on goal.

In Saturday's 4-2 loss to the STFX X-Women, MacKenzie assisted on both Huskies goals.

A two-time AUS All-Star, MacKenzie is having a breakout season. Through 11 games, she leads the AUS and all of U SPORTS with 12 assists. She's also scored a goal, with her 13 points ranking second in both the AUS and U SPORTS, and also leads the AUS with a +8 plus/minus rating.

The Huskies (5-5-0-1) will be back on home ice on Friday, Nov. 14, hosting the Moncton Aigles Bleues (6-4-1-0) at 7 p.m. at the Dauphinee Centre. GET TICKETS

2025-26 Huskies Athletes of the Week, sponsored by Freeman's Little New York Halifax:

Week 1: Aug. 18-24: Malik Williams, Football
Week 2: Aug. 25-31: Justin Shibley, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 3: Sept. 1-7: Jahmari Brown, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 4: Sept. 8-14: Tomas Mello, Men's Soccer & Katherine Fairbrother, Women's Rugby
 Week 5: Sept. 15-21: Ryan Butler, Football & Frances MacLeod, Cross Country
 Week 6: Sept. 21-28: Liam Legge, Football & Cara Freeman, Women's Soccer
 Week 7: Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Ryan Butler, Football & Avery Cant, Women's Hockey
 Week 8: Oct. 6-12: Reid Valade, Men's Hockey & Katherine Fairbrother, Women's Rugby
 Week 9: Oct. 13-19: Ben Allison, Men's Hockey & Keyara Nelson, Women's Hockey
Week 10: Oct. 20-27: Isaiah Okoli, Football & Frances MacLeod, Cross Country
Week 11: Oct. 28-Nov. 2: Malik Williams, Football & Emilia Mikanovich, Volleyball
Week 12: Nov. 3-9: Keyshawn Beswick, Football & Abigail MacKenzie, Women's Hockey