Port Coquitlam hockey player Nick Buonassisi was named Canada West Universities Athletic Association third star of the week for his three-goal performance with the UBC Thunderbirds last weekend.
The second-year forward opened the scoring Friday night when the T-birds took down Mount Royal University Cougars 5-3 in what was MRU's first loss of the season.
He continued the heroics Saturday afternoon, scoring both of UBC's goals in a 3-2 overtime loss against the Cougars.
With his team down 2-0 in the second period, Buonassisi scored a shorthanded marker at 14:20 of the middle frame to get the T-Birds back into the game. He found the net again at 2:01 of the third to tie the score at two each.
That goal allowed UBC to take the game into overtime and earn its third point of the weekend.
The Thunderbirds are 2-2-2 and will take on the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns this weekend at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
