Posted: Oct 21, 2013
X-Women rugby scrum half Zahra Batool was named the StFX Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending Oct. 20, 2013. Zahra, a third year Human Nutrition student from Waterloo, Ont., played a strong game in helping the X-Women defeat the CIS ranked No. 5 Acadia Axewomen 24-17 on Saturday. The starting scrum half all season, Zahra scored the X-Women’s first try of the game late in the first half on a breakaway run. She received player of the game honors for her contribution to the game. Zahra scored four tries in regular season play this year.