Tuks player designated as best Varsity Hockey player
An exciting upcoming star from TuksHockey has been named this year's Player of the Tournament after the completion of the Varsity Hockey Tournament.
The recent Varsity Hockey series wasn’t Tuks’ finest, with the ladies from the Jacaranda City crashing out the competition in semi-finals.
But coach Inky Zondi will take solace in that the player of the tournament was his striker Onthatile Zulu.
The BCom business management student was a vital part of her team’s run to the semi-finals. She was ecstatic to receive the coveted award.
“To be honest I’m really shocked to win the Player of the tournament award. I really didn’t expect it, me out of all people. I’ve been working really hard to try improving little things and I guess this is a sense of reassurance to me, that’s what I’m doing is working and I should keep going. It’s keeps me motivated and I’m so delighted and grateful for this award. I can only get better from now,” said Zulu after she received the award.
After excelling in Varsity Hockey, Zulu believes it would be an honour to represent South Africa but is also very serious about her academics.
“I am looking at pursuing a professional career in hockey and playing for my country would be an honour. On the other hand, it’s also important for me to finish my degree and find a job in order for me to be financially independent,” she explained.
On her team’s performance, the striker believes the they performed well despite some hiccups.
“The team started off quite badly and we all had no idea why. We followed a process that we were all aware of but it just wasn’t working out. The second weekend we did a lot better and we were able to finish the week off with four wins which just put us in the semi-finals, and I can’t express how excited I was,” Zulu said.
According to het the team obviously would have wanted to make it through to the final, but it wasn’t their day against a very good Maties team.
Zulu also heaped praise on the competitiveness of Varsity Hockey.
“This is my first year at Varsity Hockey, and I can say that this tournament has been one of the most challenging and most competitive tournaments I’ve ever been to in my life. A lot of tournaments I participated in, were not on the same calibre as Varsity Hockey,” she concluded.
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