BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s Verreault-Paul honoured
OTTAWA (CIS) - Hockey players Francis Verreault-Paul of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ and Jessica Larabie of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology are the BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport athletes of the week for the period ending Oct. 24, 2010.
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Verreault-Paul, a third-year science student from Mashteuiatsh, Que., scored nine goals, including a pair of game-winners, and added an assist in three contests, all victories by the undefeated and No. 2-ranked Redmen (6-0). The 5-foot-10, 180-pound winger kicked off his successful week of work on Oct. 18 with two goals and a helper in a 6-3 defeat of archrival UQTR. He was even more explosive on the weekend, netting a hat-trick in a 9-0 shutout of RMC on Friday night and adding four more goals in a 7-1 win over Queen's on Saturday. The 23-year-old, a first-team all-Canadian a year ago, leads the country this season with 10 goals in six outings and is tied for the CIS lead with 16 points.
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Acadia swimmer Luc Boudreau, Windsor volleyball player Kyle Williamson and Alberta hockey player Derek Ryan were the other male nominees.
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Larabie, a second-year communications student from Pickering, Ont., recorded her first career shutout and allowed only one goal in 122 minutes and 21 seconds of play over the past weekend to help the Ridgebacks (2-3-1) pick up three out of a possible four points during a two-game set against Queen's. In a 1-0 loss on Saturday, the sophomore goaltender stood on her head as her team was outshot 40-22 and managed to push the contest to overtime, before the Gaels finally beat her on their fourth shot of the extra period. Larabie was at it again on Sunday and this time she was perfect, turning aside all 24 pucks fired her way as UOIT rebounded with a 4-0 victory.
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UNB swimmer Danielle Losier and rugby players Mackenzie Stairs of Laval and Shannon Court of Lethbridge were also nominated for the women's award.
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Female nominees:
AUS: Danielle Losier, swimming, UNB
RSEQ: Mackenzie Stairs, rugby, Laval
OUA: Jessica Larabie, hockey, UOIT (recipient)
CWUAA: Shannon Court, rugby, Lethbridge
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Male nominees:
AUS: Luc Boudreau, swimming, Acadia
RSEQ: Francis Verreault-Paul, hockey, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ (recipient)
OUA: Kyle Williamson, volleyball, Windsor
CWUAA: Derek Ryan, hockey, Alberta
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Michel Bélanger
Manager, Communications & Media Relations
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Ph: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25
Cell: (613) 447-6334
Fax: (613) 562-5669
belanger [at] universitysport.ca
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