±«ÓãÖ±²¥'s Daoust named RSEQ female athlete of the week
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MONTREAL - Mélodie Daoust of the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ women's hockey team, has been named female athlete of the week by the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec, for the period ending Jan. 29, 2012.
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It marks the ninth time that a ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ nomination has won the RSEQ weekly award this season.
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Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, a middle distance runner with the Laval Rouge et Or, won the nomination on the men's side.
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Daoust, a 5-foot-6 centre from Valleyfield, Que., scored eight points, including two goals in a pair of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ victories last week. The 20-year-old physical education freshmen assisted on five goals in a 10-0 win at Carleton last Saturday as ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ avenged a loss to the Ravens from the previous week. She also scored twice and added an assist in a 7-1 home-ice victory over Ottawa, Friday. A former member of the Canadian national under-20 program, she attended Collège Edouard-Montpetit before enrolling at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ last semester.
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Previous RSEQ honorees from ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ this season include swimmer Steven Bielby (three times: Jan. 24, Oct. 25 and Nov. 15), hockey players Ann-Sophie Bettez (Jan. 17), Marc-Andre Dorion (Jan. 10) and Leslie Oles (Nov. 22), plus Gideon Balloch (rugby, Nov. 8) and Brianna Miller (rugby, Sept. 12).
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
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