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MONTREAL – Kevin Desfossés of Beauport, Que., and Vanessa Davidson of Kirkland, Que., are the Quebec Student Sport Federation's athletes of the week for the period ending March 8, 2009.

Desfossés, a six-foot, 185-pound goaltender with the hockey Redmen, kicked aside 61 of 63 shots as Ã山ǿ¼é swept No.5-ranked UQTR in two straight games last week to capture the OUA East Conference title and earn a berth in both the league championship game and subsequently, the CIS national tournament. The 21-year-old management freshman posted a stellar .968 save percentage and a stingy 1.00 goals-against average while registering both victories. Desfossés joined the Redmen in January after earning all-star honours with the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts and a playing stint in Port Huron of the International Hockey League.

Davidson, a 24-year-old centre with the Martlets hockey team, scored eight points in two games as Ã山ǿ¼é swept their conference semifinal series against Concordia last week to reach the league championship series and qualify for the CIS championships. The 5-foot-8 physical education senior had one goal and four assists in an 11-2 win in Game 1 and added a goal with a pair of assists in a 4-1 victory to clinch the series. Davidson, who won gold with Team Canada at the world university games in China last month, previously attended John Abbott College before enrolling at Ã山ǿ¼é in 2005.

It marks the eighth and ninth Quebec weekly conference selection of the season for Ã山ǿ¼é athletes. The list of previous recipients includes and Martlet forward Ann-Sophie Bettez, who was named three times (Jan. 19/09, Nov. 19/08 and Oct. 21/08). Other Ã山ǿ¼é picks include swimmer Steven Bielby (Feb. 23),  cager Moustafa El Zanaty (Jan. 27), rearguard Cathy Chartrand (Jan. 6, 2009) and goaltender Danny Mireault (Nov. 19. 2008).

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman & Mylène Vézina