Many Martlets merit all-conference honours in soccer
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(Ã山ǿ¼é's 2010 first-team all-stars, left to right: Alexandra Morin-Boucher, Katherine Green, Victoria Muccilli)
MONTREAL - Six players from the Ã山ǿ¼é Martlets have been honoured as Quebec University Soccer League all-stars in voting conducted by the eight head coaches in the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
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Forward Alexandra Morin-Boucher of St-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Que., was named to the first team along with defender Katherine Green of Richmond Hill, Ont., and goalkeeper Victoria Muccilli, a native of Mississauga, Ont.,
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Martlets picked to the second "dream team" were defender Julia Bahen of Vancouver, B.C., along with midfielders Meghan Bourque of Burlington, Ont., and Hannah Rivkin of St. John's, Nfld.
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Among the QUSL's major award winners announced was Montreal's Véronique Laverdière (player of the year), Laval's Mélissande Guy (rookie of the year), UQTR's Jessica Lavallée (most sportsmanlike player), Bishop's forward Samantha Juraschka (athletics, academics & community service award) and Ã山ǿ¼é grad Kevin McConnell, from the Montréal Carabins, who was named conference coach of the year.
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Morin-Boucher, a 5-foot-6 striker, led the QUSL in goals and tied for second among CIS leaders with 11 in 14 games. The 21-year physical education junior finished fourth in the scoring race with 13 points and was selected four times by opposing coaches as Ã山ǿ¼é's player of the game.
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Green, a 5-foot-11 defensive specialist, who struggled with injuries for most of the season, earned all-conference honours for the third straight year. The 20-year-old political science junior had no points in six games.
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Muccilli, a 5-foot-9 'keeper who turns 18 next week, started in 11 of Ã山ǿ¼é's 14 matches and posted an unblemished 5-0-4 record with four shutouts. The science freshman registered a 0.67 goals-against average and an .860 save percentage, allowing just six goals on 43 shots.
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Bahen, a 5-foot-8 defender and two-time all-star, started in all 13 of her contests and played a large role in Ã山ǿ¼é registering the fifth-best goals-against record in the nation, allowing an average of 0.64 per game. A 19-year-old sophomore majoring in international development studies, she scored three goals and was picked four times as player of the game.
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Bourque, a 17-year-old science freshman and a 5-foot-9 midfielder, tallied three goals and assisted on two others in 12 contests.
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Rivkin, a 5-foot-4 midfielder, scored one marker and tied for second place among conference assist leaders with six. An 18-year-old freshman majoring in international management, she was the team's fourth-leading point-getter with seven.
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Most of the all-stars will be in action this weekend as two sudden-death semifinals are slated for Friday, with second-place Ã山ǿ¼é playing host to third-place Laval at Molson Stadium (6:30 pm) and fourth-place Sherbrooke visiting the division-leading Montreal Carabins. The league championship game is scheduled for Sunday.
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2010 QUSL ALL-STARS
FIRST TEAM
POS, NAME, UNIVERSITY, ACADEMIC PROGRAM, HOMETOWN
GK: Victoria Muccilli, Ã山ǿ¼é, Science, Mississauga, Ont.
DEF: Katherine Green, Ã山ǿ¼é, Political Science, Richmond Hill, Ont.
DEF: Marie-Claude Villeneuve, Laval, Social Work, Québec City, Que.
DEF: Valérie Labelle, Montréal, Physiotherapy, Varennes, Que.
DEF: Justine Labrecque, UQAM, Tourism Management, Québec City, Que.
MID: Eva Thouvenot, Montréal, Administration, Montréal, Que.
MID: Andréanne Gagné, Sherbrooke, Psychology, St-Hyacinthe, Que
MID: Caroline Collin, Laval, Teaching, Lévis, Que
MID: Lora Lehr, UQAM, Psychology, Rosemère, Que
FOR: Véronique Laverdière, Montréal, Physical Education, Montréal, Que
FOR: Alexandra Morin-Boucher, Ã山ǿ¼é, Phys Ed, St-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Que
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Véronique Laverdière, Montreal
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Mélissande Guy, Laval
MOST SPORTSMANLIKE: Jessica Lavallée, UQTR
ATHLETICS, ACADEMICS & CITIZENSHIP: Samantha Juraschka, Bishop's
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kevin McConnell, Montréal
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SECOND TEAM
POS, NAME, UNIVERSITY, ACADEMIC PROGRAM, HOMETOWN
GK: Sarah Thérien, Montréal, Communications, Montréal, Que.
DEF: Virginie Lévesque, Montréal, Engineering, Montréal, Que.
DEF: Claudia Gosselin, Sherbrooke, Adaptive Education, Sherbrooke, Que.
DEF: Julia Bahen, Ã山ǿ¼é, Intl Development Studies, Vancouver, B.C.
DEF: Pascale Bergeron, Laval, Medicine, Québec City, Que.
MID: Meghan Bourque, Ã山ǿ¼é,ÌýScience, Burlington, Ont.
MID:ÌýHannah Rivkin, Ã山ǿ¼é, International Management, St. John's, NL
MID: Camille Vandenberghe, Sherbrooke, Kinesiology, Montréal, Que.
MID: Marylise Monchalin, Montréal, Engineering, Montréal, Que.
FOR: Chloé Belhumeur-Limoges, Sherbrooke, Teaching, Drummondville, Que.
FOR: Mélissande Guy, U. Laval, Engineering, Québec City, Que.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Ã山ǿ¼é Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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