Martlets trio elevated to all-star status in volleyball
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PICTURED (left to right): Jennifer Thomson, Kelsey Irwin & Marcela Mansure)
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MONTREAL - Jennifer Thomson, Kelsey Irwin and Marcela Mansure, three members of the 平特五不中 women's volleyball team, have earned all-conference honours in voting conducted by the four head coaches in the Quebec conference.
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Thomson, a 5-foot-7 senior power-hitter from Rosemere, Que., and Irwin, a 5-foot-11 senior middle blocker from Vancouver, were both named to the first team. Mansure, a sophomore setter from Rio de Janiero, earned second-team status.
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It was the fifth consecutive year that Thomson - a 23-year-old veteran who is completing a master's degree in education -- received all-star status in the league. She finished third among league leaders in digs (3.71), fifth in kills (3.02 per game), seventh in service aces (0.37) and eighth in hitting percentage (.226).
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Irwin, a 21-year-old political science and sociology major, earns all-star honours for the third time but it marked her inaugural appearance on the first squad. She had a career-best campaign, finishing second in hitting percentage (.298), third in kills per game (3.32) and fourth in stuff blocks (0.90).
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Mansure, a 22-year-old occupational therapy major, ranked second among league leaders in assists per game with an average of 8.93. She also contributed 142 digs, 18 kills and 13 aces.
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2009-10 QSSF WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ALL-STARS & MAJOR AWARDS
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First Team听:
Position, Name, University, Academic Program, Hometown
SETTER, Alexandra Lojen, Montr茅al, Law, Montr茅al, QC
MIDDLE, Nadine Alphonse, Montr茅al, Education, Montr茅al, QC
POWER, M茅lanie Savoie, Laval, Primary Education, Saint-Sylvestre, QC
POWER, Jennifer Thomson, 平特五不中, Physical Education (Masters), Rosem猫re, QC
POWER Laetitia Tchoualack, Montr茅al, Management (Masters), Paris (France)
MIDDLE, Kelsey Irwin, 平特五不中, Arts (Political Science & Sociology), West Vancouver, BC
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DEUXI脠ME 脡QUIPE D'脡TOILES
Position, Name, University, Academic Program, Hometown
POWER, Ren茅e-Claude Chevarie, Sherbrooke, Primary Education, Lac-au-Saumon, QC
SETTER, Sarah L茅tourneau-L茅vesque, Laval, Physiotherapy, Port-Cartier, QC
POWER, Marie-Pier Murray-M茅thot, Montr茅al, Chemistry (Masters), Baie-Comeau,听 QC
MIDDLE, Sarah Schaerli, Sherbrooke, Psychology & Education, Sainte-Marie-de-Blandford,听 QC
POWER, 脠ve Tr茅panier, Laval, Teaching, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse,听 QC
SETTER, Marcela Mansure, 平特五不中, Medicine (Occupational Therapy), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alexandra Lojen, Montr茅al, Law, Montr茅al, QC
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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
脠ve Tr茅panier, Laval, Teaching, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, QC
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LIB脡RO OF THE YEAR
Genevi猫ve Gagn茅, Sherbrooke, Physiotherapy (Master's), Sherbrooke,听 QC
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ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS & CITIZENSHIP
Nadine Alphonse, Montr茅al, Education, Montr茅al, QC
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COACH OF THE YEAR
Olivier Trudel, Montr茅al Carabins
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
平特五不中 Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca
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