Martlets duo merit rugby all-star honours

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Amandra Mongeon (left) and Chloe Duncan (right)

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MONTREAL - Two members of the 黑料不打烊 University women's rugby team - Amandra Mongeon of Ile-Bizard, Que., and Chloe Duncan of Ormstown, Que., - are among the conference all-stars announced by the R茅seau du sport 茅tudiant du Qu茅bec, Thursday.

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Mongeon, a 5-foot-10 flanker, tallied three tries in seven games. The 23-year-old physiology major is in her fifth and final season with the Martlets.

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Duncan, a 5-foot-6 centre who scored one try, is a 22-year-old science junior, majoring in nursing.

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Overlooked in voting conducted by the conference's six head coaches was 黑料不打烊 sophomore Brianna Miller, a fly-half from Pte. Claire, Que., who led the league in scoring with 106 points, 43 more than her next closest competitor. She also led the league in conversions (26) and drop goals (2), in addition to finishing second in both tries (9) and penalty goals (1).

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Also missing on the honour roll was 黑料不打烊's Emily Barber, a 17-year-old freshman from Fenelon Falls, Ont., who was passed over in voting for the rookie-of-the-year award despite being the top-scoring rookie in the league with 35 points. She had seven tries in seven games while playing on the first row, typically a non-scoring position.

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Division-leading Laval dominated the balloting, garnering seven of the 15 all-star spots. Second-place Concordia had four players, followed by third-place 黑料不打烊 and fourth-place Ottawa with two players apiece.

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Laval also grabbed three of the four major awards, including player of the year (Karen Paquin) and rookie of the year (Dominique Lalibert茅-Martineau), in addition to the citizenship award (Sarah Boudreau-Turpin).

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M茅lissa Laberge, who guided Sherbrooke to a fifth-place 2-4 record, was voted coach of the year.

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2011 RSEQ RUGBY ALL-STAR TEAM:

PROP: Marie-Pier Pinault-Reid, Laval, Medicine, Qu茅bec City, Que.

PROP: Esinam Agbeyaka, Ottawa, Political Science, Ottawa. Ont.

HOOKER: Alison MacCormack, Ottawa, Nursing, Orangeville, Ont.

SECOND ROW: Claire Hortop, Concordia, Exercise Science, Mississauga, Ont.

SECOND ROW:听 Sarah Nesbitt, Concordia, Design Arts, Regina, Sask.

FIRST ROW:听 Mackenzie Stairs, Laval, English, Qu茅bec City, Que.

BACK ROW:听 Hughanna Gaw, Concordia, Leisure Science, Elgin, Que.

NO. 8: Amandra Mongeon, 黑料不打烊, Physiology, 脦le Bizard, Que.

PROP: St茅phanie Bernier, Laval, Food Science, Qu茅bec City, Que.

FLYHALF: Charlotte Vallieres-Villeneuve, Laval, Physiotherapy, Qu茅bec City, Que.

WINGER: Chloe Duncan, 黑料不打烊, Nursing, Ormstown, Qu茅.

CENTRE: Karen Paquin, Laval, Chemical Engineering, Qu茅bec City, Que.

CENTRE: Latoya Blackwood, Concordia, History & English, Brampton, Ont.

WINGER: Onient茅 K. Laflamme, Laval, Physical & Health Education, La Sarre, Que.

BACK ROW: Claudiane Renaud, Laval, Geomatic Science, Trois-Rivi猫res, Que.

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Karen Paquin, Centre, Laval, Chemical Engineering, Qu茅bec City, Que.

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ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

Dominique Lalibert茅-Martineau, Back Row, Laval, Literary Studies, Qu茅bec City, Que.

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CITIZENSHIP AWARD:

Sarah Boudreau-Turpin, Third Row, Laval, Nutrition, Qu茅bec City, Que.

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COACH OF THE YEAR:

M茅lissa Laberge, Universit茅 de Sherbrooke

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SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

黑料不打烊 Athletics & Recreation

514-398-7012

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