MONTREAL – Basketball players
Alex Paquin, a native of Montreal, and
Alex Kiss-Rusk of Beaconsfield, Que., are the McGill University athletes of the week, sponsored by Ye Olde Orchard Pub, for the period ending Mar. 11, 2018.
Paquin, a six-foot, 190-pound all-star point-guard, merited all-tournament honours while leading the Redmen to a 1-2 record and a fourth-place at the U SPORTS national championships in Halifax over the weekend. In three games, the 23-year-old applied finance major scored 39 points to go along with four rebounds, nine assists, eight steals and one block. He shot 42.1 per cent from the field (16/38), 27.3 from three-point range (3/11) and went 4-for-10 from the free-throw line.
Kiss-Rusk, a 6-foot-4 All-Canadian centre, was the only McGill player named to merit all-tournament honours at the U SPORTS national championship in Regina over the weekend, leading the Martlets to a 1-2 record and a fourth-place finish. The fifth-year senior, scored 25 points in three games, collecting 36 rebounds with 11 assists, five blocks and a pair of steals. A 23-old social work major, she shot 44 per cent from the field (11/25) and was a perfect 3-for-3 from the line. Kiss-Rusk registered 10 points and 11 boards in her final collegiate contest, her team-leading 19th "double-double" of the season in 30 games overall.
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
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