Women's Soccer | 10/24/2018 11:54:00 PM
MONTREAL -- The McGill University women's soccer team had four players honoured, including two major award recipients, as the conference all-stars were announced Wednesday, by the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
Nathalie Brunelle, a junior from Montreal, was named to the first all-conference team, while senior Claudia Agozzino, also from Montreal, made the second squad along with freshman Leah Simon of Mississauga, Ont.
Simon came away as a triple crown winner, earning the league's rookie-of-the-year honours and meriting a spot on the RSEQ all-rookie team.
The other McGill laureate was Tia Lore, a senior from Richmond, B.C., who received the conference's leadership and citizenship award.
Another honoree who merits a mention is Kevin McConnell, a McGill physical education grad and former Redmen star on their 1997 national championship team, who was named coach of the year for the second straight season (and fourth time overall) after guiding the Montreal Carabins to an undefeated first-place finish.
Brunelle, a 5-foot-6 defender, was second on the team in scoring with eight points in 14 contests. The 22-year-old psychology junior tallied three goals and five assists.
Agozzino, a 5-foot-7 midfielder, ranked third on the team with five points, including three goals, in 14 games. A three-time conference all-star in five years, she is a 23-year-old civil engineering major in her final season of eligibility.
Simon, is a 5-foot-6 defender, who started the preseason at midfield, but was converted to the back-line in the regular season opener to fill in for an injured player and started every game. The 18-year-old management freshman was credited with one assist. She becomes the seventh McGill player to be named as the league's rookie of the year but the first since 2011 when Alexandra Hoyte was picked.
Lore, a 5-foot-7 striker, finished fourth among league leaders in both goals (7) and points (9). The 21-year-old sociology senior topped the Martlets in both categories, earning points on 41 per cent of the team's 22 goals scored. She becomes the fourth McGill player in as many years to receive the RSEQ's leadership award. Lore serves as president of the McGill Varsity Council, helped create a women empowerment program to encourage soccer development for young girls in Paraguay and has served as an organizer for the past three years of an annual McGill soccer fundraiser that has generated about $8,000 in support of breast cancer research.
The awards will be presented during the playoffs, which get under way this weekend. McGill, which finished fourth in the eight-team Quebec league with an 8-4-2 record, faces division-leading Montreal (10-0-4) in a sudden-death semifinal on Sunday at 10 a.m. The other semi features third-place UQTR (7-1-6) at second=place Laval (8-2-4).
2018 RSEQ WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-STARS & MAJOR AWARDS
FIRST TEAM
Emmanuelle Alcindor - MONTRÉAL - Forward
Jessica Bunker - LAVAL - Forward
Mégane Sauvé - MONTRÉAL - Midfielder
Julia Liguori - UQAM - Midfielder
Laurie Couture-Dallaire - LAVAL - Midfielder
Dominique Fortin - LAVAL - Midfielder
Marie-Ève Bernard-O'Breham - MONTRÉAL - Defender
Nathalie Brunelle - McGILL - Defender
Roxanne Dionne - LAVAL - Defender
Maude Leblanc - MONTRÉAL - Defender
Gabrielle Lambert - UQTR – Goalkeeper
SECOND TEAM
Joëlle Gosselin - LAVAL - Forward
Mireille Patry - LAVAL - Forward
Claudia Agozzino - McGILL - Midfielder
Magali Gravel - UQTR - Midfielder
Kim Tremblay - LAVAL - Midfielder
Mélissa Proulx - MONTRÉAL - Midfielder
Leah Simon - McGILL - Defender
Maude Poulin - UQTR - Defender
Chama Sedki - CONCORDIA - Defender
Lauriane Beauchamp - UQTR - Defender
Claudia Dubé-Trempe - MONTRÉAL - Goalkeeper
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Sonya Hannigan - MONTRÉAL - Forward
Daphnée Blouin - LAVAL - Forward
Amina Koroghli - MONTRÉAL - Midfielder
Chloe Calitri - BISHOP'S - Midfielder
Malou Merovitz - BISHOP'S - Midfielder
Noémie Longpré - UQAM - Defender
Leah Simon - McGILL - Defender
Éllie Lapointe - UQAM - Defender
Kayla Kyle - BISHOP'S - Defender
Ariane Routhier - LAVAL - Defender
Erika Bastien - MONTRÉAL - Goalkeeper
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
Gabrielle Lambert - UQTR - Player of the Year Award
Leah Simon - McGILL - Rookie of the Year Award
Tia Lore - McGILL - Leadership & Citizenship Award
Kevin McConnell - MONTRÉAL - Coach of the Year Award
Le RSEQ dévoile ses récipiendaires 2018 en soccer universitaire féminin
RSEQ
Au terme de la saison de soccer universitaire féminin du RSEQ, la gardienne de but Gabrielle Lambert des Patriotes de l'UQTR remporte le titre d'Athlète par excellence. De son côté, Leah Simon qui évolue comme défenseure avec les Martlets de l'Université McGill décroche le titre de Recrue de l'année tandis que sa coéquipière Tia Lore se voit décerner la mention Leadership et engagement social. L'entraîneur des Carabins de l'Université Montréal, Kevin McConnell, est pour sa part couronné Entraîneur de l'année.
La saison régulière maintenant terminée, c'est ce dimanche 28 octobre qu'auront lieu les demi-finales alors que les Martlets de l'Université McGill visiteront les Carabins de l'Université de Montréal dès 10 h. Le Rouge et Or de l'Université Laval sera l'hôte du deuxième duel et accueillera les Patriotes de l'UQTR dans un match qui débutera à 15 h 15. Les deux équipes gagnantes seront en action le vendredi suivant pour déterminer les championnes du RSEQ.
1re Équipe d'étoiles
Emmanuelle Alcindor - MONTRÉAL - Attaquante
Jessica Bunker - LAVAL - Attaquante
Mégane Sauvé - MONTRÉAL - Milieu de terrain
Julia Liguori - UQAM - Milieu de terrain
Laurie Couture-Dallaire - LAVAL - Milieu de terrain
Dominique Fortin - LAVAL - Milieu de terrain
Marie-Ève Bernard-O'Breham - MONTRÉAL - Défenseure
Nathalie Brunelle - McGILL - Défenseure
Roxanne Dionne - LAVAL - Défenseure
Maude Leblanc - MONTRÉAL - Défenseure
Gabrielle Lambert - UQTR – Gardienne
2e Équipe d'étoiles
Joëlle Gosselin - LAVAL - Attaquante
Mireille Patry - LAVAL - Attaquante
Claudia Agozzino - McGILL - Milieu de terrain
Magali Gravel - UQTR - Milieu de terrain
Kim Tremblay - LAVAL - Milieu de terrain
Mélissa Proulx - MONTRÉAL - Milieu de terrain
Leah Simon - McGILL - Défenseure
Maude Poulin - UQTR - Défenseure
Chama Sedki - CONCORDIA - Défenseure
Lauriane Beauchamp - UQTR - Défenseure
Claudia Dubé-Trempe - MONTRÉAL - Gardienne
Équipe d'étoiles des recrues
Sonya Hannigan - MONTRÉAL - Attaquante
Daphnée Blouin - LAVAL - Attaquante
Amina Koroghli - MONTRÉAL - Milieu de terrain
Chloe Calitri - BISHOP'S - Milieu de terrain
Malou Merovitz - BISHOP'S - Milieu de terrain
Noémie Longpré - UQAM - Défenseure
Leah Simon - McGILL - Défenseure
Éllie Lapointe - UQAM - Défenseure
Kayla Kyle - BISHOP'S - Défenseure
Ariane Routhier - LAVAL - Défenseure
Erika Bastien - MONTRÉAL - Gardienne
Honneurs individuels
Gabrielle Lambert - UQTR - Athlète par excellence
Leah Simon - McGILL - Recrue de l'année
Tia Lore - McGILL - Leadership et engagement social
Kevin McConnell - MONTRÉAL - Entraîneur de l'année
