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BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week: Saskatchewan’s DeGroot, TWU’s Doerksen honoured
OTTAWA (CIS) – Basketball players Lindsay DeGroot of
Saskatchewan and Jacob Doerksen of Trinity Western are the
BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes
of the week for the period ending Nov. 22, 2009.
DeGroot, a fifth-year graduate student from Thetford, Ont., tallied
47 points and 17 rebounds over the weekend as the No. 4 Huskies
(4-2) swept a two-game series against the Calgary Dinos, who
entered the doubleheader with a 5-1 mark. The 5-foot-10 guard, a
two-time all-Canadian at McMaster who transferred to Saskatchewan
this season, had 21 points and five rebounds in a 97-80 win on
Friday night and followed up with a 26-point, 12-board
double-double in an 83-62 victory on Saturday.
Cape Breton volleyball player Hilary Cummings, Laval basketball
player Chanelle St-Amour and Queen’s volleyball player
Colleen Ogilvie were also nominated for the women’s
award.
Doerksen, a fourth-year business student from Abbotsford. B.C.,
averaged 29.5 points per contest over the weekend as the Spartans
(3-2) split a two-game set with Pacific Division rival Victoria
(3-2). The 6-foot-6 forward, who was named CIS MVP a year ago in
his first season at Trinity Western after transferring from UVic,
netted 24 points in a low-scoring 62-59 loss on Friday and recorded
a personal season-high 35 points on Saturday as the Spartans
rebounded with an 83-71 win.
Dalhousie volleyball player Max Burt, UQTR hockey player Francis
Charland and Wilfrid Laurier volleyball player Erik Kroman were the
other male nominees.
Female nominees:
AUS: Hilary Cummings, volleyball, Cape Breton
QSSF: Chanelle St-Amour, basketball, Laval
OUA: Colleen Ogilvie, volleyball, Queen’s
Canada West: Lindsay DeGroot, basketball, Saskatchewan
(recipient)
Male nominees:
AUS: Max Burt, volleyball, Dalhousie
QSSF: Francis Charland, hockey, UQTR
OUA: Erik Kroman, volleyball, Wilfrid Laurier
Canada West: Jacob Doerksen, basketball, Trinity Western
(recipient)
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