BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week: Queen’s Conroy, Waterloo’s Hartigan honoured

OTTAWA (CIS) – Hockey players Becky Conroy of Queen’s and Keaton Hartigan of Waterloo are the BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes of the week for the period ending Oct. 11, 2009.

Conroy, a fourth-year accounting major from Pembroke, Ont., tallied three goals and five points over two games on Thanksgiving weekend as the No. 9-Gaels (2-0) opened the regular season with a pair of wins over nationally-ranked opponents. On Saturday, the 5-foot-2 forward scored twice, including the game-winner, in a 4-0 shutout of York, No. 8 in the CIS Top 10 going into the contest. On Sunday, Conroy scored the game-tying goal and set up the winner to cap off a three-point night in a 6-5 victory over Toronto, ranked ninth in the nation before the weekend.

St. Francis Xavier rugby player Ghislaine Landry, Laval rugby player Claudiane Renaud and Saskatchewan hockey player Breanne George were also nominated for the women’s award.

Hartigan, a second-year sociology student from Kitchener, Ont., stopped 78 of 83 shots fired at him to lead the Warriors to a 2-0 start in conference play. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound goaltender opened the schedule with a brilliant 46-save performance as Waterloo beat reigning OUA champion and CIS finalist Western 4-1, last Friday. He followed up on Saturday with a 32-save effort, including 11 in the third period, in a 5-4 road victory over Windsor.

UNB basketball player Alex DesRoches, McGill hockey player Simon Marcotte-Légaré and Alberta hockey player Reade Wolansky were the other male nominees.

Female nominees:
AUS: Ghislaine Landry, rugby, StFX
QSSF: Claudiane Renaud, rugby, Laval
OUA: Becky Conroy, hockey, Queen’s (recipient)
Canada West: Breanne George, hockey, Saskatchewan

Male nominees:
AUS: Alex DesRoches, basketball, UNB
QSSF: Simon Marcotte-Légaré, hockey, McGill
OUA: Keaton Hartigan, hockey, Waterloo (recipient)
Canada West: Reade Wolansky, hockey, Alberta

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