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BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week: UBC’s Frazao, UNB’s Tremblay honoured
OTTAWA (CIS) – British Colombia soccer player Janine
Frazao and New Brunswick hockey player Hunter Tremblay are the
BlackBerry Canadian Interuniversity Sport female and male athletes
of the week for the period ending Oct. 18, 2009.
Frazao, a first-year student from Port Moody, B.C., had consecutive
four-goal outings over the weekend as the Thunderbirds (4-2-4)
remained in the Canada West playoff race with a pair of 6-0 wins
over Lethbridge and Calgary. The standout rookie, who ranks second
in conference scoring with nine goals, tallied four times in 15
minutes in the second half of Friday’s duel against the
Pronghorns, then netted the game-winner in the 20th minute and
added three more in the second half against the Dinos on Saturday.
With four games remaining in the regular season, UBC is tied with
Manitoba for the fourth and final Canada West playoff spot.
UNB swimmer Danielle Losier, Laval soccer player Caroline
Vaillancourt and Guelph swimmer Chantique Payne were also nominated
for the women’s award.
Tremblay, a third-year student from Timmins, Ont., amassed five
goals and nine points over two games as the reigning University Cup
champion and No. 1-ranked Varsity Reds (2-0) kicked off conference
play with a 10-0 shutout of UPEI and a 9-3 domination of Moncton.
The 5-foot-10, 195-pound forward was named player of the game
Friday night after he scored his first career hat trick and added
two helpers against the Panthers, then followed up with a two-goal,
two-assist effort, including the game-winning tally, in
Saturday’s victory over the Aigles Bleus.
Laval soccer player Louis-Charles Laliberté, Windsor soccer
player Dan Mendonca and Lethbridge hockey player Andrew Courtney
were the other male nominees.
Female nominees:
AUS: Danielle Losier, swimming, UNB
QSSF: Caroline Vaillancourt, soccer, Laval
OUA: Chantique Payne, swimming, Guelph
Canada West: Janine Frazao, soccer, UBC (recipient)
Male nominees:
AUS: Hunter Tremblay, hockey, UNB (recipient)
QSSF: Louis-Charles Laliberté, soccer, Laval
OUA: Dan Mendonca, soccer, Windsor
Canada West: Andrew Courtney, hockey, Lethbridge
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