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Provost ties goal-scoring mark, eyes all-time points record
Photo credit Moncton Sports Info
OTTAWA (CIS) - Université de Moncton forward
Mariève Provost tied a prestigious Canadian Interuniversity
Sport record over the weekend and moved one step closer to becoming
the all-time scoring leader in CIS women’s hockey.
Provost, who is playing in her fifth and final university campaign,
netted the 106th regular season goal of her illustrious career on
Friday night against St. Francis Xavier to set a new Atlantic
University Sport standard and tie the national mark.
The previous AUS record of 105 goals had been established in
2008-09 by former StFX great Brayden Ferguson, while the national
record of 106 had first been set by Danielle Bourgeois, a two-time
CIS player of the year who skated for Alberta from 1999-2000 to
2004-05.
Provost now has her sights set on the CIS career points mark. The
native of Laval, Que., has amassed an Atlantic conference record of
106-102-208 in 98 games and trails only former Alberta all-star
Tarin Podloski (91-122-213) and Bourgeois (106-106-212) on the
all-time CIS list.
Provost, who will represent Canada later this month at the Winter
Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey (Jan. 27 – Feb. 6), is slated
to play two more matches for the Aigles Bleues before she leaves
for the Games on Jan. 23. Moncton visits Mount Allison on Friday
and then travels to St. Thomas on Jan. 21.
She will miss four contests while in Turkey and will have four
regular season games left once she returns to the Aigles Bleues
lineup, starting on Feb. 13 against St. Thomas.
Provost leads CIS in scoring this season with 15-18-33 in 14
contests. Olympic gold medallist Hayley Wickenheiser is next in the
national scoring race with 13-16-29 in 11 outings for the Calgary
Dinos of the Canada West conference.
A first-team AUS all-star each of her first four campaigns at
Moncton, Provost has earned first-team all-Canadian status on three
occasions. Since being named AUS rookie of-the-year in 2006-07, she
has merited conference MVP honours twice and has won three AUS
scoring titles along with one CIS scoring crown.
Provost helped Canada claim gold at the first-ever Universiade
women’s hockey tournament in 2009 in Harbin, China, when she
racked up seven points (4-3-7) in as many games.
PROVOST
SEASON-BY-SEASON BREAKDOWN (regular season
only)
2010-11 (as of Jan. 10): 14 GP, 15 goals, 18 assists, 33 points
2009-10: 24 GP, 29-22-51
2008-09: 19 GP, 19-18-37
2007-08: 20 GP, 18-22-40
2006-07: 21 GP, 25-22-47
CIS WOMEN’S
HOCKEY CAREER POINTS LEADERS (regular season
only)
1. Tarin Podloski, Alberta, 5 seasons (2004-05 to 2006-07 / 2008-09
to 2009-10), 107 GP, 91-122-213
2. Danielle Bourgeois, Alberta, 5 seasons (1999-00 / 2001-02 to
2004-05): 85 GP, 106-106-212
3. Mariève Provost, Moncton, 5th season
(2006-07 to 2010-11), 98 GP, 106-102-208
4. Brayden Ferguson, StFX, 5 seasons (2004-05 to 2008-09), 100
GP, 105-91-196
5. Lindsay Taylor, Saint Mary’s, 5 seasons (2002-03 to
2006-07): 74 GP, 80-104-184
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