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McGill field hockey star St-Cyr earns all-Canadian honours

Published: 3 November 2010

 

GUELPH, Ont. - McGill's Camille St-Cyr of Richmond, B.C., was named a second-team all-Canadian at the CIS women's field hockey championship awards gala, Wednesday

 

St. Cyr, a 20-year-old anatomy junior, led the Martlets with 10 goals in 14 games. A three-time OUA all-star, her offensive output accounted for 45.5 per cent of the team's 22 goals scored during the 2010 campaign.

 

Guelph forward Brienne Stairs, a senior from Kitchener, Ont., was announced as the CIS player of the year for the second straight season. Other CIS major award winners announced during the All-Canadian banquet at the Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel & Convention Centre were UBC's Natalie Sourisseau of Kelowna, B.C., who captured the Joyce Slipp award as rookie of the year; Waterloo's Jessica Lawson of Puslinch, Ont., who received the Gail Wilson Outstanding Contributor award; and Calgary's Jenn Swagar, who was named coach of the year and received the Marina van der Merwe award, presented by Coaches of Canada.

 

The 2010 CIS championship, hosted for the first time by the University of Guelph, gets under way Thursday with the first of three days of round-robin competition. The tournament culminates Sunday at 1 p.m. with the gold-medal final.

 

The all-Canadian teams were dominated by powerhouses Guelph, UBC and Victoria, with each placing two players on the first squad. The Gryphons had four selections overall, while the Thunderbirds and Vikes had three apiece.

 

The 10 players joining Stairs on the first CIS team were Liz Hoffman award nominees Avery and MacAulay, as well as UBC's Kirsten Bertsch of Duncan, B.C., Alberta's Jacqueline Trautman of Delta, B.C., and Toronto's Kaelan Watson of Richmond, B.C., on defence; Calgary's Courtney Campbell of Calgary, York's Effie Petrou of Oakville, Ont., and Victoria teammates Perri Espeseth of Duncan and Danielle Hennig of Kelowna, B.C., at midfield; and Guelph's Brittany Seidler of Oliver, Ont., at forward.

 

Trautman, Watson, Avery and Petrou all return from last year's first unit.

 

The CIS rookie of the year in 2006, Petrou accomplished a rare feat as she became a five-time all-Canadian, including first-team nods four years running.

 

Joining St-Cyr  and Sourisseau on the second CIS unit for 2010 are Guelph goalkeeper Kaye McLagan of Mitchell, Ont.; Victoria's Kyla Kirby of Victoria, Alberta's Jennifer Peacock of Calgary and Calgary's Carolina Romeo of Calgary on defence; Dalhousie's Jessie Janes of Halifax, Toronto's Hannah Tighe of Penticton, B.C., at midfield; and Toronto's Kyesia O'Neale of Mississauga, Ont., Western's Megan Scraper of West Vancouver, B.C., and Guelph's Tegan Stairs of Kitchener, Ont., at forward.

 

2010 CIS WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS

 

Liz Hoffman award (player of the year): Brienne Stairs, Guelph

Joyce Slipp award (rookie of the year): Natalie Sourisseau, UBC

Gail Wilson award (outstanding contributor): Jessica Lawson, Waterloo

Marina van der Merwe award (coach of the year), presented by Coaches of Canada: Jenn Swagar, Calgary

 

First Team

 

Position           Athlete                        University       Year    Hometown                  Faculty

 

Midfield           Mandy Avery              Saint Mary's    3          Halifax, N.S.                Arts

Defence           Kirsten Bertsch            UBC                4          Duncan, B.C.               Arts

Midfield           Courtney Campbell      Calgary            4          Calgary, Alta.               Nursing

Mid./Def.         Perri Espeseth              Victoria            5          Duncan, B.C.               Fine Arts

Mid./Forw.       Danielle Hennig           Victoria            3          Kelowna, B.C.             Education

Midfield           Sarah MacAulay          UBC                4          Vancouver, B.C.          Visiting

Midfield           Effie Petrou                 York                5          Oakville, Ont.              Health

Forward           Brittany Seidler            Guelph             2          Oliver, Ont.                  Arts

Forward           Brienne Stairs              Guelph             4          Kitchener, Ont.            Biomedical Sciences

Defence           Jacqueline Trautman    Alberta             3          Delta, B.C.                   Sciences

Defence           Kaelan Watson            Toronto            3          Richmond, B.C.           Physical Education

 

Second Team

 

Midfield           Jessie Janes                  Dalhousie        2          Halifax, N.S.                Kinesiology

Defence           Kyla Kirby                   Victoria            2          Victoria, B.C.               Social Sciences

Goalkeeper      Kaye McLagan            Guelph             2          Mitchell, Ont.               Arts

Forw./Mid.       Kyesia O'Neale           Toronto            5          Mississauga, Ont.         Engineering

Defence           Jennifer Peacock         Alberta             5          Calgary, Alta.               Nursing

Defence           Carolina Romeo           Calgary            3          Calgary, Alta.               Engineering

Forward           Megan Scraper             Western           3          West Vancouver, B.C. IMS

Midfield           Natalie Sourisseau       UBC                1          Kelowna, B.C.             Human Kinetics

Forward           Tegan Stairs                 Guelph             2          Kitchener, Ont.            BAH. CJPP

Midfield           Camille St-Cyr             McGill             3          Richmond, B.C.           Biology

Midfield           Hannah Tighe              Toronto            4          Penticton, B.C.             European Studies

 


SOURCE:

Earl Zukerman

McGill Athletics & Recreation

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