McGill hoops star named De Facto Quebec university athlete of the week
MONTREAL -- McGill basketball player Anneth Him-Lazarenko of Laval, Que., and UQTR hockey player Francis Guérette-Charland, a native of Victoriaville, Que., are the De Facto Quebec university athletes of the week for the period ending No. 28, 2010.
Him-Lazarenko, a 5-foot-10 forward, scored 37 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in a pair of victories for the undefeated Martlets, who improved to 4-0 after weekend victories over Concordia and UQAM. The 23-year-old social science junior shot 59.3 per cent from the floor (16-for-27), was good on her only three-point attempt and went 4-for-5 from the foul-line. Him-Lazarenko registered a "double-double" in a 61-57 road victory over the Stingers last Friday with 27 points and 11 rebounds. She joined the Martlets in 2008 out of Vanier College.
It marks the seventh time this fall that a McGill student was named conference athlete of the week by the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec. Previous recipients from McGill include rugby player Gideon Balloch (Nov. 16), distance runner Sarah McCuaig (Nov. 2 & Sept. 21), hockey forwards Francis Verreault-Paul (Oct. 26) and Alex Picard-Hooper (Oct. 19), plus soccer midfielder Alexandra Morin-Boucher (Sept. 14).
De Facto is an innovative tobacco prevention campaign led by Sport Étudiant, geared towards eliminating smoking among young adults and revealing the truth about the consequences of using tobacco.
SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Tel.)
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