McGill's Moose wins Quebec's weekly honour
MONTREAL – McGill basketball player Moustafa El Zanaty of
Montreal has been named along with volleyball player Laeticia
Tchoualack of the Montreal Carabins as the Quebec university
athletes of the week for the period ending Jan. 25, 2009.
El Zanaty, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound guard, had 61 points, 10 rebounds,
12 assists and eight steals as McGill split their two-game series
with Bishop’s last weekend.
The 26-year-old finance and treasury senior shot an impressive 47.6
per cent from the floor (20/42), 37.5 from three-point range (6/16)
and a stellar 78.9 from the foul-line (15/19).
In an 87-66 victory at Bishop’s last Friday, he racked up 35
points, six rebounds and nine assists.
El Zanaty, a transfer from Fresno Pacific University, is a graduate
of Champlain College in St. Lambert, Que.
It marks the sixth Quebec weekly conference selection of the season
for McGill athletes. The list of previous recipients includes and
Martlet forward Ann-Sophie Bettez, who was named three times (Jan.
19/09, Nov. 19/08 and Oct. 21/08). Other McGill picks include
Martlet rearguard Cathy Chartrand (Jan. 6, 2009) and Redmen
goaltender Danny Mireault (Nov. 18. 2008).
Tchoualack, a native of Paris, France, had 38 kills, 17 digs, a
pair of aces and four blocks in a pair of victories over McGill and
Sherbrooke.