Two members of the Concordia Stingers women's basketball program have been named to the 2006 QSSF second all-star team announced this week.
Fourth-year guard Mélanie Larocque of Quebec City, Que., was named to the honor roll. The Marketing student was the Stingers' leading scorer with an average of 12.9 points a game. She ranks fourth in the conference in scoring.
Joining Larocque on the all-star team is third-year post Émilie Ruel of Lachenaie, Que. She averaged 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds a game. She is tied on the team for most rebounds on the team. Ruel will graduate this spring with a major in Linguistics and a minor in Psychology. The honorees were selected based on voting by the conference's head coaches.
The complete list of Quebec conference all-stars and award winners is listed below:
First All-Star Team Anouk Boulanger, Bishop's Laure Pitfield, Bishop's Marian Fortier, Laval Josée Lalonde, Laval Mireille Karangwa, UQAM
Second All-Star Team Émilie Ruel, Concordia Mélanie Larocque, Concordia Caroline D'Amours, Laval Sarah Gagné, McGill Sophie Lacroix, UQAM
QSSF All-Rookie Team Christelle Coté, Bishop's Myriam Lamarre, Laval Catherine Parent, McGill Christine Kennedy, McGill Nathifa Weekes, McGill
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: *Emilie Crofton, Bishop's
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Anouk Boulanger, Bishop's
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: *Catherine Parent, McGill
ACADEMICS, ATHLETICS & CITIZENSHIP AWARD: (Sylvia Sweeney Award nominee) *Amanda Costa, McGill
COACH OF THE YEAR: Ryan Thorne, McGill
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR: Mario Lessard
* unanimous selection
