Tessa Roche Named a 1st team All Canadian Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island
Tessa Roche Named a 1st team All Canadian Athletics Main Site University of Prince Edward Island UPEI Home Future Students Current Students Alumni & Friends Parents & Family Staff & Faculty Contacts SuckerfishHome Campus Recreation & Club Sports Athletics Facilities Schedule & Scores Athlete of the Week Contact Us Partnerships Box Office Recruitment Panther Sport TeamsMens Soccer Womens Soccer Womens Rugby Field Hockey Mens Basketball Womens Basketball Mens Hockey Womens Hockey Swimming Tessa Roche Named a 1st team All CanadianUPEI Womens SoccerHeadlines Roster Coaching Staff Schedule & Scores Standings & Stats History & Awards Community Page UPEI leading scorer Tessa Roche named a CIS 1st Team All CanadianTORONTO (CIS) Fifthyear Queens striker Renee MacLellan was named Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year in womens soccer Wednesday nightMacLellan of Kingston Ont became the third Gael to receive the Chantal Navert memorial award since the inception of the trophy in 1995 Former Queens teammate Eilish McConville was honoured in 2006 while Raelenne Dunne was the 1999 recipientOther CIS major award winners announced during the AllCanadian Banquet were Trinity Westerns Alicia Tesan of Vancouver who was named rookie of the year Albertas Veronique Mayer of Edmonton who received the StudentAthlete Community Service award and McGills Marc Mounicot who earned coachoftheyear honours an award presented by Coaches of CanadaThe 2009 CIS championship gets under way Thursday at the University of Toronto and culminates Sunday at 5 pm with the goldmedal final SSN Canada will have live webcasts of all 11 matchups including the consolation round (wwwssncanadaca or wwwcissicca) CHANTAL NAVERT MEMORIAL AWARD (player of the year) Renee MacLellan QueensMacLellan was the goto striker all season as the only fifthyear senior on a very young Queens squad and the geography student delivered She finished second in OUA scoring with a careerhigh 12 goals in 16 conference outings including six game winners Her outstanding play helped the Gaels reach the No 2 spot in the national rankings and take first place overall in Ontario with a sparkling 1312 record which was highlighted by a 14game unbeaten streak from Sept 13 to Oct 24A twotime OUA allstar and a firsttime allCanadian MacLellan helped Queens reach the OUA final and hopes to lead the Gaels to a first CIS title this week in Toronto 21 years after the teams lone Gladys Bean memorial trophy victory back in 1988Renee has been our leader both on and off the pitch said Queens head coach Dave McDowell who describes his star player as a very fast very skilled oneonone attacking forward She is a student of the game whose vision on the field is matched by her paceROOKIE OF THE YEAR Alicia Tesan Trinity Western...