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Soccer Panther Tessa Roche named AUS MVP 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 Soccer Panther Tessa Roche named AUS MVPUPEI Womens SoccerHeadlines Roster Coaching Staff Schedule & Scores Standings & Stats History & Awards Community Page November 5 2009 (HALIFAX NS) Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2009 womens soccer major award winners as selected by the conferences head coaches following regular season playTessa Roche a fourth year striker with the UPEI Panthers is the 2009 Atlantic University Sport Player of the Year A native of Charlottetown PE Tessa who was selected the 2005 Atlantic conference Rookie of the Year after leading the CIS in scoring with 15 goals had another outstanding season scoring a leaguehigh 13 goals this year the second highest total in the nation this seasonRoche who now has 38 career goals in four seasons at UPEI accounted for 65% of the teams goals this year to help the Panthers finish with a 931 record and a second place finish in the standingsOnly two Atlantic conference athletes have taken home the Chantal Navert Memorial Award as CIS Player of the Year UPEIs Amy Connolly won it in 2005 and Cape Bretons Sarah Drake was the 2002 recipientStFXs Meaghan Ramsden (Ottawa ON) is the 2009 Atlantic University Sport Rookie of the Year The first year Human Kinetics student who was also named a second team AUS allstar earlier this week started and played in every game this season as a rookieMeaghan is an excellent tackler is extremely fast and very hard to beat and can serve great long balls with either foot says StFX head coach Trevor Reddick She is a true talent and is one of the best defenders I have ever had on my team She is extremely tough and is one of the most coachable athletes that I have seenThe last Atlantic conference player to be named CIS Rookie of the Year was Cape Bretons Michelle Desjardins in 2000For the second year in a row the Atlantic University Sport Coach of the Year is Dalhousie Tigers head coach Jack Hutchison Jack an alumnus of Dalhousie University was a member of the Tigers soccer and basketball teams from 1976 to 1981 Jack returned to the Tigers in 2000 as an assistant coach with the mens program spent five years assisting with the womens program and is now in his third year as head coachThis season Hutchison guided the CIS No 5 ranked Tigers to an undefeated 1003 record in conference play and a firs...