Bettez named league MVP as five Martlets merit all-star honours

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Bettez named league MVP as five Martlets merit all-star honours

Published: 21 February 2012

(LEFT TO RIGHT: McGILL'S THREE MAJOR AWARD WINNERS: ANN-SOPHIE BETTEZ, MELODIE DAOUST, PETER SMITH)

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MONTREAL - Ann-Sophie Bettez , a McGill University forward from Sept-Iles, Que., has been named female hockey player of the year for the second time in three seasons, by the R茅seau du sport 茅tudiant du Qu茅bec.

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Bettez, who finished second in the league scoring race with 37 points and 13 goals in 20 games, was one of five members of the division-leading Martlets who merited RSEQ all-star status, including three who won major awards, in voting conducted by the conference's five head coaches.

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Joining Bettez on the list of laureates was conference scoring leader 惭茅濒辞诲颈别 Daoust of Valleyfield, Que., who registered an impressive 18-25-43 record in 18 games and was voted rookie of the year. Also, Martlets bench boss Peter Smith of Lachine, Que., collected his seventh coach-of-the-year award, guiding McGill to first place with an 18-1-1 record

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Bettez and Daoust also earned first-team all-conference honours along with teammates Cathy Chartrand, a defenceman from Lac Nominingue, Que., and goaltender Charline Labont茅 of Boisbriand, Que.

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Chartrand was the top-scoring rearguard in the nation with a 6-16-22 record in 19 contests, while Labont茅, the three-time Olympic gold medallist, posted a 16-2 record and led all netminders in goals-against average (1.06), save percentage (.944) and shutouts (8),

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McGill centre Leslie Oles, a native of Beaconsfield, Que., was picked to the second dream team. She was fourth in the scoring race with 28 points, including 16 goals, in 18 games.

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Overlooked in the voting was McGill forward Katia Clement-Heydra, who finished third in the scoring race with 32 points in 20 games, matching Daoust for the league lead in goals with 18.

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Daoust was also selected to the RSEQ all-rookie team along with Martlets defenceman Brittany Fouracres, an engineering freshman from Calgary.

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McGill opens defence of their CIS national championship title on Wednesday at 7 p.m. with a best-of-three semifinal series in Ottawa. Due to a scheduling conference with the men's semifinals, the Martlets have agreed to open their series on the road against the Gee-Gees. Game 2 is slated for McConnell Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. If a rubber match is needed, it will be also be at McConnell Arena on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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2011-12 RSEQ WOMEN HOCKEY ALL-STARS & MAJOR AWARDS

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MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Ann-Sophie Bettez, Forward, McGill, Public Relations Management, Sept-脦les, Que.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: 惭茅濒辞诲颈别 Daoust, Forward, McGill, Physical & Health Education, Valleyfield, Que.

RSEQ LEADERSHIP & CITIZENSHIP AWARD (Nomination for CIS' Marion Hilliard Award): Kristen MacDonald, Defence, Carleton, Forensic Science, Osgoode, Ont.

COACH OF THE YEAR: Peter Smith, McGill

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FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM

Position, Name, School, Academic Program, Hometown

GOAL: Charline Labont茅, McGill, Master in Sports Psychology, Boisbriand, Que.

DEFENCE: Cathy Chartrand, McGill, Education (Physical & Health), Lac Nominingue, Que.

DEFENCE: Val茅rie Watson, Ottawa, Social Sciences, St. Hyacinthe, Que.

FORWARD: Ann-Sophie Bettez, McGill, Management, Sept-脦les, Que.

FORWARD: 惭茅濒辞诲颈别 Daoust, McGill, Physical & Health Education, Valleyfield, Que.

FORWARD: Cassandra Dupuis, Montreal, Security & Police Studies, Sherbrooke, Que.

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SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM