Four Redmen earn all-conference honours in soccer
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(PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: CAPOLUNGO, LUCAS, BABINEAU & TINGEY)
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MONTREAL - Striker Yohann Capolungo, a native of France, and defender Thomas Lucas of Kirkland, Que., are among four members of the McGill Redmen to merit a berth on the Quebec University Soccer League all-star team announced by the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
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They were both voted to the first team, while midfielder Olivier Babineau of Moncton, N.B., and defender Graeme Tingey of Vancouver, B.C., made the second dream team in balloting conducted by the QUSL's seven head coaches.
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Laval's Julien Priol was named player of the year, while Maxime Laurey of the Montreal Carabins was picked rookie of the year and Laval's Samuel Georget won the citizenship award for best combining athletics with academics and community service. All three are also natives of France. Samir Grib of the Laval Rouge et Or, was chosen coach of the year.
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Capolungo, selected all-conference for the thid straight season, tied for fourth among league leaders in goals and was ranked sixth in points with a 6-1-7 record in 12 matches. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound speedster is a finance junior.
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Lucas, the team captain was a cornerstone to McGill's solid defensive game. The 5-foot-6 physical therapy senior was the second-leading point-getter on the Redmen with four points, including one goal.
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Babineau, a 5-foot-8, 155-pound kinesiology major who transferred from Moncton, was the second-leading point-getter on the team with a 1-3-4 record.
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Tingey, a finance senior, tallied once in 10 games. The 6-foot-2, 176-pound veteran was a calming influence on the field.
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2010 QUSL ALL-STARS
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FIRST TEAM
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POS. NAME, UNIVERSITY, ACADEMIC PROGRAM, HOMETOWN
GKÌý: Vincent Cournoyer, Laval, Éducation physique et santé, St-Hyacinthe
DEF:ÌýKarim Ziouane, Laval, Certifcat service social, Mulhouse, France
DEF: Thomas Lucas, McGill, Physical Therapy, Kirkland
DEF:ÌýNawar Hanna, Montréal, Médecine, Hassake, Syrie
DEF:ÌýMarvin Omie, Québec à Montréal, Étudiant libre, Paris, France
MID: Julien Priol, Laval, M. communication publique, Quimper, France
MID: Samuel Georget, Laval, M. Psychopédagogie, Segré, France
MID: Yohann Capolungo, McGill, Finance, Auxerre, France
MID:, Manuel Chaffort, UQAM, Administration, Basse-Terre Guadeloupe
FOR, Matthijs Eppinga, Concordia, International Business, Druchten, Netherlands
FOR Gabriel Moreau, Laval, Sciences géomatiques, St-Hyacinthe
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Joueur par excellence de l'année
Julien Priol, U. Laval, M. communication publique, Quimper, France
Recrue de l'année
Maxime Laurey, U. de Montréal, Arts & sciences, St-Germain-en-Laye, France
Entraîneur de l'année
Samir Ghrib, U. Laval
Joueur ayant le meilleur esprit sportif
David Cerasuolo, U. Concordia, Management, Laval
Joueur ayant le mieux conjugué sport, études et action communautaire
Samuel Georget, U. Laval,Ìý M. Psychopédagogie, Segré, France
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SECOND TEAM
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POS. NAME, UNIVERSITY, ACADEMIC PROGRAM, HOMETOWN
GK: ÌýRaphaël Schott, UQAM, Géographie, Luxembourg
DEF:ÌýArrière,ÌýPascal Bragagnolo, Laval, Administration des affaires, Québec
DEF:ÌýArrière, Maxime Pharand, UQAM, Administration, Valleyfield
DEF:ÌýLeduc M'Bizi, Laval, Public Communications, Pointe-Noire, France
DEF:ÌýGraeme Tingey, McGill, Finance, Vancouver, BC
MID: Eduardo Davalos, Laval, Administration des affaires, Guadalajara, Mexique
MID: ÌýJawad Guizaoui, UQAM, Administration, Casablanca, Maroc
MID: Olivier Babineau, McGill, Kinesiology & Phys Ed, Moncton, NB
MID: Karim Byouline, Laval, Certificat langue anglais, Ruelisheim, France
FOR, Ilyes Benmiloud, Laval, Économique, Paris, France
FOR:, Nicolas Bertrand, UQAM, Étudiant libre, Montréal
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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