McGill hoops star Martin named De Facto Quebec athlete of the week
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MONTREAL - McGill basketball player Marie-Eve Martin is the De Facto Quebec university female athlete of the week for the period ending Jan. 30, 2011.
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It marks the eighth timeÌý that a McGill student has captured the conference's weekly award by the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec.
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Martin, a 5-foot-7 guard from Granby, Que., scored 24 points, including a game-winning three-pointer at the final buzzer, as visiting McGill edged Laval 62-59 in women's basketball last Friday. Martin converted an in-bound pass with 1.4 seconds remaining and drained her sixth trey of the night to tie the single-game McGill record for three-pointers. The 21-year-old sociology sophomore, made nine of 17 shots from the field, including a 6-for-11 performance from three-point range. She Ìýwas also credited with four steals and three rebounds.
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The Quebec male athlete of the week award went to volleyball player Karl De Grandpré from Université Laval.
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Previous recipients from McGill include distance runner Sarah McCuaig (Sept. 20 and Nov. 1), hockey players Francis Verreault-Paul (Oct. 26) and Alex Picard-Hooper (Oct. 16, Jan. 9), rugby player Gideon Balloch (Nov. 16), plus soccer star Alexandra Morin-Boucher (Sept. 13).
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De Facto is an innovative tobacco prevention campaign led by Sport Étudiant, geared towardsÌýeliminating smoking among young adults and revealing the truth about the consequences of using tobacco.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
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