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McGill lacrosse five earn All-Canadian honors

Published: 25 December 2008

By Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – A school record five athletes from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ have earned All-Canadian honours from the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association.

Third-year attackmen Nick Moreau of Trumbull, Conn., and Lukas LaCava of Weston, Conn., both earned spots up front, while Scott Bailey of Calgary and David Pinckney from Williston, Vt., were picked at midfield and Brendan Farrer, a junior from Oakville, Ont., was named on defence.

The 11-member squad, which represented the CUFLA Eastern Conference, also featured three players from Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., two from Bishop’s and one from Queen’s.

Moreau, the team captain and a two-time all-Canadian, led the Redmen with 30 points, including 20 goals, in 10 regular season games. Overall, the 6-foot-3, 190-pound arts and science junior posted a 27-15-42 record in 14 contests

LaCava, a commerce major, registered a 24-8-32 record in 13 games overall.

Bailey, an arts junior, had a 17-4-21 record in 13 contests.

Pinckney, who had two assists in 13 games, is a physiology senior who has started as a defensive midfield specialist since his freshman year.

Farrer, an economics junior who earned All-Canadian second team honours last year, had one assist in 14 contests.

The Western Conference All-Canadians featured five players from league champion Guelph, four from Brock, two from McMaster and one from Western.

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