McGill's Peroff named BlackBerry CIS athlete of the week

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McGill's Peroff named BlackBerry CIS athlete of the week

Published: 16 March 2011

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MONTREAL -- McGill hockey player Jordanna Peroff and Carleton basketball star Tyson Hinz, a son of former McGill basketball great and Rhodes scholar Willie Hinz, are the BlackBerry CIS athletes of the week for the period ending March 13, 2011.

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Peroff, a fourth-year world religions major from Keswick, Ont., was named tournament MVP at the CIS championship in Waterloo, Ont., after she helped the top-seeded Martlets capture their third national title in four years. The 5-foot-6 forward set up two goals in a 4-2 win over Alberta last Thursday, tallied the game-winner in a 3-1 victory over Queen's on Saturday, and then scored once and assisted on the winning goal in a 5-2 decision over StFX in Sunday's gold medal final. The 21-year-old, who led all scorers at the championship with five points, was named player of the game in each of the last two contests.

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St. Francis Xavier hockey player Suzanne Fenerty and track and field stars Noelle Montcalm of Windsor and Chelsea Valois of Regina were also nominated for the women's award.

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Hinz, a second-year commerce student from Ottawa earned tournament-MVP honours at the CIS Final 8 in Halifax after he led the second-ranked Ravens to their seventh W.P. McGee Trophy triumph in nine years. The 6-foot-6 forward scored a team-high 19 points in a 73-66 quarter-final win over Concordia last Friday, exploded for 32 points in a 95-83 semifinal victory over Saskatchewan on Saturday, and then chipped in with 13 points and six rebounds in an 82-59 domination of Trinity Western's in Sunday's title match. The 19-year-old, who was named the CIS player of the year prior to the tourney, was selected game MVP following Carleton's first two wins of the weekend.

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His father starred for the Redmen basketball team from 1980 to 1984, then after earning a commerce degree, he studied at Oxford before returning to McGill for his final year of eligibility in 1986-87.

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Dalhousie high jumper Simon Watts, McGill hockey player Andrew Wright and Regina track and field standout Jeremy Eckert were the other male nominees.

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Female nominees:

AUS: Suzanne Fenerty, hockey, StFX

RSEQ: Jordanna Peroff, hockey, McGill (recipient)

OUA: Noelle Montcalm, track and field, Windsor

CWUAA: Chelsea Valois, track and field, Regina

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Male nominees:

AUS: Simon Watts, track and field, Dalhousie

RSEQ: Andrew Wright, hockey, McGill