Rohrbach and McGillis win major awards as six Redmen earn lacrosse all-star honours
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(Major award winners Alex Rohrbach (left)
and Riley McGillis)
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MONTREAL - Six members of the McGill Redmen have been named to the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association's East Division all-star team, two of them winning major awards.
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Attackman Alex Rohrbach of Princeton Junction, N.J., was selected along with midfielder Ryan Besse of Aurora, Ont., faceoff specialist J.J. Miller of Odenton, Maryland, long-stick midfielder David Hogarth of Toronto, Ont.,Ìý defender Kyle Robinson of New Westminster, B.C., and goalkeeper Riley McGillis of Peterborough, Ont.
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Rohrbach, a 19-year-old management freshman, received the league's rookie of the year honours. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound forward finished 10th in the CUFLA scoring race with 33 points, including 26 goals, in nine games. He tallied four power-play markers, two shorthanded efforts and one game-winner.
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McGillis, a 19-year-old secondary social science freshman. was voted as the most outstanding goalkeeper. The 6-foot-1, 180-pounder led all netminders with a 5.02 goals-against average and posted a 3-0 record in five regular season appearances.
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Other major awards went to Josh Crone of Cambridge, Ont., and Mike Dube of Brockville, Ont., both members of the Bishop's Gaiters, who were named the league's most valuable player and most outstanding attackman, respectively.Ìý Dube was also honoured as the league's most outstanding graduating player. Trent's Niall Carvello of Orangeville, Ont., was named as the most outstanding midfielder, Western Ontario's Eric Pitre, a native of Toronto, was the most outstanding defensive player and U of T's Joe Nizich, along with his assistants, were named coaching staff of the year.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
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| 2011 CUFLA Major Award Recipients | ||
| AWARD | NAME, TEAM | HOMETOWN |
| Scoring Champion: | Eric Hubert, Guelph | Mississauga, ON |
| Most Valuable Player: | Josh Crone, Bishop's | Cambridge, ON |
| Most Outstanding Graduate Player: | Mike Dube, Bishop's | Brockville, ON |
| Most Outstanding Rookie: | Alex Rohrbach, McGill | Princeton Junction, NJ |
| Most Outstanding Attackman: | Josh Crone, Bishop's | Cambridge, ON |
| Most Outstanding Midfielder: | Niall Carvello, Trent | Orangeville, ON |
| Most Outstanding Defensive Player: | Eric Pitre, Toronto | Toronto, ON |
| Most Outstanding Goalkeeper: | Riley McGillis, McGill | Peterborough, ON |
| Coaching Staff of the Year: | University of Toronto | |
| 2011 CUFLA East Division All-Stars | ||
| POSITION | NAME, TEAM | HOMETOWN |
| Attackmen: | Mike Dube, Bishop's | Brockville, Ont. |
| Josh Crone, Bishop's | Cambridge, Ont. | |
| Alex Rohrbach, McGill | Princeton Junction, NJ | |
| Midfielders: | Ryan Besse, McGill | Aurora, Ont. |
| Shane Davidson, Carleton | Whitby, Ont. | |
| Niall Caravello, Trent | Orangeville, Ont. | |
| Faceoff specialist: | J.J. Miller, McGill | Odenton, MD |
| Defensive Midfielder: | Mason Geldart, Bishop's | Fall River, N.S. |
| Long Stick Midfielder: | David Hogarth, McGill | Toronto, Ont. |
| Defenders: | Greg Harnett, Bishop's | Caledon, Ont. |
| Kyle Robinson, McGill | New Westminster, B.C. | |
| Corey Wright, Toronto | New Market, Ont. | |
| Goalkeeper: | Riley McGillis, McGill | Peterborough, Ont. |
| 2011 CUFLA West Division All-Stars | ||
| POSITION | NAME, TEAM | HOMETOWN |
| Attackmen: | Eric Hubert, Guelph | Mississauga, Ont, |
| Ryan Serville, Guelph | Pickering, Ont. | |
| Carter Williams, McMaster | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| Midfielders: | Jordan Critch, Guelph | Orangeville, Ont. |
| Scott Watson, Western Ontario | London, Ont. | |
| Craig England, Brock | Fergus, Ont. | |
| Faceoff specialist: | Ben Van Galen, Guelph | Orangeville, Ont. |
| Defensive Midfielder: | Russel Poulton, Guelph | Toronto, Ont. |
| Long Stick Midfielder: | Nikkolas Trillo, Western Ontario | Innisfil, Ont. |
| Defenders: | Eric Pitre, Western Ontario | Toronto, Ont. |
| Ryan Cavanagh, Western Ontario | Burlington, Ont. | |
| Brendan Farrer, Western Ontario | Oakville, Ont. | |
| Goalkeeper: | Cameron Watts, Brock | Oakville, Ont. |
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