VANCOUVER (U SPORTS) – Queen's bench boss
Rachelle Séguin received the Marina van der Merwe Award as Coach of the Year Thursday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian gala.
Third year Gael
Ciara Morrison was named to the U SPORTS All-Canadian team on Thursday night. Morrison, a captain and leader for Queen's, finished the season with four goals helping the Gaels to fourth in the OUA.
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Past Award Winners
UBC goaltender
Rowan Harris was honoured as the U SPORTS women's field hockey Player of the Year, York forward
Jaslan Stirling captured the Joyce Slipp Award as Rookie of the Year, while Victoria midfielder
Linsday Cole, earned the Gail Wilson Award for her outstanding contribution both on and off the playing field. OUA referee
Denise Pelletier is the Umpire of the Year.
MARINA VAN DER MERWE AWARD (Coach of the Year): Rachelle Séguin, Queen's
Séguin becomes the second Queen's coach to be honoured with the Marina van der Merwe Award as U SPORTS Coach of the Year.
She helped Queen's play their way to a fourth-place regular season finish this year (4-6-2 record), seeing an improvement not only in the standings but bridging the gap between the top-seeded teams. Her impact can be seen beyond the field as she constantly seeks opportunities to develop as a coach and find resources to bring in to support and improve the program.
Séguin is a passionate advocate for the development of field hockey not only at Queen's but also in the greater Kingston community. In her fifth year with the program, she and the team celebrated the team's 50th anniversary season connecting alumni with the current Gaels.
"We are delighted that Coach Séguin is being honoured as the OUA and U SPORTS Coach of the Year," said
Leslie Dal Cin, Executive Director of Athletics & Recreation at Queen's. "Through Rachelle's leadership, guidance and commitment to the team our student-athletes and field hockey program continues to improve. Her efforts are truly appreciated and I know that she will be especially honoured to be recognized by her peers for this award."
Nominees
CW: Peter Taylor, Calgary
LIZ HOFFMAN AWARD (Player of the Year): Rowan Harris, UBC
Nominees
OUA: Rebecca Plouffe, Guelph and Jaslan Stirling, York (Co-Players of the Year)
JOYCE SLIPP AWARD (Rookie of the Year): Jaslan Stirling, York
Nominees
CW: Anna Mollenhauer, Victoria
GAIL WILSON AWARD (Student-Athlete Community Service Award): Lindsay Cole, Victoria
Nominees
OUA: Erin Janna, McGill
UMPIRE OF THE YEAR: Denise Pelletier
Nominees
CW: Tyler Klenk
2017 U SPORTS WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY ALL-CANADIANS
| Position |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Eligibility |
Hometown |
Program |
| GK |
Rowan |
Harris |
UBC |
4 |
Ottawa, Ont. |
Science |
| M |
Sarah |
Keglowitsch |
UBC |
5 |
Shawnigan Lake, B.C. |
Kinesiology |
| F |
Abbey |
MacLellan |
UBC |
2 |
Pownal, P.E.I. |
Science |
| M |
Ciara |
Morrison |
Queen's |
3 |
Toronto, Ont. |
Life Sciences |
| M |
Michelle |
Patterson |
Calgary |
4 |
Calgary, Alta. |
Graduate Studies |
| F |
Margaret |
Pham |
UBC |
2 |
Mississauga, Ont. |
Kinesiology |
| D |
Rebecca |
Plouffe |
Guelph |
4 |
Oakville, Ont. |
BSCH.BIOS |
| M |
Rachel |
Spouge |
Toronto |
2 |
West Vancouver, B.C. |
Management |
| F |
Jaslan |
Stirling |
York |
1 |
Mississauga, Ont. |
Emergency &
Disaster Management |
| D |
Sabrina |
Wong |
Calgary |
3 |
West Vancouver, B.C. |
Medicine |
| M/D |
Emily |
Ziraldo |
Toronto |
2 |
Etobicoke, Ont. |
Nutritional Sciences / Physiology |
