Photo Credit: Chris Uhl
Photo Credit: Chris Uhl
George, a third-year kinesiology student from Saskatoon tallied four goals and six points to lead the No. 8 Huskies (10-3-3) to a two-game sweep of the defending Canada West champion Manitoba Bisons, who entered the weekend ranked fourth in the nation thanks to a sparkling 12-2 conference record. In a 3-2 win on Friday, the 5-foot-3 forward, who sits second in Canada West scoring with 27 points in 16 games, scored all three Huskies’ goals including a pair in the third period that helped Saskatchewan erase a 2-1 deficit. The following night, she tallied the game-winning marker and added two assists in a 6-1 victory.
Saint Mary’s basketball player Justine Colley, Montreal swimmer Audrey Lacroix and McMaster basketball player Taylor Smith were also nominated for the women’s award.
Fullerton, a second-year student from Riverview, N.B., turned aside 77 of the 79 shots he faced to lead the top-ranked, undefeated and reigning University Cup champion Varsity Reds (19-0) to back-to-back road wins over Top-10 opponents. The 6-foot, 185-pound sophomore opened the weekend with a 30-save effort in a 6-1 victory over No. 9 Saint Mary’s (10-5-4) on Friday, and then stopped 47 pucks, including a penalty shot with just over seven minutes left in regulation, in a 2-1 defeat of No. 4 Acadia (13-4-1) on Saturday. Fullerton leads the AUS with a 1.88 goals against average and a .923 save percentage.
Basketball players Matt Thornhill of McGill, Nick Magalas of Toronto and Greg Stewart of Thompson Rivers were the other male nominees.
Female nominees:
AUS: Justine Colley, basketball, Saint Mary’s
QSSF: Audrey Lacroix, swimming, Montreal
OUA: Taylor Smith, basketball, McMaster
Canada West: Breanne George, hockey, Saskatchewan (recipient)
Male nominees:
AUS: Travis Fullerton, hockey, UNB (recipient)
QSSF: Matt Thornhill, basketball, McGill
OUA: Nick Magalas, basketball, Toronto
Canada West: Greg Stewart, basketball, Thompson Rivers
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