CALGARY (U SPORTS) – Dalhousie setter Courtney Baker was honoured with the Mary Lyons Award as U SPORTS women's volleyball Player of the Year Thursday night.
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UBC Okanagan outside hitter Amaya Perry captured the Mark Tennant Award as Rookie of the Year, while McGill outside hitter Rowan Fletcher earned the Marilyn Pomfret Award for Student-Athlete Community Service for her outstanding contribution both on and off the court. Finally, MacEwan bench boss Ken Briggs took home the Thérèse Quigley Award as Fox 40 Coach of the Year.
Hosted for the fifth time by the Calgary Dinos, first serve on the 2020 U SPORTS Women's Volleyball Championship flies on Friday and the event concludes Sunday with the gold medal game at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. All games be played at the Jack Simpson Gymnasium
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MARY LYONS AWARD (Player of the Year): Courtney Baker, Dalhousie
A fifth-year kinesiology student from Bridgewater, N.S., Baker finished second in the conference in both assists (607) and assists per set (8.93).
The setter appeared in 21 matches for the Tigers this season, helping the team finish first in the AUS standings with a 19-1 record.
In addition to being selected as U SPORTS MVP, Baker earned a spot on the First Team All-Canadian squad for the third consecutive year.
She is the second player from the Dalhousie Tigers to be named the nation's most valuable player, after Karin Maessen took home the honour in 1981-82.
Nominees
CW: Kory White, Alberta
OUA: Cailin Wark, Ryerson
RSEQ: Maud Chapleau, Laval
AUS: Courtney Baker, Dalhousie(Winner)
ALL-CANADIAN & ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS
(*AUS student-athletes in bold)
|
First Team All-Canadians |
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|
Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Elig. |
Hometown |
Program |
|
S |
Courtney |
Baker |
Dalhousie |
5 |
Bridgewater, N.S. |
Kinesiology |
|
OH |
Kory |
White |
Alberta |
4 |
Edmonton, Alta. |
Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences |
|
OH |
Maud |
Chapleau |
Laval |
4 |
Quebec City, Que. |
Health and Security in the Workplace |
|
RS |
Cailin |
Wark |
Ryerson |
4 |
Georgetown, Ont. |
Geographic Analysis |
|
OH |
Hilary |
Howe |
Trinity Western |
4 |
Calgary, Alta. |
Business |
|
RS |
Alina |
Dormann |
Toronto |
5 |
Ottawa, Ont. |
Health & Disease |
|
OH |
Lucy |
Glen-Carter |
Acadia |
3 |
Toronto, Ont. |
Kinesiology |
|
Second Team All-Canadians |
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|
OH |
Sarah |
Glynn |
Waterloo |
2 |
Fredericton, N.S. |
Kinesiology |
|
OH |
Kendra |
Finch |
Thompson Rivers |
5 |
North Vancouver, B.C. |
General Studies |
|
OH |
Maude |
Babin |
Montreal |
3 |
Montreal, Que. |
Security and Police Studies |
|
MB |
Nyadholi |
Thokbuom |
Mount Royal |
2 |
Calgary, Alta. |
Arts |
|
OH |
Laura |
Condotta |
Brock |
4 |
Etobicoke, Ont. |
Sport Management |
|
MB |
Victoria |
Haworth |
Dalhousie |
5 |
Waverley, N.S. |
Medical Sciences / Engineering |
|
OH |
Emily |
Koshinsky |
Saskatchewan |
4 |
Jansen, Sask. |
Kinesiology |
|
All-Rookie Team |
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|
OH |
Amaya |
Perry |
UBC Okanagan |
1 |
Chin, Alta. |
Sciences |
|
S |
Sydney |
Zakutney |
Acadia |
1 |
Ottawa, Ont. |
Science |
|
MB |
Marianne |
Boucher |
Sherbrooke |
1 |
Chambly, Que. |
Physical Activity Sciences Applied to Sports Training |
|
OH |
Jasmine |
Rivest |
Ryerson |
1 |
Montreal, Que. |
Arts & Contemporary Studies |
|
OH |
Trinity |
Solecki |
Calgary |
1 |
Cochrane, Alta. |
Open Studies |
|
S |
Audrey |
Trottier |
McGill |
1 |
Longueuil, Que. |
Kinesiology |
|
MB |
Light |
Uchechukwu |
Manitoba |
1 |
Winnipeg, Man. |
Arts |
Source: U SPORTS Communications