Hi Folks,
Spring has sprung (and sputtered again) in this neck of the
woods, with lots of things on which to report.
Thanks to the generosity of Robyn Pearson’s parents, our team was treated to another Toronto Raptor
game (against Charlotte) at the Air Canada centre. The team enjoyed the comfort (and luxury) of
a Corporate Suite, with full food and beverage service, as the Raptors pulled
out a late win over the Hornets.
Speaking of Robyn
Pearson, I am very pleased to report that the graduating Commerce student
has signed on to return to Queen’s for next season. The OUA 1st team All-Star and
Canada’s leading rebounder did not want to pass up the opportunity to return
for her fifth and final season and would like to take a few extra courses to
further her gifted talents in the videography world. She returns with high expectations and goals:
to help lead our team to the National title!
Our athletic banquet (Colour
Awards) was held last Wednesday with a very nice dinner affair. Our team awards were handed out, including: Myriam Fontaine was named Rookie of the
Year after her season which saw tremendous growth from the fall through the
winter season. Emily Hazlett received the Coach’s Award for her all around
leadership and play. She was really the
spark plug to our team, both offensively and defensively. Jenny
Wright captured the MVP award for her stellar play and leadership. The 4-time All-Star finished her career as
the 2nd all-time leading scorer in Queen’s history.
As I alluded to in my last newsletter, we were in the midst
of something big, very big, that we needed to get some paperwork completed,
before going public. The paperwork is
now in order and I am thrilled to announce that Veronika Lavergne will be joining our team starting with the
2016-17 season. You may recall, Vee, a 6’4”
post player, was a highly sought after recruit out of St. Peter’s High School
in Orleans, graduating in 2015. She was
part of our pre-season ID/training camp the summer prior to her graduation
(along with current players, Kat Holt
& Myriam Fontaine), but was lured
away by a Division I scholarship to the States.
After experiencing some good success as a rookie, Vee found the camaraderie
she experienced at Queen’s was significant enough to reconsider her university choice
-- a decision we were more than happy to
accommodate! A press release will be
issued in the coming weeks – stay tuned to www.queensbasketball.net for the
release.
That’s it for now, but there are lots of things in the works. I’ll be back in touch in the not-too-distant
future.
All the best.
Dave.
