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By Earl Zukerman

MONTREAL – Charline Labonté of Boisbriand, Que., and Steven Bielby of Pointe Claire, Que., are the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University athletes of the week for the period ending Feb. 8, 2009.

Labonté, an All-Canadian goaltender with the hockey Martlets and a member of the nation women’s team, kicked aside 46 of 47 shots over the weekend, earning a pair of victories and her Quebec university record 50th career shutout. The 5-foot-8 physical education junior improved her regular season record to 11-0 with seven shutouts. She has allowed just five goals on 182 shots for a CIS-leading 0.45 goals-against average and .973 save percentage.

Bielby, a 19-year-old electrical engineering freshman, won three gold medals and three silvers at the Quebec university swim championships hosted by ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ over the weekend. The 5-foot-7 middle distance specialist also received QSSF conference rookie-of-the-year and athlete-of-the-year honours. Bielby finished atop the podium in the 400-metre freestyle (4:00.11), the 400 individual medley (4:25.29) and swam the third leg of the winning 4x50 freestyle relay (1:34.14). The product of John Abbott College placed second in the 200 butterfly, the 1500 freestyle and the 4x100 freestyle relay.


SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Athletics & Recreation