Noblecilla and Filion Claim Bishop’s Athlete of the Year Honours

Basketball all-star Edith Noblecilla and rugby co-captain Carter Filion claimed top honours at the Bishop’s University athletic awards banquet held on Wednesday night at the Delta Hotel in Sherbrooke, QC.

Marie-Evrardine Berrouette of the women’s basketball team and Samuel Firth of the lacrosse team etched their names on the Freshmen of the Year trophies while for the second consecutive year, golfer Mark Fitzpatrick was named top male academic student-athlete. Sarah-Kim Bergeron of the women’s soccer team was awarded the best female student-athlete.

Noblecilla, a fifth-year senior had her best year in a Bishop’s uniform.  En route to leading the Gaiters back to the post-season for the first time since 2012, Noblecilla was outstanding. She finished the year as the Gaiters’ leading scorer with 12.8 points per game (6th inRSEQ). Her 5.4 assists per game placed her well atop the RSEQ standings and second in all of U SPORTS. She was also the conference’s top thief with 2.1 steals per game. Rounding out her versatile year, she recorded 5.6 rebounds per game (13th in RSEQ) and was sixth the country in minutes played at 34.6 per game (2nd in RSEQ). In her first-ever playoff game she scored 21 points in a losing cause. This is her third Bishop’s University Female Athlete of the Year nod.

Filion claims the top male athlete award for the first time and for the third straight year, a men’s rugby player wins the award. Lee Hudson claimed it the two previous seasons. Filion led the young Gaiters squad to a 4-3-1 record and a dramatic come-from-behindRSEQ quarter-final victory over the Sherbrooke Vert et Or. Along the way, he played six of seven regular season games. He scored three tries and earned an RSEQ all-star selection.

Berrouette transitioned to the U SPORTS level almost seamlessly and earned RSEQ all-Rookie team honours.  The former Dawson Blue led the Gaiters in rebounding at 8.6 per game (4th in RSEQ). She was also third in the RSEQ in steals at 1.8 per contest.

Firth tallied 51 points in his freshman campaign. That led Bishop’s and all first years in CUFLA and ranked sixth overall.  He was also the Gaiters’ leading scorer with 32 goals.

On top of a stellar performance in the classroom, Fitzpatrick also earned the RSEQ Leadership Award. He maintained a 92.36 average across 36 credits last year and backed that up with a 94.5 percent average over 16 credits this fall while he was competing for the Gaiters.

Bergeron was also stellar in both the classroom and the community.  As a student, she maintained an 88 percent average in her Masters of Education. She also won the U SPORTS Community Service Award after earning the RSEQ’s nod in the same category. Bergeron was also named her team’s most influential.

Team Awards

Football
Most Outstanding Player: Nathan Walker
Rookie of the Year: Liam Patton
Brian Morley Defensive Player of the Year: Mathieu Breton
Offensive Player of the Year: Trey Millings
Special Teams Player of the Year: Vincent Dube
Marcel Lebrun Award: Eric Gagnon

Men’s Basketball
Most Valuable Player: David Belanger
Rookie of the Year: Nervens Demosthene
Most Improved Player: Joany Castor Thadal
Garth Smith Team Award: David Bohoussou

Women’s Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Edith Noblecilla
Rookie of the Year: Marie-Evrardine Berrouette
Most Improved Player: Maude Archambault
Nancy Knowlton Team Award: Metchline Gabelus

Women’s Soccer
Most Valuable Player: Aidan McGillis
Rookie of the Year: Frederique Rivard
Most Improved Player: Sabrina Binta Kone
Most Influential: Sarah-Kim Bergeron
Unsung Hero: Alex Ramsay-Bilodeau

Women’s Rugby
Most Valuable Player: Meagan Parsons
Rookie of the Year: Kayla Ouellet
Most Valuable Back: Erika Scott
Most Valuable Forward: Taylor Merrithew
Team Award: Nicole Bolick
Miriam Cozen McNally Award: Gina Patenaude

Men’s Rugby
Most Valuable Player: Carter Filion
Most Valuable Player (B-Team): Chris Rizzo
Rookie of the Year: Tyler Murphy
Best Back: Josh Bray
Best Forward: Paul Gehrig
Cody Triggs Award: Brock Spencer
Coaches’ Award: Andrew Grant

Golf
Most Valuable Player (Men): Ben Chasse
Most Valuable Player (Women): Zoe Whitfield
Rookie of the Year: Anthony Gosselin

Lacrosse
Most Valuable Player: Matt Wolf
Rookie of the Year: Sam Firth
Defensive Player of the Year: Sam Marceau
Offensive Player of the Year: Joel Wright
Coaches’ Award: Simon Winquist

Women’s Hockey
Most Valuable Player: Kayla LeTouzel
Rookie of the Year: Arianne Charette
Most Improved Player: Jessica Briere
Charles Chapman Award: Christine Gauthier

The Athletic Banquet brings the 2017-18 seasons to a formal close.  As teams prepare for the 2018-19 year stay up to date with everything Bishop’s Gaiters at www.gaiters.ca or on social media using @BishopsGaiters and #GaiterNation.

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For more information,

Marty Rourke
Sports Information & Sponsorship Coordinator
Bishop’s University
819-822-9600 ext. 2507
c. 819-574-4498
mrourke@ubishops.ca