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Sure sounded good to Lessard. who was -. . . .- blindedatflratbythebrightlightaoftheAirCanada Centre. “ltwasrnyflrsttimeplayirrginagamelhtllatand -. hmslou'snldthegmdualngcmlelzmrrom b 8 \ Waterloo Collegiatelnstitute. ‘ltwasnicetoplayinthe ;1' - , 3 Am.oooltoplayonablgoourtlikethat.l2ventl’lmrgh W e?” t the whole thing wasn't filled with fans. it was still a To N “83,2; J Astartingspot on Team Eastandachanoe to follow . ‘dgrtm 1 y g in the footsteps of standout collegiate players like 12.8». 3? ' \ , ' . j‘ . 1 1 ("ruelph’s Natalie Achonwa was a rewarding end to the i . ?’-f'e'§-i ‘ ~ ,8 1 season for [£55311]. who finished her time in a Vflings i ‘ . sweater last fall with a share oftheWCSSAA senior girls - “jg t basketball MVP award and an OFSM quad-A basket- '“i.\ . . “ . 4- - . ~~w - ‘ hall appearance. . I (f? :1' . By the end. lessard had finished with five points & "x8 3‘“) fi‘i‘gg.“ . and three rebounds as Team East fell by a single point N. ‘ - -â€"; wiggle ; in a 71-70 loss to Team West and Brantford nemesis “\ j}; J, - i Katie Polischuk. whose Tri-County Thunder edged l" . " 55s . 8 - 1 bessard's Lightning in the lUEL bronze medal final last r i ; f, . ‘ month at the University of Waterloo 15, 1 "It got pretty competitive at the end there.“ she said. ‘ s; - “I think I played pretty well. but it's an all-star game. so - “A ~- ‘7 £211.85 1 everyone tries to do their own thing. right? .. ‘ ' fist ;._ 13; j 1 “l enjoyed playing with the girls because it will be 5- ’ ' ‘ Jfi‘r'x" dtelasttimelgettoplaywith them. probably. orplay .. - 8 3&4. against them. It was a nice way to end of my Ontario . ‘_ , ‘ ' ' ‘5"""" . (meet I guess" » . itézffigeji ' 1 ~‘ jun)" to: That’s because lessard is off to the Maritimes in - fi ' -. r $45.11: August to study human kinetics and play as basket- ‘ _ 17.2 8-4” 8:8 ' a ' jag; . ball at St. Francis Xavier University. 833, 4 . w; (Mi hut 4 - _ an; _ . It's an odd fit for a young woman who admits she is - Eta-8511 , 7 , _ ‘ . . 8.3” not a fan of traditional East Coast fare â€"- shellfish and - in? f?“ ,. ‘ _ ‘ f “W . seafood. Odder still. considering the coach who . 7 ‘ 1853123138 r $ 98 ‘- l , was. recruited her. Matt Skinn. stepped down weeks after ’_ zigyjir- , , ., _ . . . fig?“ ' ' Lessard's commitment in order to take a men’s head ' 151V: " W 5449.9? ' .- . .; " , ~ a coaching gigat Cape Breton University. _ , "fit i’ 1 j ' - ‘ - ’ . ‘ _'1;§§,, 4 Despite some nervous moments at first. Lessard 4, i f_ 33: . 8 - , ‘ _ A," {a - _ ‘ g met with interim head coach Augy lones. who flew to “ hfn)’ ‘* El .. , . 4 ‘, 4 If} 1 Ontario to see the lUEL final. and was impressed. : if 532g» ”- - ‘_ 8, {3.5 ,'; 1: Haida. the St. FX campus in Antigonish, N.S.. just felt -_:-’ . “ska e. . . ,8 1.8. ' -| just liked the feeling that I got when I went there." new 88” . , . , it , , said lessard. who was pursued by a handful of NCAA «iiii‘fiffi‘? j a of . . - ' - if. ‘ Division] programs at the University of Maine, Col~ A” --' z’ 1‘ A" .. 4; . gate University and Sacred Hean University. as well as $0- ' m V . C15 programs at the University of New Brunswick. (kir- " ' , l. w . g 4 DAYS leton University and Wilfrid laurier University. ._ . . - . u , ON LY ; “l know a lot of people say that about their schools ., m ' ’ Mm. 3 t. 3.3 and it's hard to describe. but it was just different and I ,n ,- ' ”3 m . - '-‘ 8 felt right at home even though i was far away from . ‘ ' ' > ‘ _ ~- . (7‘s: Waterloo. 1 could picture myselfthere impatient.“ J... ' , -- _ f; “ .â€" (‘ lones is thankful for that. calling lesson! ‘one ofthe i. , i. ' g ; "g ‘ _‘ - most versatile high school players in Canada“ ’; ' ' 8 , . f. ”- 'She can dribble. shoot. pass. rebound and most .. ' 9 ' ' t ' imponanlly she plays with a lot of intensity.“ he said in 3! am” ' 16 on“ ‘ u “a a media release ”She has made solid connections with 26999 â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"_ â€"â€"-__ - Mm; the talented players that we have on the team already - and is a great addition to a team that already has posl- SAVE s” SAVE $8 ° W M m m ‘ rive chemistry." ‘ ltssarti.whtlhatiachancettlreflectonherb-ket- Lu-ht-wmmm lfi“t'l:r‘.*..ll it? it nth Lint] hliii'fih‘i O‘t‘tM ‘i‘t 313 I?» Ht.>ilrdi'.rli‘n "min“ D‘fileHBi _ ball journey last week at the WC] athletic banquet. said she has become at lllll('l’l better. much different player 4111 u - . v - ~ - - . - . . - . . r... -4monap-u,¢’;p~AAA-um-.n“on”a Lawnâ€"W