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CLEMENÇON NAMED TOP UNIVERSITY ATHLETE IN CANADA
HODGSON NAMED INTERIM HEAD COACH OF
LANCER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Jessica Clemençon flew across an ocean to learn English
and play basketball for the University of Windsor Lancers.
Two years later, the talented Lancer player
jumped to the top spot as best female
university athlete in all of Canada for
2010-11.
The second-year forward received
the prestigious 2011 BLG Award as the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)
Athlete of the Year in Women’s Basketball
in May. She received a trophy and a
$10,000 scholarship to attend a Canadian
university graduate school.
One year ago, Clemençon was named
CIS Rookie of the Year in Women’s Basketball, making her
the first player in history to win those two awards in back-
to-back campaigns.
“This feels amazing,” said Clemençon. “To win the
BLG award is a great honour and something I will always
be very proud of. I share all the individual
recognition I’ve received with my
teammates and coaches because none of
this would be possible without them.”
After finishing the regular season
among the national leaders in almost every
statistical category including a province-
leading 19.0 points per game, she scored a
game-high 17 points in the Ontario final as
the Lancers claimed their third consecutive
OUA banner.
She then topped all players in both the
CIS semi-final and gold-medal contests with back-to-back,
18-point performances to help UWindsor capture its first
national title.
Lucas Hodgson has been named the interim head coach of the Windsor Lancers Women’s
Volleyball program.
Considered one of the top coaches and recruiters in the province, Hodgson has
served as the head coach of the Brock University Women’s Volleyball program for the
past seven seasons.
Beginning in 2003-04, he built the Brock team into a perennial contender in the OUA
West Division. In 2008-09, he was named the OUA West Coach of the Year after leading
the Badgers to a 14-5 record. Over the past three seasons, he coached Brock to an
impressive 38-19 record.
“I am very excited to be coming to the University of Windsor and taking over the
coaching duties for the Lancer women’s volleyball program,” said Hodgson. “This is an
tremendous opportunity and I’m looking forward to the challenge.”
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