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Third year winger Hunter Tremblay finds himself in a three-way tie with teammate Luke Gallant and UPEI's Matthew Carter atop the scoring derby in the Atlantic University Sport men's hockey conference after the first month of action.

Partly because of that, the Timmins, Ont. native was named UNB Valley Graphics Male Athlete of the Month for October yesterday.

In six games, all UNB victories, Tremblay has amassed 13 points including six goals. Gallant, the second-year defenceman, has two goals and 11 assists while Carter, a centre, had seven goals and six assists leading the way for UPEI.

Tremblay was particularly outstanding as the V-Reds opened the season at home, registering three goals and two assists in a 10-0 rout over UPEI and adding two goals and two assists as UNB defeated Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleu 9-3. Both games were at the Aitken Centre.

UNB finds itself on the road this weekend with games in Antigonish, N.S. on Friday and Halifax against Dalhousie Tigers on Saturday. Both are 7 o'clock starts with coverage on CHSR-FM 97.9 beginning with V-Reds Game Day at 6:30.

First year swimmer Danielle Loiser of Fredericton recorded four gold medals at the annual Amby Leger Swim Meet on Oct. 18, qualifying for the CIS championships in each of the 50m and 100m breaststroke events.

She was also a member of UNB's relay team taking second place in each of the 200m freestyle, 200m and 400m medley and 400m mixed freestyle relays. As a result of that performance, she is the UNB Valley Graphics Female Athlete of the Month for October.

First year Bobbi Wilson of Oromocto is the Coastal Graphics Athlete of the Month for October at St. Thomas University after winning the gold medal for women's golf at the ACAA championships held in Charlottetown.

Bobbi's score of 77 also helped the Tommies win female team laurels at the ACAA event.

UNB top athletes

A couple of first year soccer players are this week's UNB/Valley Graphics Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sunday. Top male athlete Ben Law of Ottawa had the game-winning goal for the V-Reds in a 4-3 victory over Universite de Moncton on Sunday, giving UNB third place overall.

V-Reds, who finished with a record of 7-2-4, play UdeM in quarterfinal action at the AUS tournament in Halifax Friday. The other matchup features UPEI Panthers taking on St. Francis Xavier.

Waiting in the wings are top seed Cape Breton Capers and second seed Dalhousie Tigers in Saturday's semifinals. Conference final is Sunday.

Scoring statistics released by the conference yesterday show Kelshen Bean of Cape Breton with the most goals, 11. Top UNB scorer was senior Ken Morrison with five goals. Law and William Allen of UNB were among those finishing with three goals.

Moncton's Samantha Legacy scored a pair of goals Sunday as UNB lost 3-2 to Universite de Moncton. Legacy was named player of the match for her efforts and is this week's top female athlete of the school as a result.

The team finished last in the conference with a 2-10-1 mark and out of the playoff chase. The AUS tourney begins Friday in St. John's, Nfld. with Cape Breton playing host Memorial and St. FX taking on UdeM in quarterfinal play on Friday.

Top seed Dalhousie and second seed UPEI Panthers await the two survivors in semifinal play Saturday with the conference final slated for Sunday morning.

Scoring statistics released by the conference yesterday show Tessa Roche of UPEI with the most goals, 13. Top UNB scorer was Robyn Potter with four goals. Legacy added three on the season.

STU top athletes

Hockey is the sport of choice regarding the Mooselight Male and Female Athletes of the Week at St. Thomas University for the period ending Sunday.

First year Amy Kelbaugh of Springside, Sask. had a goal and added an assist lifting St. Thomas Tommies over St. Francis Xavier X-Women 3-1 in their home opener Friday night. As a result, she's the top female athlete at the school. Kelbaugh and the Tommies, now 2-3, host Saint Mary's Huskies Saturday at 3 o'clock at the LBR.

Third year Corey Banfield of Dartmouth had a goal in regulation and added the game-winner in the shootout lifting the Tommies over Dalhousie 4-3 in men's hockey action.

He also had a goal in a 4-3 loss to the St. Francis X-Men on Friday in Antigonish, N.S. Banfield and the Tommies play host to Saint Mary Huskies Friday night at the LBR and Acadia Axemen Saturday at the LBR. Both games begin at 7 o'clock and can be heard on The Wolf 95.7.

Conn gets award

Justin Conn, who played linebacker for the Fredericton High School Black Kats, was named defensive player of the week in the Quebec University Football Conference by virtue of his performance on behalf of the Bishop's Gaiters on Sunday.

Conn, a 6'3'', 230-pound linebacker, had 10 solo tackles in the Gaiters 40-38 win over the Concordia Stingers. It's the most tackles given to one player since James Yurichuk was credited with 11 for Bishop's against McGill Redmen in October of 2007.

The victory leaves the Gaiters with a 4-4 record and a third place finish in the Quebec League. They'll face the Moncton Carabins, 5-3, in conference semifinal action Saturday in Montreal.