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Redemption voted top moment of 2010-11 season

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KINGSTON, Ont. (March 29, 2011) – Queen's fans have spoken, and after tabulating nearly 400 votes for the Top 10 Moments of the 2010-11 season, “Redemption” (Women's Soccer) was voted the number one moment for the past year.

The poll, which ran online from March 15 to 23, asked fans to rank a list of ten moments that were selected by the Queen's Journal from an original list of more than 40. The final results were unveiled Tuesday night at the 75th annual Colour Awards at the Ambassador Conference Resort.

The Top 10 moments of the 2010-11 season are:

1. Redmeption: After losing to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in the OUA championship, the women's soccer team caps off their remarkable season by defeating their OUA rivals 1-0 to win the CIS championship. Riley Filion played the role of hero in the game as she scored in extra time to propel Queen's to their second national championship in team history.

2. Holmberg's Heroes: After an up and down first half of the season, the women's hockey rattle off 18 wins in 21 games, including an improbable string of six consecutive overtime playoff victories. In the end, the Gaels capture their first OUA championship since 1978-79 and go on to knock off the defending CIS champion Alberta Pandas before shutting out Laurier to capture the CIS bronze medal.

3. The Hall Calls: The women's hockey team earns international recognition after defeating the Guelph Gryphons 2-1 in Game 1 of the OUA Championship. The game goes into the record books as the longest game in collegiate hockey history after the two teams battled for 167 minutes and 14 seconds before Morgan McHaffie scored in the sixth overtime. The puck and stick used to score the goal are set to be sent to the Hockey Hall of Fame following the season.

4. National Stage: The women's rugby team advances to their first-ever CIS Championship defeating the Waterloo Warriors 15-8. The Gaels, who went undefeated during the regular season for the third time in team history, nearly upset the defending-champion Lethbridge Pronghorns in their opening game, narrowly losing 15-12 in overtime. The team goes on to finish fifth at the CIS championship after dominating host Trent 53-5 in their final match.

5. Banner Season: Gaels' teams continue their success at provincial championships as Queen's wins four conference titles during the 2010-11 season. Women's rowing captures their sixth OUA Championship in eight seasons in October while the Cycling team is declared co-University Cup champions the same month. Men's fencing wins their first OUA title since 2003-04 in February before women's hockey rattles off five consecutive overtime victories to claim the OUA banner for the first time in 32 years.

6. Shrine Time: Queen's offensive tackle Matt O'Donnell becomes just the second Queen's player to represent the CIS at the 86th annual East-West Shrine Bowl in Orlando, Florida. O'Donnell joins former NFL first round draft pick Mike Schad as the only two players to represent the Tricolour at the showcase event for NFL draft hopefuls.

7. Down But Not Out: With their playoff hopes quickly fading, Brittany Moore and the women's basketball team win their final four games to clinch the fifth seed in the OUA East division. Moore scores 20 or more points in three of the four games and finishes the season ranked 11th overall on the OUA's all-time scoring list with 1,274 career points.

8. Rookie Sensation: First year football player Sam Sabourin makes an immediate impact in his first game as a Gael recording 13 solo tackles against McMaster to set a new team record. Sabourin goes on to finish the season ranked third in the nation in tackles and is named the OUA rookie of the year.

9. Century Club: The men's basketball team forges their way into the record books with back-to-back 100+ point performances against York and Laurentian. Led by Dan Bannister's 32 point, six assist and five rebound performance, the Gaels defeat York 102-64 before Nikola Misljencevic powers the Gaels to a 101-92 overtime victory over Laurentian with a career-best 29 points. It marks the first time in team history that Queen's has scored 100 or more points in consecutive games.

10: Hello Canada!: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of women's basketball at Queen's, the Gaels host the McGill Martlets at the ARC. The game is also broadcast live across the country on CBC's Sports Day in Canada. CBC's Scott Russell hosted the program live from the ARC and the game was the first non-national championship CIS women's basketball game to be broadcast coast-to-coast.
 
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