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"Back-to-Back!" Named top moment of the year

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KINGSTON, Ont. (March 28, 2012) – Queen's fans have spoken, and after tabulating nearly 500 votes for the Top 10 Moments of the 2011-12 season, "Back-to-Back!” (Women's Soccer) was voted the number one moment for the past year.

The poll, which ran online from March 14 to 25, 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 Wednesday night at the 76th annual Colour Awards at the Ambassador Conference Resort. 

The Top 10 moments of the 2011-12 season are:

1. Back-to-Back!
The women's soccer team won OUA and CIS championships with both games being decided by penalty kicks. They are the first women's team in school history to win back-to-back national championships.

2. Gold Rush
Both the men's and women's volleyball teams took home provincial championships on the same weekend. In both final games the two squads defeated the OUA Final Four host teams to win their championships.

3. All-Time Gael
Brittany Moore, a year after becoming the Queen's Gaels all-time leading scorer, moves into second on the OUA all-time scoring list and finishes her career as the Gaels basketball – men's and women's – all-time leading scorer. She finishes her career with 1,652 points.

4. 2012 CIS Men's Volleyball Championship Hosts
Queen's Athletics and Recreation hosted their first ever indoor national championship March 2-4 as they welcomed the top CIS players to Kingston. The event was a huge success, with attendance records being set Friday and broken the following night. Queen's finished fourth which is their best result at nationals.

5. History in the Making
The women's volleyball team re-wrote their record books this season after winning their first ever OUA championship, they made their first appearance on the national stage. Natalie Gray became the first player to take home a major award at the national level winning the CIS Thérèse Quigley award.

6. Banner Seasons
It was a banner season once again for the Gaels winning national titles in women's soccer and women's ultimate. The cycling and men's fencing teams both repeated as provincial champions while men's volleyball, women's volleyball and women's soccer all brought home OUA championship banners.

7. Most Valuable Gaels
The Gaels were well represented at the OUA level this year with Joren Zeeman (Men's Volleyball), Natalie Gray (Women's Volleyball), Morgan McHaffie (Women's Hockey) and Riley Filion (Women's Soccer) all their leagues MVP's. Riley Whitlock (Men's hockey) and Osie Ukwuoma (Football) took home honours for their positions as well.

8. Streaking into the Playoffs
After an 0-2 start to the season, the football team went on a win streak heading into the playoffs taking their next six straight games along with their opening round playoff match against Laurier. The men's volleyball team caught fire at the end of their season winning their final six regular season games and all three playoff games winning the OUA championship. The women's volleyball team followed a similar path taking their final five regular season games and all three OUA playoff matches for their first OUA championship title.

9. Coaching Milestones
Three well decorated coaches hit milestone marks in their Gaels coaching careers this year as Women's Basketball coach Dave Wilson and Rowing coach John Armitage finished up their 30th seasons while Men's Volleyball coach Brenda Willis celebrated her 25th year at the helm.

10. Rock the K-Rock
The Carr-Harris Cup 2012 edition was set on the largest stage in the game's 26 year history in front of a record 2,576 crowd at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ont. Queen's won the game 4-1.
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