The Guardian (Charlottetown)

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A look at the new UPEI Sports Hall of Fame inductees.

Amy Connolly

- Named team MVP in rookie season.

- Named AUS first-team all-star five straight seasons.

- Captained UPEI to its first appearance at the Canadian Interunive­rsity Sport (CIS) championsh­ip in 2004.

- Named CIS first-team all-Canadian in 2006.

- In 2005, named the CIS women’s soccer player of the year and UPEI female athlete of the year. Former coach Mike Redmond: “Pound for pound, the toughest player ever to wear the green and white at UPEI. She could change games on her own. She was the heart and soul of this team for five years.”

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Ryan Anstey

- Won AUS title in 2002.

- Named team MVP and AUS firstteam all-star in 2003.

- Named AUS first-team AUS firstteam all-star, CIS academic all Canadian in 2004.

- In final season, named team MVP, AUS first team all-star, led the nation in scoring, named CIS academic all-Canadian, earned a tournament all-star nod at the CIS championsh­ip, named UPEI male athlete of the year and CIS male player of the year.

Former coach Lewis Page: “Ryan is a great one-on-one player, quick and hard for defenders to get a hold of. He’s also a striker that will come back and help his midfielder­s win the ball back. But I think, most important, he’s just a great person, on or off the field.”

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