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Canterbury Players of February: UC Irvine’s Elona Williams & Oak Creek’s Megan Bird
March has ended and now it’s time to vote for the Canterbury High School and College Players of the Month. Each week, a high school athlete and college athlete were profiled after outstanding performances on the weekend. Now, readers will choose one of those Players of the Weeks (per age grade) for top honors.
CLICK HERE FOR THE POLL or vote below.
The voting will close on Tuesday, April 4, and the winners will be announced Wednesday, April 5. Winners will then receive a product giveaway from our sponsor, Canterbury North America.
To review the candidates, refer to the following articles:
HIGH SCHOOL
• Land Park’s Qiera Nixon: Scored multiple tries against reigning club champion Sacramento Amazons
• Orchard Park’s Riccardi Sisters: The No. 8 and fullback helped the New York team over St. Joseph Academy, the reigning single-school national champion
• Land Park’s LeiAloha Taukave-Langman: A new player who distinguished herself during the team’s NorCal invitational win
• West End’s Liz Wilson: All-American No. 8 leading the Ruckettes to dominating outings at Frostbite and Maryland Exiles’ tournaments
COLLEGE
• Arizona’s Jessica Carpenter: Flyhalf for the DI Gold Coast-winning Wildcats
• Fresno State’s Jenna Balestra: Bulldogs captain scored five tries during the DII West Coast champion
• Kennesaw State’s Caitlane Fricia: Scored the game-ending winning try against Tulane for the DII SIRC title
• Chico State’s Mo Ayala: Led the physical charge during the DI Pacific Mountain playoffs, and aided two one-point wins on back-to-back days
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