FIRST AND SECOND TEAM ALL-STARS AND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

The Atlantic University Sport first and second team all-stars were also announced Thursday, along with this year's all-rookie team.

First Team All-Stars:
Kerri Smit, Saint Mary's (4th year - Shubenacadie, N.S.)
Jill Blanchard, UNB (5th year - Saint John, N.B.)
Sasha Wilkins, Memorial (5th year - Gambo, Nfld.)
Katherine Ryan, StFX (3rd year - Halifax, N.S.)
Louise Facca, Dalhousie (3rd year - Aurora, Ont.)
Vanessa St.Georges, Cape Breton (4th year - Middleton, N.S.)
Libero - Lauren Smith, Dalhousie (3rd year - Burnaby, B.C.)

Second Team All-Stars:
Tessa Felix, Saint Mary's (4th year - Mill Bay, B.C.)
Erica Hay, UNB (5th year - Sussex, N.B.)
Catherine Thornton, StFX (3rd year - Kobe, Japan)
Véronique Carroll, Moncton (2nd year - Moncton, N.B.)
Marlee Powers, Dalhousie (2nd year - Bridgewater, N.S.)
Jane Pegg, Saint Mary's (2nd year - Weyburn, Sask.)
Libero - Pam Giordani, Acadia (3rd year - Dartmouth, N.S.)

All-Rookie Team:
Jessica Roberts, StFX (Calgary, Alta.)
Celina Abba, UNB (Fredericton, N.B.)
Erica Dowling, Cape Breton (Sackville, N.S.)
Marie-Pier Doiron, Moncton (Dieppe, N.B.)
Meaghan MacDougall, Acadia (Hammonds Plains, N.S.)
Jillian Lynch, Memorial (Fredericton, N.B.)

The 2011 Subway Atlantic University Sport women's volleyball championship gets under way this weekend at Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S. Live webcasts of all five matches of the championship will be available at www.caperstv.ca.

The winner will be crowned AUS champions and will advance to the 2011 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship, March 4-6, hosted by Laval.

The 2011 Subway Atlantic University Sport women's volleyball championship schedule is as follows:

Friday, February 18th
Quarter-final #1: Dalhousie (3rd) vs. Cape Breton (6th), 6:00pm
Quarter-final #2: StFX (4th) vs. Moncton (5th), 8:00pm

Saturday, February 19th
Semifinal #1: Saint Mary's (1st) vs. Lowest Remaining Seed, 4:30pm
Semifinal #2: UNB (2nd) vs. Highest Remaining Seed, 7:00pm

Sunday, February 20th
Championship Game: Semifinal Winners, 2:00pm