Two players impressed enough at the scouting camp held in November to secure their place with Montreal’s new professional women’s Soccer team.
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The Roses announced Thursday that goalkeeper Anne-Marie Laroche and winger Claire Monyard would make their professional debuts in the Super Ligue du Nord.
Originally from Alma, in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Laroche stood out among a hundred camp participants. The former Rouge et Or from Laval University won six national medals during college and university championships.
The 24-year-old goalkeeper also played for the Royal Sélect de Beauport in the Quebec Premier Soccer League.
“She made a strong impression: we already knew her, but we rediscovered her in a completely different light. It seemed obvious to us that she had to be part of the Montreal Roses,” said the club’s sports director, Marinette Pichon, in a press release.
-Laroche, who is a clinical nurse in child psychiatry working with young people with mental health challenges, should assist Gabrielle Lambert in front of the Montreal cage.
Claire Monyard will play with the Montreal Roses, in the Super League of the North, a new professional women’s soccer circuit in Canada.
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Graduated in biochemistry
As for Monyard, she played for the University of Arkansas and Florida International, in addition to a senior team in Miami, notably with Jodi Smith, another Roses player.
The 24-year-old Ontarian is a graduate researcher in biochemistry who can play several positions in the field.
The Roses, whose inaugural season will begin this spring, have reached an agreement with 14 players to date, including nine Quebecers.
