OTTAWA (U SPORTS) Cape Breton striker Erin Freeman captured Rookie of the Year Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian Gala.
Trinity Western striker Seina Kashima was honoured with the Chantal Navert Memorial Award as U SPORTS women's soccer Player of the Year, while Lethbridge forward Lindsay Amatto earned the Student-Athlete Community Service Award for her outstanding contribution both on and off the playing field. Calgary bench boss Troye Flannery was named Coach of the Year.
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Erin Freeman, Cape Breton
A business student from Halifax, N.S., Erin Freeman started in all 12 regular season games in her first season. Freeman tallied three goals and six assists – which tied for third in the nation – for nine points this season. She helped lead the Capers to a 10-1-1 record and a first-place finish in the AUS standings.
She becomes the second Cape Breton player to take home U SPORTS Rookie of the Year honours and the first since Michelle Desjardins in 2000. The only other AUS player to ever capture the honour was Dalhousie's Mary-Beth Bowie in 1997.
"Erin has been an impact player since Game 1. She started every game and plays 90 minutes.
Erin has Terrific ability on the ball, and has a the skill of making moves at full pace," said CAPERS head coach Ness Timmons. "She has the ability to play any position in the attack, and her play making ability has really been an asset to the Cape Breton CAPERS drive up front. Cracking the U SPORTS Second All-Canadian Team in her rookie season shows that Erin has made an impact on the league right away."
Nominees
CW: Michelle Jang, UBC
OUA: Kalifornia Mitchell, York
RSEQ: Leah Simon, McGill
2018 U SPORTS WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-CANADIANS
(AUS winners in bold)
First Team
Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Elig. |
Hometown |
Program |
S |
Seina |
Kashima |
Trinity Western |
5 |
Burnaby, B.C. |
General Studies |
GK |
Gabrielle |
Lambert |
UQTR |
3 |
St. Hyacinthe, Que. |
Business Admin. |
S |
Jenny |
Wolever |
Queen's |
4 |
Toronto, Ont. |
Kinesiology |
M |
Ciera |
Disipio |
Cape Breton |
4 |
Ottawa, Ont. |
Community Studies |
S |
Jenna |
Boudreau |
Acadia |
3 |
Halifax, N.S. |
Science |
D |
Marie-Ève |
Bernard O'Breham |
Montreal |
3 |
Longueuil, Que. |
Electrical Eng. |
S |
Victoria |
Hinchliffe |
Guelph |
3 |
Guelph, Ont. |
Human Kinetics |
M |
Mégane |
Sauve |
Montreal |
2 |
St. Hyacinthe, Que. |
French Education |
M |
Katherine |
Bearne |
Ottawa |
4 |
Halifax, N.S. |
Physics & Math |
D |
Kayla |
Da Costa-Pacheco |
Ottawa |
5 |
Gatineau, Que. |
Health Sciences |
D |
Talia |
White |
Calgary |
3 |
Calgary, Alta. |
Kinesiology |
Second Team
Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Elig. |
Hometown |
Program |
GK |
Lauren |
Houghton |
Calgary |
2 |
Calgary, Alta. |
Kinesiology |
M |
Mercy |
Myles |
StFX |
3 |
Accra, Ghana |
Arts |
D |
Kristen |
Sakaki |
Trinity Western |
3 |
Surrey, B.C. |
Business Admin. |
S |
Erin |
Freeman |
Cape Breton |
1 |
Halifax, N.S. |
Business Admin. |
S |
Emmanuelle |
Alcindor |
Montreal |
4 |
Montreal, Que. |
Business Admin. |
S |
Kelsey |
Ellis |
StFX |
4 |
Ottawa, Ont. |
Human Kinetics |
M |
Julia |
Liguori |
UQAM |
3 |
Montreal, Que. |
Accounting |
S |
Stephanie |
Roberts |
McMaster |
4 |
Ottawa, Ont. |
Economics & Political Science |
S |
Danielle |
Steer |
UBC |
2 |
Surrey, B.C. |
Arts |
M |
Laurie |
Couture-Dallaire |
Laval |
4 |
Quebec City, Que. |
Public Communications |
D |
Lidia |
Bradau |
Queen's |
4 |
Woodbridge, Ont. |
Chemical Eng. |
All-Rookie Team
Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
Hometown |
Program |
D |
Leah |
Simon |
McGill |
Mississauga, Ont. |
Commerce |
D |
Ariane |
Routhier |
Laval |
Quebec City, Que. |
Nursing |
D |
Kayla |
Kyle |
Bishop's |
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que. |
Psychology |
M |
Kalifornia |
Mitchell |
York |
Ajax, Ont. |
Children's Studies |
S |
Emma |
Twohey |
Trent |
Peterborough, Ont. |
Biology & Health Science |
D |
Angelica |
Galluzzo |
Western |
Newmarket, Ont. |
Social Science |
S |
Michelle |
Jang |
UBC |
Calgary, Alta. |
Kinesiology |
M |
Nicole |
Davis |
Manitoba |
Winnipeg, Man. |
General Studies |
D |
Hannah |
Supina |
MacEwan |
Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. |
Arts |
S |
Erin |
Freeman |
Cape Breton |
Halifax, N.S. |
Business Admin. |
D |
Lauren |
Jodrey |
Acadia |
Bedford, N.S. |
Arts |
M |
Anelise |
Karakostas |
Saint Mary's |
Victoria, B.C. |
Arts |
Source: U SPORTS Communications