OUA Women's Soccer
Five Ridgebacks named all-stars, three receive major awards
 
HAMILTON, Ont. – The UOIT Ridgebacks became the first varsity team in school history to make the CIS Top 10 rankings, and the team is now on its way to a first-ever OUA final four.
 
Leading into this weekend's championship, Nov. 1-2 in Hamilton, the OUA announced major award winners and all-stars on Wednesday.
 
Taking home major awards for the Ridgebacks were head coach Peyvand Mossavat, who is the recipient of the Coach of the Year Award for the second time in three seasons, and Jessica Mithrush (Thunder Bay, Ont.), who won the East Division Community Service Award. The third-year nursing student has made a huge difference in her community by organizing a free soccer camp for inner city children, arranged for the team to volunteer at a local homeless shelter, and also coaches youth house league soccer.
 
Defenders Kylie Bordeleau (Cambridge, Ont.) and Katherine Koehler-Grassau (Greely, Ont.) were both named first-team all-stars. Koehler-Grassau also took home the East Division Rookie of the Year Award this season. Her strong defensive play was a main reason for the team's success, and she also chipped in offensively scoring two goals this season.
 
Another Ridgeback defender, Sara Voisin (Waterloo, Ont.), was named a second-team all-star. Joining her with the distinction were midfielder Kayla De Souza (Scarborough, Ont.) and forward Cassandra Sribny (Pickering, Ont.). Sribny tied for the team lead in goals with seven.
 
Other award winners:
East Division First-Team All-Stars
Cynthia Leblanc – Goalkeeper – Ottawa
Chiara Quadri – Defender – Ottawa
Kylie Bordeleau – Defender – UOIT
Melissa Jung – Defender – Queen's
Katherine Koehler-Grassau – Defender – UOIT
Jessie de Boer – Midfielder – Queen's
Morgan McNeil – Midfielder – Ottawa
Veronica Mazzella – Midfielder – Carleton
Claudia Piazza – Midfielder – Toronto
Pilar Khoury – Forward – Ottawa
Julia Francki – Forward – Ottawa
 
East Division Second-Team All-Stars
Sara Petrucci – Goalkeeper – Toronto
Alexandra McIntyre – Defender – Carleton
Sara Voisin – Defender – UOIT
Sarah Slattery – Defender – Ryerson
Allison Pilon – Defender – Laurentian
Katherine Breame – Midfielder – Ottawa
Kayla Desouza – Midfielder – UOIT
Lisa English – Midfielder –Toronto
Olivia Gonsalves – Midfielder –Toronto
Brittany Almeida – Forward – Queen's
Cassandra Sribny – Forward –UOIT
 
East Division Rookie of the Year
Katherine Koehler-Grassau – Defender – UOIT
 
East Division Most Valuable Player
Pilar Khoury – Forward – Ottawa
 
East Division Coach of the Year
Peyvand Mossavat – UOIT
 
East Division Community Service Award
Jessica Mithrush – Forward – UOIT
 
West Division First-Team All-Stars
Tori Edgar – Goalkeeper – Western
Jessi Couto – Defender – Western
Kelsey Tikka – Defender – Laurier
Shannon Wood – Defender – York
Taylor Lyons – Defender – York
Sarah Wong – Midfielder – York
Katie Bishop – Midfielder – Laurier
Marilyn Grammenopoulos – Midfielder – York
Julie Maheu – Midfielder – Laurier
Emily Brown – Forward – Laurier
Nour Ghoneim – Forward – York
 
West Division Second-Team All-Stars
Brittany Duffey – Goalkeeper – McMaster
Pauline McCordic – Defender – Laurier
Jenna White – Defender – Western
Sarah Magalhaes – Defender – Guelph
Lauren Vandenbygaart – Defender – Western
Jessica Friend – Midfielder – Western
Aisha Lewis – Midfielder – York
Jess Craig – Midfielder – Laurier
Laura Leece – Midfielder – Windsor
Amanda Boyle – Forward – Western
Bella Riccardi – Forward – Windsor
 
West Division Rookie of the Year
Pauline McCordic – Defender – Laurier
 
West Division Most Valuable Player
Nour Ghoneim – Forward – York
 
West Division Coach of the Year
Steve Hart – Windsor