OTTAWA - Algonquin College's Abraham Kamara is the 2013 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) men's soccer player of the year. He received the award in a ceremony held in Ottawa on Thursday evening.

Kamara (Ottawa) won the OCAA East Division scoring championship scoring six goals in eight matches for a goals per game average of 1.33. Arguably, his most important goal game in a 1-1 draw against Centennial on Sept. 22, keeping Algonquin's undefeated season alive and giving the Thunder an all-important point in the standings. Kamara scored two goals in a game on three separate occasions.

Along with his divisional scoring title, Kamara is also an OCAA all-star and a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) all-Canadian.

Also earning all-Canadian honours is Nicholas Lindsay (Brampton) of Sheridan College and Mario Orestano (Woodbridge) of Humber College. Lindsay led all OCAA players scoring 11 goals in six games for a goals per game average of 1.83. The veteran Orestano played in five games during the regular season, scoring once. Both are OCAA all-stars.

The OCAA rookie of the year is Darragh Roe (Guelph) of Sheridan. The midfielder scored six goals in eight games, good for eighth in OCAA scoring.

Paul D'Hollander of Fanshawe College is the OCAA West coach of the year and a nominee for the CCAA coach of the year. D'Hollander led the Falcons to a share of the best record in the division at 6-1-1, allowing just five goals in eight matches. Fanshawe's biggest win came at Sheridan, a 1-0 outcome that ended the Bruins bid for a perfect season.

Team awards went to the Algonquin Thunder and Humber Hawks for their respective regular season championships in the East and West Divisions. Both were awarded best defensive teams as well, along with the Sheridan Bruins. All three teams allowed just four goals against in eight regular season matches.

Divisional honours were also awarded to several players and coaches. Defender and midfielder Alex Asmis (Ottawa) of Algonquin is the East Division rookie of the year. He played in eight matches, scoring once. He is also an OCAA all-star.

Julian Carr of Centennial College is the East Division coach of the year. The Colts finished in second place with a 5-1-2 record, earning a bye into the OCAA quarter-finals. Centennial was unbeaten in its first six games, including a 1-1 tie against eventual regional champion Algonquin.

Third-year defenders Oshawe Hylton (Ajax) of Fleming College and Jennison Flores (Costa Rica) of Sheridan are the defensive players of the year in the East and West Divisions, respectively. Third-year athlete Simon Brown (Ottawa) of Algonquin and fourth-year player Ben Goes (London) of Fanshawe were named top goalkeepers in their respective divisions.

Each OCAA team nominates two all-stars. The OCAA all-stars from the East include Asmis and Kamara of Algonquin; Stephane Legrand (Sudbury) and Adam McArthur (Owen Sound) of Cambrian College; Louay Saab (Scarborough) and Emile Saimovici (Vancouver) of Centennial; Hamza Bakkali (Ottawa) and Zakaria El Karafi (Morocco) of Cité Collégiale; Kashiff De Jonge (Ajax) and Duncan Mitchell (Oshawa) of Durham College; Hylton and Nick London (Hampton) of Fleming; Justin Bettencourt (Mississauga) and Artsiom Biba (Belarus) of George Brown College; Brandon Hunt (Kingston) and Joel Pickering (Kingston) of St. Lawrence College (Kingston); as well as Shiquan Lowe (Brampton) and Mario Lugo (Toronto) of Seneca College.

The OCAA West all-stars include Danilo Richards (Kitchener) and Brad Townsend (Guelph) of Conestoga College; Steve Hepton (London) and Justin Marques (London) of Fanshawe; Orestano and Dominic Roberts (Ajax) of Humber; Elliot Pecora (Sarnia) and Jeremy Wintjes (Chatham) of Lambton College; Patryk Korbut (Barrie) and Rob Schlosser (Winona) of Mohawk College; Jordi Amores (Niagara Falls) and Austin MacDonell (Ajax) of Niagara College; Josh Elgeti (Peterborough) and Lewis Tuininga (Orillia) of Redeemer University College; Mo Hamoud (Windsor) and Jordan Lidia (Leamington) of St. Clair College; as well as Flores and Lindsay of Sheridan.

The 2013 belairdirect OCAA Men's Soccer Championship takes place Friday and Saturday at Algonquin College in Ottawa.

2013 OCAA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS

OCAA Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Abraham Kamara, Algonquin

CCAA All-Canadians
Abraham Kamara, Algonquin
Nicholas Lindsay, Sheridan

Mario Orestano, Humber

CCAA Men's Coach of the Year Nominee
Paul D'Hollander, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer League Scoring Champion
Nicholas Lindsay, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer Overall Rookie of the Year
Darragh Roe, Sheridan

Regular Season Champions
East - Algonquin Thunder

West - Humber Hawks

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Coach of the Year
Julian Carr, Centennial

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Coach of the Year
Paul D'Hollander, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Rookie of the Year
Alex Asmis, Algonquin

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Rookie of the Year
Darragh Roe, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Defensive Player of the Year
Oshane Hylton, Fleming

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Defensive Player of the Year
Jennison Flores, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Scoring Champion
Abraham Kamara, Algonquin

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Scoring Champion
Nicholas Lindsay, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Best Defensive Team
Algonquin Thunder

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Best Defensive Team
Humber Hawks
Sheridan Bruins

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Top Goalkeeper
Simon Brown, Algonquin

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Top Goalkeeper
Ben Goes, Fanshawe

OCAA League All-Stars
Alex Asmis, Algonquin

Abraham Kamara, Algonquin
Stephane Legrand, Cambrian
Adam McArthur, Cambrian

Louay Saab, Centennial

Emile Saimovici, Centennial

Hamza Bakkali, La Cite

Zakaria El Karafi, La Cite

Kashiff De Jonge, Durham

Duncan Mitchell, Durham

Oshane Hylton, Fleming

Nick London, Fleming
Justin Bettencourt, George Brown
Artsiom Biba, George Brown

Brandon Hunt, St. Lawrence-Kingston

Joel Pickering, St. Lawrence-Kingston
Shiquan Lowe, Seneca

Mario Lugo, Seneca

Danilo Richards, Conestoga
Brad Townsend, Conestoga

Steve Hepton, Fanshawe
Justin Marques, Fanshawe

Mario Orestano, Humber

Dominic Roberts, Humber
Elliot Pecora, Lambton

Jeremy Wintjes, Lambton

Patryk Korbut, Mohawk

Rob Schlosser, Mohawk

Jordi Amores, Niagara

Austin MacDonell, Niagara

Josh Elgeti, Redeemer
Lewis Tuininga, Redeemer

Mo Hamoud, St. Clair

Jordan Lidia, St. Clair

Jennison Flores, Sheridan

Nicholas Lindsay, Sheridan

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