Fifth year guard Hali Burns has capitalized on a stellar final season and has been named the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Year at the Championship banquet in Barrie.

Burns led her Sheridan Bruins team to an undefeated season in the OCAA going an impressive 14-0 in regular season action. The Sarnia native averaged 12 points per game and was named a First Team All-star. She is known as a tireless worker who is always working on finding ways to improve her game. This is Hali’s second OCAA Player of the Year nod and the second time she has been named a Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian. Hali is also a finalist as the CCAA National Player of the Year award.

Shannon Matheson of the George Brown Huskies has also been named a CCAA All-Canadian for the first time, as well as a First Team all-star. Matheson finished second on her team in scoring, averaging 16.7 points per game and was known for her quick hands, amassing 76 steals in 15 games. The Bedford native concludes her collegiate career with the Huskies after previously playing at St. Francis Xavier in the CIS.

On the coaching front, Matt White of the Fanshawe Falcons earned the top honours guiding his team to a 9-5 record in the West Division. White moulded two All-stars this season in Alison Griffiths and Larrisa McBean. Griffiths was also named as the West Region Defensive Player of the Year.

White, Burns and Matheson will be honoured at the CCAA All-Canadian Banquet at UBC-Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Listed below is a complete list of awards winners,

Player of the Year
Hali Burns, Sheridan

CCAA All-Canadian
Hali Burns, Sheridan 

Shannon Matheson, George Brown

League Scoring Champion
Chantal Gray, George Brown - 17.62 PPG

Regional Scoring Champion
East: Chantal Gray, George Brown - 17.62 PPG

West: Donisha Young, Sheridan - 16.21 PPG

Coach of the Year
East
Sharon Butler George Brown

West
Matt White Fanshawe

CCAA Coach of the Year Nominee
Matt White, Fanshawe

Rookie of the Year
East Sandre Bascoe Algonquin
West Brianna Mandolesi Algoma

Overall Rookie of the Year
Sandre Bascoe Algonquin

Defensive Player of the Year

East
Mercedes Moodie Algonquin

West
Alison Griffiths Fanshawe

East
First Team
Chantal Gray, George Brown

Shannon Matheson, George Brown

Sandre Bascoe, Algonquin

Tamara Nembhard, Seneca

Danielle Greek, St. Lawrence

Second Team
Dana Marley, Georgian

Sarah Miller, Algonquin

Jodi Cairns, Algonquin

Erin Emery, Durham

Ruth Holland, Seneca

All-Rookie Team
Sandre Bascoe, Algonquin

Tamara Nembhard, Seneca

Kelsey Hare, Durham

Sylisha Powell, George Brown

Ruth Holland, Seneca

West

First Team
Hali Burns, Sheridan

Sarah Stevens, St. Clair

Sam Scull, Sheridan

Sara Levesque, St. Clair

Donisha Young, Sheridan

Second Team
Alison Griffiths, Fanshawe

Nakia Arthur, Sheridan

Kayla Suriani, Humber

Kaitlyn McKenna, Niagara

Carolyn Fragale, Algoma

All-Rookie Team
Kayla Suriani, Humber

Larrisa McBean, Fanshawe

Brianna Mandolesi, Algoma

Courtney Silvera, Sheridan

Rebecca Dietrich, Humber