TORONTO - Niagara College's Sydney Sica (Niagara Falls, Ont.) is the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Women's Soccer Player of the Year.
The fourth-year midfielder was instrumental in leading Niagara to an undefeated season and a South Division championship. Sica scored in all six regular season matches totalling nine goals, good for a tie for fourth among OCAA players. She netted a hat trick in a key 5-1 win over Mohawk on Sept. 29. Along with being named South Division Player of the Year, Sica is a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian and an OCAA All-Star.
Shanice Alfred (Airdrie, Alta.) of Seneca is the second of three CCAA All-Canadians from the OCAA. The second-year forward also led her club to an undefeated season and a Central Division championship, scoring 11 goals in six matches. Alfred recorded two hat tricks and also had a four-goal match. Along with being named Central Division Player of the Year, Alfred is an OCAA All-Star.
Fanshawe's Kayla McQueen (London, Ont.) is also a CCAA All-Canadian. The fifth-year striker was the OCAA League Scoring Champion scoring 17 goals in five matches for the West Division champions, including a six, five and four-goal game. The West Division Player of the Year and West Division Scoring Champion is also an OCAA All-Star.
Nailah Rowe (Ajax, Ont.) of Centennial is the East Division Player of the Year. The second-year forward scored nine goals in six matches. The former OCAA Rookie of the Year is also an OCAA All-Star.
Kaitlynn Russell (Mississauga, Ont.) of Humber is the OCAA Rookie of the Year. The forward scored 13 goals in six games en route to being named the Central Division Scoring Champion. The Central Division Rookie of the Year is also an OCAA All-Star. Other nominees for the OCAA Rookie of the Year award include East Division Rookie of the Year Emily Cullen (Pickering, Ont.) of Centennial; South Division Rookie of the Year McKenna Jackson (Sarnia, Ont.) of Niagara; and West Division Rookie of the Year Madilyn Michienzie (London, Ont.) of Fanshawe.
Niagara's Rob Lalama is the OCAA Coach of the Year and a nominee for CCAA Coach of the Year. The South Division Coach of the Year guided Niagara to a undefeated season and a division championship. Niagara was also honoured as the Best Defensive Team in the division, allowing just two goals against in six matches. Other nominees for the OCAA Coach of the Year award include East Division Coach of the Year Rob Terry of Loyalist; Central Division Co-Coaches of the Year Mauro Ongaro of Humber and Luca Sirianni of Seneca; and West Division Coach of the Year Kris Geier of St. Clair.
In addition to McQueen and Russell, Terin Hultink (Fenwick, Ont.) of Niagara is recognized as the South Division Scoring Champion, and Melissa Gilligan (Cornwall, Ont.) of St. Lawrence is the East Division Scoring Champion.
Individuals are also honoured for their defensive efforts. Grace Van Hal (Kingston, Ont.) of St. Lawrence is the East Division Defensive Player of the Year; Alessia Da Silva (Vaughan, Ont.) of Seneca is the Central Division Defensive Player of the Year; Jackson of Niagara is the South Division Defensive Player of the Year to go along with her rookie award; and Emily Sheculski (London, Ont.) of Fanshawe is the West Division Defensive Player of the Year. Fittingly, St. Lawrence, Seneca, Niagara and Fanshawe are recognized as the Best Defensive Team in their respective divisions to go along with their regular season championships.
Several OCAA All-Stars are also celebrated. In addition to Sica, South Division All-Stars include Autumn Grayley (Stoney Creek, Ont.) of Mohawk; Ashley Altamirano (Thorold, Ont.), Alyssa Arcand (Port Colborne, Ont.), Hultink and Jackson of Niagara; and Lilly Brown (Stoney Creek, Ont.) of Redeemer.
Along with Alfred and Russell, Central Division All-Stars include Jennifer Seguin (Toronto) of George Brown; Remi Pelletier (Brampton, Ont.) and Giulia Zanardi (Tottenham, Ont.) of Humber; and Jordan Burke (Scarborough, Ont.) and Raven Edwards Dowdall (North York, Ont.) of Seneca.
Joining McQueen as West Division All-Stars are Megan Heyes (Cambridge, Ont.) of Conestoga; Victoria Hinchliffe (Guelph, Ont.), Michienzie, Juliana Popovic (London, Ont.), Abby Scott (Toronto, Ont.) and Sheculski of Fanshawe; and Athena Dimario Done (Windsor, Ont.) of St. Clair.
In addition to Rowe, East Division All-Stars include Shannon Brown (Whitby, Ont.), Bailey Colangelo (Whitby, Ont.) and Laura Smith (Queensville, Ont.) of Durham; and Gilligan, Constance Laroche-Lefebvre (Longueuil, Que.) and Van Hal of St. Lawrence.
2021 OCAA WOMEN'S SOCCER AWARDS
OCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year
Sydney Sica, Niagara
CCAA Women's Soccer All-Canadians
Shanice Alfred, Seneca
Kayla McQueen, Fanshawe
Sydney Sica, Niagara
OCAA Women's Soccer Rookie of the Year
Kaitlynn Russell, Humber
OCAA Women's Soccer League Scoring Champion
Kayla McQueen, Fanshawe
OCAA Women's Soccer Coach of the Year
Rob Lalama, Niagara
OCAA Women's Soccer East Division Player of the Year
Nailah Rowe, Centennial
OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division Player of the Year
Shanice Alfred, Seneca
OCAA Women's Soccer South Division Player of the Year
Sydney Sica, Niagara
OCAA Women's Soccer West Division Player of the Year
Kayla McQueen, Fanshawe
OCAA Women's Soccer East Division Rookie of the Year
Emily Cullen, Centennial
OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division Rookie of the Year
Kaitlynn Russell, Humber
OCAA Women's Soccer South Division Rookie of the Year
McKenna Jackson, Niagara
OCAA Women's Soccer West Division Rookie of the Year
Madilyn Michienzie, Fanshawe
OCAA Women's Soccer East Division Scoring Champion
Melissa Gilligan, St. Lawrence
OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division Scoring Champion
Kaitlynn Russell, Humber
OCAA Women's Soccer South Division Scoring Champion
Terin Hultink, Niagara
OCAA Women's Soccer West Division Scoring Champion
Kayla McQueen, Fanshawe
OCAA Women's Soccer East Division Coach of the Year
Rob Terry, Loyalist
OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division Co-Coaches of the Year
Mauro Ongaro, Humber
Luca Sirianni, Seneca
OCAA Women's Soccer South Division Coach of the Year
Rob Lalama, Niagara
OCAA Women's Soccer West Division Coach of the Year
Kris Geier, St. Clair
OCAA Women's Soccer East Division Defensive Player of the Year
Grace Van Hal, St. Lawrence
OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division Defensive Player of the Year
Alessia Da Silva, Seneca
OCAA Women's Soccer South Division Defensive Player of the Year
McKenna Jackson, Niagara
OCAA Women's Soccer West Division Defensive Player of the Year
Emily Sheculski, Fanshawe
OCAA Women's Soccer East Division Best Defensive Team
St. Lawrence Surge
OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division Best Defensive Team
Seneca Sting
OCAA Women's Soccer South Division Best Defensive Team
Niagara Knights
OCAA Women's Soccer West Division Best Defensive Team
Fanshawe Falcons
OCAA Women's Soccer East Division All-Star Team
Shannon Brown, Durham
Bailey Colangelo, Durham
Melissa Gilligan, St. Lawrence
Constance Laroche-Lefebvre, St. Lawrence
Nailah Rowe, Centennial
Laura Smith, Durham
Grace Van Hal, St. Lawrence
OCAA Women's Soccer Central Division All-Star Team
Shanice Alfred, Seneca
Jordan Burke, Seneca
Raven Edwards Dowdall, Seneca
Remi Pelletier, Humber
Kaitlynn Russell, Humber
Jennifer Seguin, George Brown
Giulia Zanardi, Humber
OCAA Women's Soccer South Division All-Star Team
Ashley Altamirano, Niagara
Alyssa Arcand, Niagara
Lilly Brown, Redeemer
Autumn Grayley, Mohawk
Terin Hultink, Niagara
McKenna Jackson, Niagara
Sydney Sica, Niagara
OCAA Women's Soccer West Division All-Star Team
Athena Dimario Done, St. Clair
Megan Heyes, Conestoga
Victoria Hinchliffe, Fanshawe
Kayla McQueen, Fanshawe
Madilyn Michienzie, Fanshawe
Juliana Popovic, Fanshawe
Abby Scott, Fanshawe
Emily Sheculski, Fanshawe
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