It has been five years since the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championship has been hosted by Ontario, but now, Humber College is ready to welcome Canada’s top women’s collegiate soccer teams to the 2009 Big Kahuna/adidas CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship. The event will take place from November 3-7, 2009 at the Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan.

This five day event beings Tuesday, November 3rd with the top women’s soccer players and their coaches are recognized at the CCAA All Canadian Awards Banquet. The festivities will continue until Saturday, November 7, when it wraps up with the medal games. Humber will play their first game on Wednesday, November 4th, when they take on Kwantlen Polytechnic University from British Columbia.

After finishing third at this year’s OCAA Provincial Championship and thoughts of last years bronze medal finish at the national’s in Kamloops, the Hawks will be looking to put their best foot forward when they take to the pitch versus Canada’s top college teams.

Humber was not disappointed at this year’s OCAA Championship Banquet however. The ladies were well decorated as Keyla Moreno was named the OCAA Player of the Year after finishing second in overall league scoring with 13 goals in 10 games and was also instrumental in leading her team to a perfect 12-0-0 season. Moreno was also named a CCAA All-Canadian as well as the Central West Region Scoring Champion (1.30 PPG) and a League All-star.

Humber captain and defender Joanna Alexopulos, also earned an All Canadian nomination, for her impeccable leadership skill and her team oriented mentality. This is Joanna’s second national championship appearance.

Durham’s Katie Watts, will also receive an All-Canadian award for her impressive league leading 1.64 GPG average. This marks the second year in row where Katie has led the OCAA in overall scoring. The second year forward from Oshawa, moved herself into the record books again this season, this time sitting second on the all-time career scoring list. With another season like this past, Watts is on pace to become the OCAA’s all-time leading scorer.

Coming off a thrilling gold medal win at the OCAA Provincial Championships, the Fanshawe Falcons will look to win their first national championship when they take on Mount Saint Vincent University on Wednesday, November 4th at 11:00am. The Fanshawe ladies also came away with some golden recognition’s from Ontario as they were named the West Division’s Best Defensive and Offensive Team, with 36 goals for and 12 goals against.

Behind every great team is a great coach. Fleming Peterborough’s John (Tony) Bombino earned his first nomination as the OCAA Coach of the Year and is in contention for CCAA Coach of the Year honours. This is Bombino’s first year as the team’s head coach at Fleming and has managed to help his team climb not only the provincial, but national ranks. John’s dedication to his athlete’s success in the classroom as well as in the community, ensures his team graduates on-time and with the skills necessary to move forward in life. Fleming Peterborough finished first in the East Division this year with a record of 9-1-2, bettering lasts year record of 7-4-0.

Back by popular demand, be sure to check out Fanshawe Falcon’s blogger Erin Hemming as she reports daily about the goings on at the National Championship and gives us the inside scoop on the ladies run toward a CCAA National Championship Gold medal.

The 2009 Big Kahuna / adidas CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship features the top 6 soccer teams in Canada.

The seeding is as follows:

Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Surrey, BC
Fanshawe College – London, ON
College Francois-Xavier-Garneau (F.X. Garneau) – Québec, PQ
Concordia University College of Alberta – Edmonton, AB
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) – Halifax, NS
Humber College – Toronto, ON

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Wednesday, November 4
11:00 am – MSVU vs. Fanshawe
1:00 pm – Kwantlen Polytechnic University vs. Humber (Host)

Thursday, November 5
11:00am – Concordia University of Alberta vs. Humber (Host)
1:00 pm – F.X. Garneau vs. MSVU

Friday, November 6
11:00am – Fanshawe vs. F.X. Garneau
1:00 pm – Kwantlen Polytechnic University vs. Concordia University of Alberta

Saturday, November 7
9:00 am – 5th vs. 6th
11:30 am – Bronze Medal Game
2:00 pm – Gold Medal Game


For more information, including the latest news, results and developments within the 2009 Big Kahuna / adidas CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship, please visit the official championship website: CCAA WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE, CLICK HERE