HUMBER'S WILLISCROFT HEADLINES OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

TORONTO - Kennedy Williscroft (Vancouver, B.C.) of Humber Polytechnic is the 2024-25 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Women's Volleyball Player of the Year.

The second-year setter is the cornerstone of running a Humber offence that averaged a league-best 17.4 points per set. Individually Williscroft led all OCAA student-athletes averaging 8.73 assists per set. Williscroft has become one of the most dominant players in the OCAA with a commitment to defence and a deadly serve from the baseline. Also named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian, Williscroft headlines the West Division First-Team All-Stars.

Akemi Boudreau (Beresford, N.B.) of Collège La Cité is the East Division Player of the Year. The fourth-year outside hitter led all OCAA players averaging 3.79 kills per set. Coming off a significant injury suffered last season, Boudreau came back stronger than before, becoming the keystone to La Cité's fast, dynamic offence. Also named a CCAA All-Canadian, Boudreau headlines the East Division First-Team All-Stars.

Geneva Huisman (Amhertsburg) of St. Clair College is the West Division Player of the Year. The third-year middle blocker was among the league leaders with 200 kills, 40 blocks and 257 total points. Also named a CCAA All-Canadian, Huisman is also a West Division First-Team All-Star.

Elizabeth McFarland (Courtice) of Durham College is the OCAA Rookie of the Year. The outside hitter was the Durham team leader in offence with 210 points, an average of 3.4 points per set. The East Division Rookie of the Year is also an East Division First-Team All-Star and headlines the East Division All-Rookie Team.

The West Division Rookie of the Year is Madison Welmers (Hamilton) of Conestoga College. The middle blocker played in all 18 regular season matches averaging 3.1 points per set, and was the Conestoga team leader with 36 blocks. Welmers headlines the West Division Second-Team All-Stars and West Division All-Rookie Team.

La Cité's David Mann is the OCAA Coach of the Year. The Coyotes had an impressive 13-5 regular season record in the East Division, more than doubling their win total from a season ago. Their third place standing earned the Coyotes the opportunity to host a home playoff match. The East Division Coach of the Year is also the nominee for CCAA Coach of the Year.

Humber's Chris Wilkins is the West Division Coach of the Year. The West Division champion Hawks ran the table to a perfect 18-0 regular season record for the second straight time with a revamped roster showcasing a dozen players making their Humber debut.

Conestoga's Bianca Marchetti (Richmond Hill) is the OCAA Scoring Champion. The third-year student-athlete averaged 4.7 points per set in 15 matches. The West Division Scoring Champion is a West Division Second-Team All-Star.

CL Viloria (Richmond) of Centennial College is the East Division Scoring Champion. The fourth-year outside hitter averaged 4.5 points per set in 17 matches.

In addition to Williscroft and Huisman, OCAA West Division First-Team All-Stars include Carlie Pappano (North Bay) and Mackenzie Selk (Hanmer) of Cambrian College; Amy Connelly (Sudbury) and Hannah Manners (Toronto) of Humber; and Sam Cormier (St. Catharines) of Niagara College.

Joining Boudreau and McFarland as OCAA East Division First-Team All-Stars are Mélany Delisle (Gatineau, Que.) and Véronique Lebel (Edmunston, N.B.) of La Cité; Jessie Buck (Severn) of Durham; and Alexa Milot (Blackfalds, Alta.) and Mikyla Patras (Stony Plain, Alta.) of East Division champion Seneca Polytechnic.

Along with Welmers and Marchetti, OCAA West Division Second-Team All-Stars include Reese Cholette (Oakville) and Amanda Larsen (Ajax) of Humber; Montanna Taylor (St. Catharines) of Niagara; and Brianne Hobbin (Guelph) and Haleigh Kearns (Prince George, B.C.) of St. Clair.

The OCAA East Division Second-Team All-Stars include Riley Lancia (Ottawa) and Carys Tenthorey (Ottawa) of Algonquin College; Natasha Grenier (Ottawa) of La Cité; Katherine Konkle (Fonthill), Chelsea Oke (Brooklin) and Brooke Young (Chestermere, Alta.) of Durham; and Claire Ramos (Toronto) of George Brown College.

Joining McFarland on the East Division All-Rookie Team are Lancia and Tenthorey of Algonquin; Kassidy Dyer (Toronto) of Canadore College; Caila Robinson (Edmunston, N.B.) of La Cité; Patrycja Sajda (Scarborough) of Georgian College; and Sydney Crawford (Oro Station) of Loyalist College.

In addition to Welmers, members of the West Division All-Rookie Team include Svetlana Babic (Kitchener) of Conestoga; Dana Sloan (London) of Fanshawe College; Olivia Rosewell (Hamilton) of Mohawk College; and Emilie Dlouhy (St. Thomas) and Laryssa Schipper (Mount Brydges) of Niagara.

2024-25 OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

OCAA Women's Volleyball Player of the Year
Kennedy Williscroft, Humber

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Player of the Year
Akemi Boudreau, La Cité

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Player of the Year
Geneva Huisman, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Year
Elizabeth McFarland, Durham

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Rookie of the Year
Elizabeth McFarland, Durham

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Rookie of the Year
Madison Welmers, Conestoga

OCAA Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year
David Mann, La Cité

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Coach of the Year
David Mann, La Cité

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Coach of the Year
Chris Wilkins, Humber

OCAA Women's Volleyball Scoring Champion
Bianca Marchetti, Conestoga

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Scoring Champion
CL Viloria, Centennial

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Scoring Champion
Bianca Marchetti, Conestoga

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Champions
Seneca Sting

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Champions
Humber Hawks

CCAA Women's Volleyball All-Canadians
Akemi Boudreau, La Cité
Geneva Huisman, St. Clair
Kennedy Williscroft, Humber

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division First-Team All-Stars
Akemi Boudreau, La Cité
Jessie Buck, Durham
Mélany Delisle, La Cité
Véronique Lebel, La Cité
Elizabeth McFarland, Durham
Alexa Milot, Seneca
Mikyla Patras, Seneca

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division First-Team All-Stars
Amy Connelly, Humber
Sam Cormier, Niagara
Geneva Huisman, St. Clair
Hannah Manners, Humber
Carlie Pappano, Cambrian
Mackenzie Selk, Cambrian
Kennedy Williscroft, Humber

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Second-Team All-Stars
Natasha Grenier, La Cité
Katherine Konkle, Durham
Riley Lancia, Algonquin
Chelsea Oke, Durham
Claire Ramos, George Brown
Carys Tenthorey, Algonquin
Brooke Young, Durham

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Second-Team All-Stars
Reese Cholette, Humber
Brianne Hobbin, St. Clair
Haleigh Kearns, St. Clair
Amanda Larsen, Humber
Bianca Marchetti, Conestoga
Montanna Taylor, Niagara
Madison Welmers, Conestoga

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division All-Rookie Team
Sydney Crawford, Loyalist
Kassidy Dyer, Canadore
Riley Lancia, Algonquin
Elizabeth McFarland, Durham
Caila Robinson, La Cité
Patrycja Sajda, Georgian
Carys Tenthorey, Algonquin

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division All-Rookie Team
Svetlana Babic, Conestoga
Emilie Dlouhy, Niagara
Olivia Rosewell, Mohawk
Laryssa Schipper, Niagara
Dana Sloan, Fanshawe
Madison Welmers, Conestoga

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