Ontario University Athletics (OUA) is pleased to announce the 2010-11 women's volleyball All-Stars and major award winners. Brooke Lloyd (Whitby, Ont.) and Kylen Van Osch (Exeter, Ont.) were named OUA West Division First Team All-Stars while Erinn Bickle (Whitby, Ont.) was named to the Second Team.  

Kylen Van Osch, a fifth-year middle for the Gryphons was ranked third in the league with points per game with 3.80, making her final season a successful one as she helped Guelph to a 16-3 record, good for first in the West. She made the OUA top ten in blocks with 58 and recorded 169 kills. This is her second time in a row being named an OUA First-Team All-Star.

 

Brooke Lloyd was named an All-Star for the first time in her career in the OUA. The third-year left side recorded 181 kills and 40 blocks. She dug up 196 balls for the Gryphons and aced 29 times in the season, making a huge impact on the Gryphon squad. 

This was Erinn Bickle first time in her career being named an OUA All-Star. The second-year middle recorded 67 blocks and 125 kills for the Gryphon team this season.  

 

The 2011 OUA Women's Volleyball Final Four Championship will be hosted by the Guelph Gryphons after finishing with a 16-3 record. The Gryphons will face off against the Ottawa Gee-Gees in semifinal action (Feb. 25 – 6PM) and the Western Mustangs will take on the York Lions (Feb. 25 – 8PM).

 

OUA WEST DIVISION MAJOR AWARDS

Libero of the Year: Claire Morrow – Western

Rookie of the Year: Meaghan Loveday – Waterloo

Coach of the Year: Tim Louks – McMaster

Award of Merit: Tesca Andrew-Wasylik – Laurier

 

WEST FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS

Shannon Anderson (Newmarket, Ont.) – Brock

Sarah Kiernan (Hamilton, Ont.) – McMaster

Brooke Lloyd (Whitby, Ont.) – Guelph

Larissa Puhach (Burlington, Ont.) – McMaster

Jenna Thomson (St. Mary's) – Western

Kylen Van Osch (Exeter, Ont.) – Guelph

 

WEST SECOND-TEAM ALL-STARS

Erinn Bickle (Whitby, Ont.) – Guelph

Ally Fast (St. Catharines, Ont.) – Brock

Kelly Frittenberg (Alton, Ont.) – Western

Shannon McRobert (Whitby, Ont.) – McMaster

Rebecca Oxland (North Vancouver, B.C.) – Western

Elaine Screaton (Calgary, Alta.) – Western

 

OUA EAST DIVISION MAJOR AWARDS

Libero of the Year: Claudia Seguin – Ottawa

Rookie of the Year: Brandie Wilkerson – York

Coach of the Year: Lionel Woods – Ottawa

Award of Merit: Sarah Sutton - York

 

EAST FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS

Vanessa Chorkawy (Lively, Ont.) – Lakehead

Tess Edwards (Kanata, Ont.) – Ottawa

Natalie Gray (Oshawa, Ont.) – Queen's

Katie Matthews (Aurora, Ont.) – Queen's

Sarah Sutton (Scarborough, Ont.) – York

Kristina Vlcek (Toronto) – York

 

EAST SECOND-TEAM ALL-STARS

Lorna Button (Newcastle, Ont.) – Queen's

Karlee Diesing (Coquitlam, B.C.) – Toronto

Myriam English (Orleans, Ont.) – Ottawa

Mallory Litjens (Ottawa, Ont.) – RMC

Danielle Vortisch (Whitby, Ont.) – RMC

Brandie Wilkerson (Brampton, Ont.) – York

 

ALL ROOKIE TEAM

Brianna Balzer (Windsor, Ont.) – Windsor

Myriam English (Orleans, Ont.) – Ottawa

Meaghan Loveday (Kitchener, Ont.) – Waterloo

Tess Palmateer (Aurora, Ont.) – Brock

Danielle Vortisch (Whitby, Ont.) – RMC

Brandie Wilkerson (Brampton, Ont.) – York