CAPE BRETON, N.S - For the first time in program history, a University of Guelph women's soccer player has earned the title of national Rookie of the Year. Wednesday night in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia at the 2021 U SPORTS Women's Soccer All-Canadian Gala, Gryphon rookie midfield Cloey Uddenberg was named the 2021 U SPORTS Rookie of the Year. She becomes the first Guelph Gryphon women's soccer player to receive the national honour in the 25-year history of the award. Uddenberg was also named a U SPORTS Second Team All-Canadian, and of course, earned a spot on the U SPORTS All-Rookie Team. 

Past Winners (U SPORTS Women's Soccer Rookie of the Year)
 
In her first season of on-field action in OUA women's soccer, Cloey Uddenberg quickly established herself as one of the most dynamic centre midfielders in the country. The Richmond Hill, Ontario native, who is currently in her second-year at the University of Guelph studying bio-medical science, played almost every minute of every game for the Gryphons women's soccer team in 2021, helping lead the team to a 6-2-2 regular season record and a berth in the OUA playoffs as the No. 5-seed in the conference. Uddenberg, who just turned 19-years-old on November 13, quickly emerged as the engine in the Gryphons midfield, showcasing an elite level of fitness throughout the season to go along with tremendous technical skills on on-field vision. Uddenberg, who just a week ago became the second Gryphon ever to be named OUA MVP, will now shift her focus from the university level to the international stage. In the spring of 2021, Uddenberg is expected to take part in CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying where she will suit up with Saint Kitts and Nevis.
 
2021 U SPORTS Rookie of the Year Nominees 
CW: Sophia Ferreira, UBC
OUA: Cloey Uddenberg, Guelph (Winner)
RSEQ: Mara Bouchard, McGill
AUS: Megan Chiasson, Dalhousie

2021 U SPORTS Major Award Winners
Player of the Year: Montana Leonard (Calgary Dinos)
Rookie of the Year: Cloey Uddenberg (Guelph Gryphons)
Coach of the Year: Graham Roxburgh (Trinity Western Spartans)
Community Service Award: Kayla Kyle (Bishop's Gaiters)

For more information on the 2021 U SPORTS women's soccer major award winners, visit usports.ca. 
 

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2021 U SPORTS WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-CANADIANS
 
First Team
 

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	School	Elig.	Hometown	Program
M	Montana	Leonard	Calgary	5	Richmond, BC	Open Studies
F	Holly	O'Neill	Memorial	5	St. John's, NL	Business
D	Marie-Ève	Bernard O'Breham	Montréal	5	Longueuil, QC	Electrical Engineering
F	Emma	Lefebvre	Ottawa	4	Nepean, ON	Special Student
D	Abby	Wroe	Nipissing	4	Collingwood, ON	BScN
D	Elizabeth	Hicks	Trinity Western	5	Surrey, BC	Education
M	Arielle	Roy Petitclerc	Laval	5	Lévis, QC	Business Administration
M	Mégane	Sauvé	Montréal	4	St-Hyacinthe, QC	Secondary Education
D	Lauren	Jodrey	Acadia	3	Bedford, NS	Community Development
F	Anna	Dunn	Trinity Western	4	Edmonton, AB	Education
GK	Mykaela	Volpe	Nipissing	5	Whitby, ON	Education

 
 
Second Team
 

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	School	Elig.	Hometown	Program
F	Joëlle	Mercier	Laval	4	Québec, QC	Social Work
M	Cloey	Uddenberg	Guelph	1	Richmond Hill, ON	Bio-Medical Science
D	Trinity	Esprit	Ottawa	2	Scarborough, ON	Sociology, Psychology
F	Christie	Gray	Queen's	4	Kingston, ON	Commerce
D	Kayla	Kyle	Bishop's	3	Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC	Social Sciences
F	Amanda	Smith	StFX	3	Ottawa, ON	BSc HK
M	Riley	Donovan	Dalhousie	3	Toronto, ON	Psychology and Creative Writing
D	Fatou	Ndiaye	Cape Breton	4	Montréal, QC	BSc
D	Samantha	Gouveia	MacEwan	5	Edmonton, AB	Bachelor of Commerce
D	Sophia	Ferreira	UBC	1	Coquitlam, BC	Kinesiology
G	Emily	Moore	UBC	5	Victoria, BC	Arts

                                                                                             
All-Rookie Team

Pos.	First Name	Last Name	School	Hometown	Program
M	Megan	Chiasson	Dalhousie	Lower Sackville, NS	Bachelor of Science
F	Claire	Langille	Memorial	Windsor Junction, NS	Science
F	Brynn	Jurus	StFX	Ancaster, ON	BSc HK
F	Marilou	Dugrenier	Sherbrooke	Sherbrooke, QC	Preschool and Primary Education
M	Mara	Bouchard	McGill	Granby, QC	Psychology
D	Stephanie	Hill	McGill	Dollard-Des Ormeaux, QC	Physical Therapy
M	Cloey	Uddenberg	Guelph	Richmond Hill, ON	Bio-Medical Science
F	Hannah	Harkin	Toronto	Brooklin, ON	Human Biology
F	Cassandra	Provost	Ottawa	Acton Vale, QC	Business Science/Accounting
D	Tilly	James	Trinity Western	Toronto, ON	Biology
M	Jayden	Berg	Calgary	Calgary, AB	Arts
F	Bianca	Cavalcanti	Manitoba	Saint-Eustache, QC	Preschool and Primary Education