BURLINGTON, Ont. – Thursday afternoon (Oct. 31) Ontario University Athletics (OUA) announced the major award winners and all-star selections for the 2024 OUA women's soccer season. Four student-athletes from the Guelph Gryphons women's soccer team were named to the OUA West All-Star team, with
Elise Bell and
Olivia Rizakos being named as an OUA West First-Team All-Stars, and
Christina Gomes and
Jasmine Burke earning OUA Second Team All-Star status. Gryphons head coach,
Shayne Campbell, was named OUA West Coach of the Year for the third time in his eight seasons as head coach of the University of Guelph women's soccer program.
Gryphons Women's Soccer 2024 OUA All-Stars and Major Awards
Shayne Campbell – OUA West Coach of the Year
For the third time as the leader of the Guelph Gryphons women's soccer program, head coach
Shayne Campbell has been named OUA West Coach of the Year. In his 8th season in charge of the U of G women's soccer team, Campbell led his team to an 8-3-1 regular season record and a 2nd-place finish in the OUA West. The Gryphons under Campbell would defeate McMaster in the playoffs to advance to OUA semifinals before seeing their 2024 season on penalties in a hard fought battle against the two-time defending OUA champion, Ottawa Gee-Gees. Campbell has previously won the OUA Coach of the Year award in 2018 and 2021, and is the fourth Gryphon coach in program history to do so. Campbell led the Gryphs to their first OUA Championship in program history back in 2017 during his first season in charge.
In addition to Campbell's coach of the year honours, defenders
Elise Bell &
Jasmine Burke and forwards
Olivia Rizakos &
Christina Gomes were named OUA West All-Stars.
Gryphon forward
Olivia Rizakos earned OUA First Team All-Star status for the second time in her Gryphon career, after also doing so back in 2021. Rizakos, a political science major from Toronto, had a dynamic season on the pitch as the captain and leader of the team. Rizakos led the Gryphs with six assists (tied 2nd in OUA) to go along with her 3 goals scored, starting in all 14 games for the team.
Joining Rizakos as an OUA First Team All-Star is second-year defender,
Elise Bell. For Bell, it marks the first time she has been named an all-star after an exceptional 2024 sophomore season. The biomedical science major started all 14 games as part of the defence that conceded 13 goals on the year. Bell was also a key component of the Gryphon attack, regularly making runs into the opposition's territory from her fullback position.
Jasmine Burke and
Christina Gomes both earned OUA All-Star status for the 2024 season, marking the third time in their Gryphon careers they have been recognized at the conference level. Burke, a fourth-year defender on the team and a mainstay from her centre back position, once again established herself as one of the top defenders in the conference. Burke not only helped lead the way defensively for the Gryphons, but also managed to find the back of the net scoring her first goal as a Gryphon this season.
Christina Gomes, who a season ago was named OUA West Most Valuable Player, once again impressed during the 2024 season, helping lead the way up from for the Gryphon attack. The fourth-year winger from Bradford, Ontario was instrumental in the team's attack that scored the fourth-most goals (35) in the conference, scoring 3 goals herself and assisting on 4 more solidifying her as one of the premier forwards in the conference. See below for a full list of OUA women's soccer all-stars
and visit oua.ca for more information.
2024 OUA West Division Major Awards
Most Valuable Player: Nia Fleming-Thompson, York Lions
Coach of the Year: Shayne Campbell, Guelph Gryphons
Rookie of the Year: Ashley Greco, Laurier Golden Hawks
Community Service Award: Priyanka Chakravarti, Waterloo Warriors
Champion of EDI Award: Jenine Alkhatib, McMaster Marauders
2024 OUA West Division First Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper: Natalie Mouradian, Waterloo Warriors
Defender: Elise Bell, Guelph Gryphons
Defender: Avarie Thomas, Western Mustangs
Defender: Bryanna Caldwell, McMaster Marauders
Midfielder: Jade Abreo, McMaster Marauders
Midfielder: Breanna Desa, York Lions
Midfielder: Samantha Murphy, Laurier Golden Hawks
Midfielder: Kalifornia Mitchell, York Lions
Striker: Nia Fleming-Thomas, York Lions
Striker: Olivia Rizakos, Guelph Gryphons
Striker: Sasha Marikano, Laurier Golden Hawks
2024 OUA West Division Second Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper: Samantha St. Crois, Western Mustangs
Defender: Brook-Lynne Mitchell, York Lions
Defender: Tamara Lisser, Laurier Golden Hawks
Defender: Jasmine Burke, Guelph Gryphons
Defender: Reese Fowler, Western Mustangs
Midfielder: Mackenzie Bilotta, Western Mustangs
Midfielder: Aislynn Essibrah, Windsor Lancers
Midfielder: Nicole Astaiza, McMaster Marauders
Striker: Stefanie Young, Brock Badgers
Striker: Christina Gomes, Guelph Gryphons
Striker: Maia Torelli, York Lions
2024 OUA East Division Major Awards
Most Valuable Player: Cassandra Provost, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Coach of the Year: Steve Johnson, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Rookie of the Year: Hannah Neville, Nipissing Lakers
Community Service Award: Chloe Lachance-Soulard, Carleton Ravens
2024 OUA East Division First Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper: Madison Heeley, Nipissing Lakers
Defender: Maya Smith, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Defender: Clare Sun: Queen's Gaels
Defender: Hannah Chown, Toronto Varsity Blues
Midfielder: Nibo Dlamini, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Midfielder: Kendra Couto, Queen's Gaels
Midfielder: Taylor Schell, Nipissing Lakers
Midfielder: Eva Bouity, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Striker: Cassandra Provost, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Striker: Cassidy Brooks, Nipissing Lakers
Striker: Mattson Strickler, Queen's Gaels
2024 OUA East Division Second Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper: Cassidy Joslin, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Defender: Emily Tierney, Nipissing Lakers
Defender: Quinn Snell, Carleton Ravens
Defender: Abbie Russell, Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
Defender: Cassie Chan, Toronto Varsity Blues
Midfielder: Hannah Anderson, Toronto Varsity Blues
Midfielder: Mikayla Moser, Carleton Ravens
Midfielder: Natalie Moynihan, TMU Bold
Striker: Jenna Matsukuno, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Striker: Lauren Illman, Carleton Ravens
Striker: Taliyah Walker, TMU Bold
