CAPE BRETON, N.S. – Two members of the McGill University women's soccer team were among the laureates announced Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual U SPORTS All-Canadian gala.

Mara Bouchard of Granby, Que., and Stephanie Hill of Montreal, were both named to the U SPORTS all-rookie team, in voting conducted by the women's soccer coaching association.

Bouchard, a 5-foot-4 all-star midfielder, was named last week the RSEQ conference rookie of the year. She started in all 14 league games and led the team in minutes played, missing only 80 minutes over the season. The 20-year-old psychology freshman was named as player of the game six times by the opposing coach. Held pointless, she was assigned the role of being a shutdown midfielder, which helped McGill achieve the second-best defensive record in the league.

Hill, a 5-foot-10 all-star centre-back, started in 13 games and was named as McGill's player of the game four times. A 19-year-old science sophomore majoring in physical therapy, she was held pointless but played a key shutdown role, helping limit opposing teams to just 10 goals during the season.

Among the major award recipients announced at the gala was Calgary midfielder Montana Leonard, who received the Chantal Navert Memorial Award as player of the year. Guelph midfielder Cloey Uddenberg was named rookie of the year, while Bishop's defender Kayla Kyle earned the Student-Athlete Community Service Award for outstanding contribution both on and off the playing field. Finally, Trinity Western bench boss Graham Roxburgh was named as the Fox 40 coach of the year.
 
2021 U SPORTS WOMEN'S SOCCER AWARDS & ALL-CANADIANS

All-Canadian 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

 
 
All-Canadian 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	BSCH.BIOM
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	BSCH.BIOM
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

 

SOURCE:
U SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
and
Earl Zukerman
Sports Information Officer
Athletics & Recreation
McGill University
514-398-7012 (Off.)
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
www.mcgillathletics.ca
earl.zukerman@mcgill.ca