EDMONTON – With the Canada West Women's Soccer Final Four set to open this Friday at Trinity Western University in Langley, B.C., the conference unveiled its all-stars and all-rookies Wednesday.
The all-star and all-rookie teams were selected by the conference's 16 women's soccer head coaches, who also vote on the conference's major awards, which will be released Thursday.
Leading the all-star charge were the Calgary Dinos, who had five players named to the conference's first all-star team. Goalkeeper
Lauren Houghton, who set the CW single-season record for shutouts (11) and wins (13) this season, was joined on the first team by teammates
Talia White (D),
Kayla Kreutzer (D),
Montana Leonard (F), and
Maddison Fritze (F).
Dinos freshman
Sofia Mondaca (F) was also named an all-rookie, rounding out Calgary's impressive list of honourees.
Combined, the Final Four schools had 18 players honoured as all-stars or all-rookies: Calgary (6), TWU (5), UBC (4), and Alberta (3).
The four teams will be looking to snag one of two CW berths to the national tournament Friday, as the semifinal winners will earn a berth to the U SPORTS national tournament, which is set for November 8-11 at the University of Ottawa.
UBC takes on Calgary in the first CW semi this Friday at 3 p.m. PDT, while TWU plays Alberta later that day at 6 p.m. PDT.
You can watch all the action from this weekend's CW WSOC Final Four by tuning in on Canada West TV. Post-season passes can be purchased by clicking here.
2018 CANADA WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-STARS - First Team
Position / Name / University / Eligibility / Hometown / Program
GK / Lauren Houghton / Calgary / 2 / Calgary, AB / Kinesiology
D / Kristen Sakaki / Trinity Western / 3 / Surrey, BC / Business Administration
D / Talia White / Calgary / 3 / Calgary, AB / Kinesiology
M / Morgan Corbett / Alberta / 4 / Edmonton, AB / Kinesiology, Sport, & Rec.
D / Jamie Erickson / MacEwan / 4 / Edmonton, AB / Science
D / Kayla Kreutzer / Calgary / 5 / Edmonton, AB / Business
F / Seina Kashima / Trinity Western / 5 / Burnaby, BC / Arts
F / Danielle Steer / UBC / 2 / Surrey, BC / Arts
F / Sydney Daines / Alberta / 5 / Innisfail, AB / Native Studies
F / Montana Leonard / Calgary / 3 / Richmond, BC / Arts
F / Maddison Fritze / Calgary / 5 / Edmonton, AB / Arts & Education
2018 CANADA WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-STARS - Second Team
Position / Name / University / Eligibility / Hometown / Program
GK / Emily Burns / MacEwan / 4 / Sherwood Park, AB / Arts
D / Jessica Williams / UBC / 2 / White Rock, BC / Arts
D / Elizabeth Hicks / Trinity Western / 3 / Surrey, BC / Arts
M / Amanda Wong / Manitoba / 4 / Winnipeg, MB / Science
D / Katie Carrothers / Victoria / 5 / Victoria, BC / Business
D / Quinn Hardstaff / Mount Royal 3 / Calgary, AB / Nursing
F / Paige Payne / UNBC / 3 / Kitimat, BC / Biomedical Studies
M / Suekiana Choucair / MacEwan / 4 / Edmonton, AB / Science
F / Karissa McNutt / Alberta / 5 / Edmonton, AB / Arts
M / Jeneya Robertson / Trinity Western / 4 / Delta, BC / Business
F / Shae-Lynn Dodds / Winnipeg / 2 / Winnipeg, MB / Kinesiology
2018 CANADA WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ROOKIES
Position / Name / University / Hometown / Program
F / Michelle Jang / UBC / Calgary, AB / Kinesiology
M / Nicole Davis / Manitoba / Winnipeg, MB / University 1
D / Hannah Supina / MacEwan / Fort Saskatchewan, AB / Arts
F / Sofia Mondaca / Calgary / Calgary, AB / Arts
F / Jashan Sandhar / Fraser Valley / North Delta, BC / General Studies
M / Payton Izsak / Saskatchewan / Prince Albert, SK / Kinesiology
F / Chantal Gammie / Thompson Rivers / Smithers, BC / Arts
GK / Rose Hemans / Mount Royal / London, Eng. / Business Administration
M / Melissa Bustos / UBC / Winnipeg, MB / Kinesiology
M / Haley Mercier / Saskatchewan / Saskatoon, SK / Ag & Bioresources
M / Sierra Halldorson / Trinity Western / Winnipeg, MB / Arts
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