NYHOF EARNS TOP OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HONOURS

BARRIE, Ont. - Humber College's Kelly Nyhof was named the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) women's volleyball player of the year in a ceremony held at the Barrie Country Club on Thursday morning as part of the 2012 OCAA Women's Volleyball Championship.

Nyhof was among the OCAA leaders averaging 4.3 points and 3.08 kills per set. She totaled 213 points, 154 kills, 36 blocks and 23 aces for a Humber team that won the OCAA West regional crown with an undefeated 18-0 record. The Hawks lost only six sets the entire season. The Georgetown, Ont., native is also a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) all-Canadian, as well as an OCAA West Division first-team all-star.

Former OCAA player of the year Shawna Metcalf (Azilda, Ont.) of Cambrian was also named a CCAA all-Canadian. The fourth-year right side earned the OCAA East scoring championship averaging a league-best 4.6 points per match. She topped all OCAA players averaging 3.90 kills per set. Metcalf is also an East Division first-team all-star.

Dale Beausoleil of Cambrian is the OCAA East coach of the year and its nominee for CCAA coach of the year. In his 22nd season with the Golden Shield, Beausoleil's team flirted with perfection, only losing in their final match of the regular season to finish with a 19-1 record for the second straight season. The Golden Shield also earned a second consecutive OCAA East regional crown. Beausoleil saw his dynamic duo of Metcalf and Kelsey Fielding (Sudbury, Ont.) named OCAA East first-team all-stars.  

Nipissing's Brittany Ardron (Lakefield, Ont.) was named the OCAA rookie of the year to go along with her West Division rookie award. The outside hitter led the Lakers with 131 kills, averaging 2.22 per set. She was also second on her team with 177 points. Ardron was also named an OCAA West first-team all-star.

Jenny Richardson (Oshawa, Ont.) of Loyalist was named the top rookie in the OCAA East region. The left side led the Lancers with 229 points and 187 kills, while also contributing 34 aces and eight blocks. Richardson was also named an OCAA East first-team all-star.

Joey Martins of Niagara was named OCAA West coach of the year. In his first season at Niagara, Martins saw the Knights finish above .500 for the first time in two seasons with a 10-8 record. It also marked the least number of losses Niagara suffered in a season since its 10-5 record in 2007-08. Martins also coached an OCAA West first-team all-star in Marieka Ouimette (Spencerville, Ont.).

Liza Grenon (Sudbury, Ont.) of Canadore headlines the other OCAA West first-team all-stars. This won't come as a big surprise, given that Grenon averaged 4.6 points per set, matching Metcalf's average to claim the OCAA West scoring championship. Grenon also led the OCAA West averaging 3.69 kills per set. Fanshawe's Kaitlyn Kelly (Waterloo, Ont.), as well as Nina Carino (Scarborough, Ont.) and Teresa George (Newtonville, Ont.) of Humber were also named OCAA West first-team all-stars.

Rounding out the OCAA East first-team all-stars are Emily Graham (Winnipeg) of Algonquin; Leanne Jeffs (Stirling, Ont.) of Loyalist; Sarah MacLaren (Renfrew, Ont.) of Trent along with Seneca's Clare Weisser (Queensville, Ont.).

OCAA West second-team all-stars include Lucia DeMarco (North Bay, Ont.), Megan Gilmore (Cambridge, Ont.) and Kristi Town (Orillia, Ont.) of Nipissing; Humber's Kris Dowling (Freelton, Ont.); Lindsay Murray (Welland, Ont.) of Niagara; Sam Singthong (Kitchener, Ont.) of Conestoga; and Curtiss Straatsma (Brampton, Ont.) of Redeemer.

Algonquin's Jori Armishaw (Ottawa) and Breann Wheeler (Owen Sound, Ont.); Cambrian's Deanna Bedard (Sudbury, Ont.) and Jillian Shell (Lively, Ont.); Georgian's Natalie Buck (Keswick, Ont.) and Hannah Campbell (Midland, Ont.); and Ashley Mulholland (Whitby, Ont.) of Durham were named OCAA East second-team all-stars.

2011-12 OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL MAJOR AWARDS

OCAA Player of the Year
Kelly Nyhof, Humber

CCAA All-Canadians
Shawna Metcalf, Cambrian
Kelly Nyhof, Humber

CCAA Coach of the Year Nominee
Dale Beausoleil, Cambrian

OCAA Rookie of the Year
Brittany Ardron, Nipissing

OCAA East Division Scoring Champion
Shawna Metcalf, Cambrian

OCAA West Division Scoring Champion
Liza Grenon, Canadore

OCAA East Division Rookie of the Year
Jenny Richardson, Loyalist  

OCAA West Division Rookie of the Year
Brittany Ardron, Nipissing  

OCAA East Division Coach of the Year
Dale Beausoleil, Cambrian

OCAA West Division Coach of the Year
Joey Martins, Niagara

OCAA East Division Champions
Cambrian Golden Shield

OCAA West Division Champions
Humber Hawks

OCAA East Division First-Team All-Stars
Kelsey Fielding, Cambrian
Emily Graham, Algonquin
Leanne Jeffs, Loyalist
Sarah MacLaren, Trent
Shawna Metcalf, Cambrian
Jenny Richardson, Loyalist
Clare Weisser, Seneca

OCAA West Division First-Team All-Stars
Brittany Ardron, Nipissing
Nina Carino, Humber
Teresa George, Humber
Liza Grenon, Canadore
Kaitlyn Kelly, Fanshawe
Kelly Nyhof, Humber
Marieka Ouimette, Niagara

OCAA East Division Second-Team All-Stars
Jori Armishaw, Algonquin
Deanna Bedard, Cambrian
Natalie Buck, Georgian
Hannah Campbell, Georgian
Ashley Mulholland, Durham
Jillian Shell, Cambrian
Breann Wheeler, Algonquin

OCAA West Division Second-Team All-Stars
Lucia DeMarco, Nipissing
Kris Dowling, Humber
Megan Gilmore, Nipissing
Lindsay Murray, Niagara
Sam Singthong, Conestoga
Curtiss Straatsma, Redeemer
Kristi Town, Nipissing

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