ST. CLAIR'S HUGGINS HEADLINES OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

TORONTO - Kiana Huggins (London) of St. Clair College is the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Women's Volleyball Player of the Year.

The third-year outside hitter was among the OCAA league offensive leaders averaging 4.4 points per set in 18 regular season matches with 247 total points on 199 kills, 38 service aces and 10 blocks. Also named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian, Huggins headlines the West Division First-Team All-Stars.

Allyson Terwillegar (Enniskillen) of Loyalist College is the East Division Player of the Year. The fifth-year outside hitter was also among the OCAA statistical leaders averaging 4.3 points per set on 224 kills, 38 service aces and 10 blocks totalling 272 points in 18 matches. Also named a CCAA All-Canadian, Terwillegar headlines the East Division First-Team All-Stars.

Erika Dodd (Uxbridge) of Humber College is the West Division Player of the Year. The third-year left side was also among the top players averaging 4.1 points per set on 154 kills, 33 service aces and four blocks for 191 points in 18 matches, leading the Hawks to an unblemished 18-0 record and West Division championship. Also named a CCAA All-Canadian, Dodd is also a West Division First-Team All-Star.

Rachael O'Dell (Cambridge) of Conestoga College is the OCAA Rookie of the Year. The outside hitter is the West Division Scoring Champion averaging 4.6 points per set in 18 matches with 240 kills, 33 service aces and 29 blocks totalling 302 points. The West Division Rookie of the Year is also a West Division First-Team All-Star and headlines the West Division All-Rookie Team.

St. Clair's Julie Ann Milling is the OCAA Coach of the Year. A former OCAA student-athlete, Milling led the Saints to an impressive 16-2 record in the West Division, losing only 10 sets the entire season. The West Division Coach of the Year is also the nominee for CCAA Coach of the Year.

Loyalist's Charlie Cudmore (Ottawa) is the East Division Rookie of the Year. The middle blocker contributed 2.1 points per set on 86 kills, 22 service aces and 24 blocks totalling 132 points in 18 matches. Cudmore headlines the East Division All-Rookie Team.

Alice Champion of Canadore College is the East Division Coach of the Year. The Panthers went 13-5 in the East Division, rebounding from a tough 1-3 start to win 12 of their final 14 matches, clinching a home playoff berth as a result.

CL Viloria (Richmond Hill) of Centennial College is the East Division Scoring Champion. The third-year middle averaged 4.4 points per set in 17 matches with 213 kills, 47 service aces and 44 blocks totalling an OCAA-high 304 points. Viloria is also an East Division Second-Team All-Star.

In addition to Huggins, Dodd and O'Dell, OCAA West Division First-Team All-Stars include Cassidy Andrews (Guelph) and Kennedy Williscroft (Vancouver, B.C.) of Humber; and Geneva Huisman (Amhertsburg) and Mikayla Stocks (LaSalle) of St. Clair.


Joining Terwillegar as OCAA East Division First-Team All-Stars are Domenica DeFrancesco (Barrie) of Canadore; Jaque Ronquillo (Philippines) of Centennial; Mélany Delisle (Gatineau, Que.) of Collège La Cité; Amanda Larsen (Toronto) of Durham College; and Alyssa Diemert (Egbert) and Georgi Williams (Oshawa) of Loyalist.

The OCAA West Division Second-Team All-Stars include Reese Cholette (Oakville), Keyome Ellis (Scarborough) and Te-Anna Stephenson (Scarborough) of Humber; Rachel Vanderwal (Hamilton) and Alexa Zicari (Burlington) of Mohawk College; Rachel Annett (Melbourne) of Redeemer University; and Emma Clements (Windsor) of St. Clair.

Along with Viloria, OCAA East Division Second-Team All-Stars include Faith Billaney (Boissevain, Man.) of Algonquin College; Brooke Allerston (North Bay) and Carlie Pappano (North Bay) of Canadore; Aislinn Pedersen (Hamilton) of Durham; Claire Ramos (Toronto) of George Brown College; and Alexa Milot (Blackfalds, Alta.) of East Division champion Seneca Polytechnic.

Joining O'Dell on the West Division All-Rookie Team are Caitlyn Labelle (Sturgeon Falls) and Williscroft of Humber; Thea Spasic (Ancaster) of Mohawk; Sam Cormier (St. Catharines) of Niagara College; and Brianne Hobbin (Guelph) of St. Clair.

In addition to Cudmore, members of the East Division All-Rookie Team include Kira Fahrbach (Ingersoll) and Charlotte Randall (Ingersoll) of Canadore; Chelsea Oke (Brooklin) of Durham; Ramos of George Brown; and Milot of Seneca.

2023-24 OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

OCAA Women's Volleyball Player of the Year
Kiana Huggins, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Player of the Year
Allyson Terwillegar, Loyalist

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Player of the Year
Erika Dodd, Humber

CCAA Women's Volleyball All-Canadians
Erika Dodd, Humber
Kiana Huggins, St. Clair
Allyson Terwillegar, Loyalist

OCAA Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Year
Rachael O'Dell, Conestoga

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Rookie of the Year
Charlie Cudmore, Loyalist

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Rookie of the Year
Rachael O'Dell, Conestoga

OCAA Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year
Julie Ann Milling, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Coach of the Year
Alice Champion, Canadore

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Coach of the Year
Julie Ann Milling, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Scoring Champion
CL Viloria, Centennial

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Scoring Champion
Rachael O'Dell, Conestoga

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Champions
Seneca Sting

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Champions
Humber Hawks

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division First-Team All-Stars
Domenica DeFrancesco, Canadore
Mélany Delisle, La Cité
Alyssa Diemert, Loyalist
Amanda Larsen, Durham
Jaque Ronquillo, Centennial
Allyson Terwillegar, Loyalist
Georgi Williams, Loyalist

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division First-Team All-Stars
Cassidy Andrews, Humber
Erika Dodd, Humber
Kiana Huggins, St. Clair
Geneva Huisman, St. Clair
Rachael O'Dell, Conestoga
Mikayla Stocks, St. Clair
Kennedy Williscroft, Humber

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Second-Team All-Stars
Brooke Allerston, Canadore
Faith Billaney, Algonquin
Alexa Milot, Seneca
Carlie Pappano, Canadore
Aislinn Pedersen, Durham
Claire Ramos, George Brown
CL Viloria, Centennial

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Second-Team All-Stars
Rachel Annett, Redeemer
Reese Cholette, Humber
Emma Clements, St. Clair
Keyome Ellis, Humber
Te-Anna Stephenson, Humber
Rachel Vanderwal, Mohawk
Alexa Zicari, Mohawk

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division All-Rookie Team
Charlie Cudmore, Loyalist
Kira Fahrbach, Canadore
Alexa Milot, Seneca
Chelsea Oke, Durham
Claire Ramos, George Brown
Charlotte Randall, Canadore

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division All-Rookie Team
Sam Cormier, Niagara
Brianne Hobbin, St. Clair
Caitlyn Labelle, Humber
Rachael O'Dell, Conestoga
Thea Spasic, Mohawk
Kennedy Williscroft, Humber

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