SCHEDULE & STATS 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
2016-17 RESULTS
DATE
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TIME
DATE
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Sat. Oct. 28 Fri. Nov. 3 Sat. Nov. 4 Wed. Nov. 8 Sat. Nov. 11 Fri. Nov. 17 Sat. Nov. 18 Fri. Nov. 24 Sat. Nov. 25 Wed. Nov. 28 Fri. Jan. 5 Sat. Jan. 6 Fri. Jan. 12 Sat. Jan. 13 Wed. Jan. 17 Fri. Jan. 19 Fri. Jan. 26 Sat. Jan. 27 Fri. Feb. 2 Wed. Feb. 7 Sat. Feb. 10 Fri. Feb. 16 Sat. Feb. 27
vs. Lakehead vs. Brock vs. McMaster at Guelph at Algoma at Laurier at Waterloo vs. Western vs. Windsor at Queen’s at Nipissing at Laurentian vs. Ottawa vs. Carleton at Ryerson at Toronto vs. Nipissing vs. Laurentian vs. Queen’s vs. Ryerson vs. Toronto at Carleton at Ottawa
6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 11am 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 11am 6pm 6pm 6pm
Fri. Nov. 11 Fri. Nov. 18 Sat. Nov. 19 Sat. Nov. 26 Fri. Dec. 2 Sat. Dec. 3 Fri. Jan. 6 Sat. Jan. 7 Fri. Jan. 13 Sat. Jan. 14 Fri. Jan. 20 Sat. Jan. 21 Fri. Jan. 27 Sat. Jan. 28 Wed. Feb. 1 Fri. Feb. 3 Fri. Feb. 10 Sat. Feb. 1 Fri. Feb. 17 Wed. Feb. 22
vs. Queen’s vs. Waterloo vs. Laurier at Lakehead vs. Algoma at Guelph at Windsor at Western vs. Toronto vs. Ryerson at McMaster at Brock vs. Laurentian vs. Nipissing at Ryerson at Toronto vs. Ottawa vs. Carleton at Queen’s at Ryerson
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85-54 67-55 87-57 65-47 59-52 71-62 80-46 48-41 78-48 64-51 81-40 52-48 65-61 68-64 71-61 67-57 62-54 65-40 76-52 78-52 *
* OUA First-round Playoff
FINAL REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 5-14 FINAL PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-1
2016-17 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS #
Player
GP PPG RPG A
STL BLK FG%
3FG% FT%
15 8 9 14 11 23 7 10 22 4 13
Shauney Fischer Ishanaa Seupersadsingh Katrina Collins-Samuels Megan MacLeod Sandra Nagowska Taylor Ross Khara Keane Nina Guzina Taylor McAlpine Haley Bowie Anastasia Lovatsis
17 18 17 15 19 19 16 18 19 12 6
10 27 27 9 16 7 17 8 11 7 0
0.0 27.3 25.6 0.0 8.3 0.0 7.1 16.7 0.0 17.6 0.0
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10.7 10.4 7.5 7.1 7.0 4.3 3.3 2.9 2.6 1.4 0.7
6.6 3.0 3.3 4.2 6.7 5.4 4.1 1.3 3.4 1.3 0.3
14 19 18 8 22 7 27 12 4 8 1
7 9 0 7 2 23 1 0 9 2 1
47.6 31.9 28.0 40.8 34.8 41.2 20.0 23.7 42.3 23.3 50.0
71.3 70.0 60.9 78.8 70.8 36.7 52.6 90.0 66.7 0.0 0.0
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SEASON OUTLOOK The York Lions women’s basketball team took a step in the right direction last season and that improvement, along with an impressive recruiting class, has the Lions feeling optimistic about what is possible for the 2017-18 campaign. After a regular season in which the squad won two more games than the previous year, the Lions secured the final OUA playoff spot on the last weekend of play and put up a strong fight against the nationally-ranked Ryerson Rams in the first round. That taste of the playoffs has motivated head coach Erin McAleenan and her squad to get back there again this year. “You get that taste and want to get back,” McAleenan says of their playoff experience last season. “It’s a change in mindset and expectations. We’ve got five returning players who played a big part in last year’s run and it has fuelled our expectations, how we play, our commitment, our offseason training, and the rest.” The faces in the line-up will be largely new even for the most diehard Lions fans as there are only five players returning from last year’s team. Starting point guard Khara Keane, shooting guard Katrina Collins-Samuels and forward Megan MacLeod, as well as guard Haley Bowie and forward Taylor McAlpine, will be called upon to lead a young team that is bursting with talent. MacLeod and Collins-Samuels are former OUA all-rookie team members in their first seasons last year and the year before that, respectively, and were third and fourth in team scoring last season. The biggest addition to the roster is fifth-year forward Lindsay Shotbolt, who will play out her final year of eligibility with the Lions while attending teacher’s college at York. She is a fouryear veteran of the OUA after spending her undergraduate years with the Carleton Ravens, and her leadership and winning mentality will be crucial to guiding an otherwise young team. She earned OUA all-rookie team honours in her first year and then went on to be named an OUA second-team all-star three times with the Ravens. Another player with U SPORTS experience is Chante Clarke, a defensive specialist who spent three years with the Memorial Sea-Hawks. Like Shotbolt, she was a conference all-rookie team honouree in the AUS and returns to the court this season after a year away. “Lindsay is such a gritty player and has lots of experience and leadership. She is here for teacher’s college as well, and she has that great ability as a leader to impart her wisdom and knowledge on the younger players. It’s already evident how much of an impact she has had.
“Unfortunately, Chante has been hurt but she is a great communicator of what she sees and can pass that down. She is also a great talent on the court and we can’t wait to get her back.” McAleenan’s second recruiting class is loaded with talented young players who will make an immediate impact. Among them, Lauren Golding gives the Lions a true 6-foot guard, and her athleticism and shooting ability will benefit the team significantly. Fellow guard Alysha Pinck is a very good defender who McAleenan describes as a utility player for her ability to excel in all areas on the court. Up front, Cyanna King and Madeline Weber will see plenty of time in the forward rotation and both have tremendous upside as they continue to learn what it takes to play the position in the OUA. “Any time when you are trying to rebuild, the more players you can get that you recruit, the better. Especially last year, we graduated five players so it was important to have a big incoming class. We are focusing on defensive intensity and pressure and we have added a lot of athleticism and size which plays well into our style. With seven rookies, our expectations are more focused on the process than results. But if we can stay true to the style we play, hopefully we are in a similar or better position than last year.” After three years in a four-division format, the OUA has gone back to an East and West alignment and the Lions will need to finish in the top six in the East to qualify for the playoffs. If the team plays to the potential it has shown to this point, there is no doubt they will be among that group when the regular season wraps up in February.
It’s a change in mindset and expectations. We’ve got five returning players who played a big part in last year’s run and it has fuelled our expectations, how we play, our commitment, our offseason training, and the rest. ERIN McALEENAN, HEAD COACH
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HEAD COACH ERIN McALEENAN HEAD COACH @emcaleenan
Erin McAleenan became the head coach of the Lions women’s basketball team ahead of the 2015-16 season, taking over the reins of the program after 29 years with Bill Pangos at the helm. McAleenan came to York from the University of Lethbridge, where she was the head coach of the Pronghorns for three seasons. In her time in Lethbridge, she guided the program to its best record in 18 years in 2012-13 while also creating an alumni association and developing the local Jr. Horns Basketball Club.
She has plenty of national and international coaching experience, most recently as an assistant coach with the Canadian cadette women’s team in 2015. She was also the head coach of Alberta’s U17 Canada Summer Games team in 2013 and an assistant coach for Canada’s Pan Am Games team in 2011. Prior to entering the coaching ranks, McAleenan had a fouryear playing career at Acadia University, where she graduated with a bachelor of science degree. She went on to receive her education degree from Trent University and then her master’s in coaching from the University of Alberta. She spent six years as a high school teacher in Port Hope, Ont., before beginning her post-graduate degree.
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ASSISTANT COACHES LEXIE SANANES
EMILY HAZLETT
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Lexie Sananes joined the Lions coaching staff in 2012 after a career-ending injury cut short her playing time with the Lions. Before coming to York, Sananes played for the Advantage Titans club program and she coached with the club for seven years. She is volunteer coach of the junior excellence team at Bill Crothers Secondary School and has spent the past four summers as an assistant coach with the U15 and U17 Ontario provincial teams. She was part of the squad that won the U17 national championship in 2015 and the U15 national gold medal in 2017.
Emily Hazlett joined the Lions coaching staff in 2017 after finishing her five-year career at Queen’s University. She was the point guard for the Gaels for the duration of her career, as well as the captain from 201517. While at Queen’s she helped lead the team to two OUA silver medals and two appearances at the national championships. Before coaching at York, Hazlett was an assistant coach for the Kingston Impact JUEL prep team. During her time in Kingston, Ont., she was also a volunteer coach for the Gaels Care program, the Kingston Collegiate Vocational Institute junior girls’ program, as well as the Queen’s University elite training program for five years.
VICTOR HERBERT
MENELIK FERNANDES
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Victor Herbert returns to the coaching staff this year after previously spending the 2015-16 season on the sidelines with the team. He spent five years as the head coach at East York Collegiate Institute, where the Goliaths’ record improved in each season and appeared in the A Division playoffs in each year. In the summer of 2014, he was the head coach of the Ontario Basketball Central East regional team, and the season before that he served the same role with the Cabbagetown Youth Centre U13 bantam boys’ rep team. A Toronto native, he attended Eastern Commerce High School and won back-to-back OFSAA championships before a five-year varsity career with the Acadia Axemen that included an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) title.
Menelik Fernandes joined the Lions in 2015, returning to the university where he received his undergraduate degree in psychology. He spent two years coaching with the men’s basketball team before joining the coaching staff for the women in 2017. He has previously coached multiple teams in the Scarborough Basketball Association (SBA), winning an OBA bronze medal in Division 1, and coached high school basketball at Lawrence Park for two years. Fernandes is also the creator of the Toronto Terror club team. As a player, he won an OBA silver medal in Division 1 with his club team, reached the TSSAA finals with Lawrence Park H.S. and was a five-year captain and letter winner. Away from the basketball court, he is the owner of Triple L Real Estate Brokerage, and the proud father of daughter London.
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PLAYER PROFILE LINDSAY SHOTBOLT The York Lions have a number of new faces in the line-up but there is one that will be familiar to fans of OUA women’s basketball. Lindsay Shotbolt starred for the Carleton Ravens program for four years and has now joined the Lions to play out her final season of eligibility while studying in teacher’s college. As a former OUA all-rookie team member and three-time OUA all-star, she has much to offer the team both on and off the court. Her return to the basketball court is one she wasn’t originally planning on, but now that she’s here she is looking to make a big impact on a young team. “I decided not to play my fifth year at Carleton and I didn’t have any aspirations to play again at this level at all. But then I realized I wanted to end my career on a high note and Erin [McAleenan] sparked some interest when she reached out and that kick-started the process to apply for teacher’s college. I came here for my visit and fell in love with the school and the program. “I’ve experienced a lot in this league already and I want to be able to give all that I have to offer to my younger teammates to help our team be the most successful we can be.” After living in Ottawa for five years, being back in the GTA and closer to family is also a draw. As a bonus, Shotbolt’s brother Andrew is a member of the Lions men’s volleyball team and he had spent the last couple of years telling her about what being part of the Lions was all about.
“My brother always told me how much the varsity program at York was like a big family, and I would witness it when I came to watch him play. Experiencing that firsthand now that I’m here has been amazing. Being with a new team and at a new school has been a challenge, but to have the feeling of the family here has made the transition so much easier.” Shotbolt has come a long way in a sport that she initially fluked into. As the tallest girls in their elementary school class, she and a friend were walking down the hall one day in the fourth grade when the school basketball coach pulled them aside and told them they were on the team. They were the youngest players and didn’t see much court time initially, but those months on a talented squad that won city and regional championships ignited a love of the sport that has stayed to this day. She made her first rep team in the sixth grade, spent six seasons with the North Toronto Huskies and won the JUEL championship in 2012, and then went on to a strong high school career at Bill Crothers Secondary School before making the move east to join the Ravens. Now in the twilight of her varsity playing days, Shotbolt is looking ahead to a career as an elementary school teacher, calling a position as a physical education teacher her dream job. Regardless of where she ends up next, she knows the sport will never be too far away. “Basketball will always be a big part of my life. It has created so many opportunities for me and I can’t ever completely let go. I want to give back what it has given me and I know I will stay connected in the years ahead.”
GETTING TO KNOW LINDSAY Who would you want to play you in a movie about your life? Blake Lively Favourite TV show growing up? Boy Meets World If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? Homemade pasta from my mom Favourite basketball player? LeBron James, I love everything about him!
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THE PLAYERS MADISON BARDOEL
G • 5’7 • 1st Year Mechanical Engineering Tecumseh, Ont. St. Anne C.H.S.
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• A strong three-point shooter with great game sense • Won back-to-back WECSAA basketball and volleyball championships in final two years • Earned league secondteam all-star honours in basketball and volleyball • Two-time high school athlete of the year as both a junior and senior • Six-time team MVP in basketball, volleyball and track and field • Won the OFSAA silver medal in the pole vault in 2014 and the SWOSSAA gold medal in 2015
KATRINA COLLINS-SAMUELS
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• Team co-captain • Ranked in the top three in team scoring for the second straight year last season • OUA East all-rookie team member in 2016 • Represented York at the OUA all-star game • A phenomenal athlete G • 5’5 • 3rd Year with tremendous onPsychology ball defence Hamilton, Ont. • Has a quick crossover Cathedral H.S. to get by any Year GP PTS REB AST BLK STL defender 2015-16 19 155 61 24 2 21 2016-17 17 128 56 18 0 27 Total 19 283 117 42 2 48
CYANNA KING
F • 5’11 • 1st Year Children’s Studies Pickering, Ont. St. Mary C.S.S.
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6 • An excellent rebounder and shot blocker who moves well off ball screens • Provides tough defence and uses length well • Helped high school team win the LOSSA championship in 2014 • Won the OBA U19 Division I title with club team in 2014
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HALEY BOWIE
CHANTE CLARKE
• Has outstanding onball defence • Won provincial championship with Hamilton club team in 2014 • High school team MVP and captain in final season PG • 5’6 • 4th Year
G • 5’8 • 4th Year
Kinesiology & Health Science Ancaster, Ont. Bishop Tonnos C.S.S.
English Toronto, Ont. Downsview S.S. / Memorial University
Year GP PTS REB AST BLK STL 2014-15 18 64 28 12 0 20 2015-16 14 73 21 20 0 18 2016-17 12 17 15 8 2 7 Total 44 154 64 40 2 45
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• Spent three seasons with the Memorial SeaHawks, earning AUS allrookie team honours • An exceptional slasher who can rip and attack in space • Provides great length defensively • Competed at the OFSAA championships four times, twice each in basketball and track and field
Year GP PTS REB AST BLK STL 2013-14* 20 158 76 26 4 22 2014-15* 14 84 32 6 0 8 2015-16* 20 126 71 20 3 18 Total 54 368 64 52 7 48 * With the Memorial Sea-Hawks
LAUREN GOLDING
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KHARA KEANE
• An extremely athletic guard who can shoot the three and get to the rim • Helped basketball team win the OFSAA silver medal in 2015 • Four-time WECSSAA all-star, including on the first team in final season F • 6’0 • 1st Year PG • 5’9 • 3rd Year • Earned the junior International Development Studies Law & Society girls’ WECSSAA Windsor, Ont. Scarborough, Ont. basketball league E.S. E.J. Lajeunesse St. Joseph’s College School / MVP in 2013 University of Albany • Three-time high Year GP PTS REB AST BLK STL school female athlete • of the year as a junior 2016-17 16 53 66 27 1 17 Total 16 53 66 27 1 17 and senior
KILEY LANGILLE
13 • A hard-working forward who is a good mid-range player • Won the EOSSA championship and advanced to the OFSAA tournament in grade 10
F • 6’0 • 1st Year
Commerce, Marketing Ottawa, Ont. St. Francis Xavier C.H.S.
MEGAN MACLEOD
• Led the Lions with 1.7 assists per game and was third with 1.1 steals • Joins the Lions after one season with the Great Danes at the University of Albany • A quick, athletic point guard with a high basketball IQ • Has the ability to get to the rim on offence and is a strong presence on the defensive end Helped high school team win the city championship in 2014 and was a four-time team MVP
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• OUA all-rookie team member after ranking fourth in team scoring and rebounding • A strong, athletic forward with great post footwork and moves around the rim • Uses body well and runs well in tradition • Two-time recipient F • 6’0 • 2nd Year of the Harold Biggar Psychology Memorial Award as the Niagara Falls, Ont. top girls’ high school Saint Paul C.H.S. basketball player in Year GP PTS REB AST BLK STL Niagara Falls 2016-17 15 106 63 8 7 9 Total 15 106 63 8 7 9
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THE PLAYERS TAYLOR MCALPINE
F • 6’0 • 4th Year Kinesiology & Health Science Huntsville, Ont. Huntsville H.S.
Year GP PTS REB AST BLK STL 2014-15 12 4 11 3 2 3 2015-16 19 96 81 10 11 11 2016-17 19 50 65 4 9 11 Total 50 150 157 17 22 25
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• Has appeared in all 38 games over last two seasons and ranked in the top two in field goal percentage both years • Has tremendous passing ability and a high basketball IQ • Brings a great energy to the team • Was high school team’s top scorer and rebounder in all four years • Reached the OFSAA championships with high school team in 2012
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ALYSHA PINCK
G • 5’9 • 1st Year Biomedical Science Ottawa, Ont. Glebe C.I.
• A utility player who runs well in transition and is a very good defender • Helped high school team go undefeated in 2016 and win the city championship to qualify for the OFSAA tournament • Earned team MVP honours
LINDSAY SHOTBOLT
G • 6’0 • 5th Year Education Markham, Ont. Bill Crothers S.S. / Carleton University Year GP PTS REB AST BLK STL 2012-13* 20 211 171 26 11 26 2013-14* 22 193 217 33 22 20 2014-15* 14 163 126 23 5 22 2015-16* 18 128 110 28 12 18 Total 74 695 624 110 50 86 * With the Carleton Ravens
MEGAN STEWART
F • 5’11 • 1st Year Schulich School of Business Saint John, N.B. Saint John H.S.
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• A hard-working, smart guard who can catch and shoot from the three-point line and play tough defence • Spent four years on the New Brunswick provincial team and was a starter at the U17 national championships in 2016 • Two-time high school team MVP in basketball and field hockey
MADELINE WEBER
F • 6’2 • 1st Year
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• Team co-captain • Spent four seasons with the Carleton Ravens, earning three OUA East second-team all-star awards and being named to the OUA East all-rookie team • A tremendously talented forward who brings leadership and a winner’s mentality to the roster • Played for the North Toronto Huskies JUEL club team, winning the provincial championship in 2012 and earning league second-team all-star honours • Brother, Andrew, is on the Lions men’s volleyball team
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• A quick-moving forward who is a strong shooter and can rebound well • Has a strong work ethic and is very coachable • Earned second-team WECSSAA all-star basketball honours in high school
History Waterloo, Ont. Bluevale C.I.
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HISTORY CIS AWARDS CIS SILVER MEDALS 1996-97
CIS FIRST-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS 1996-97 – Karen Jackson
CIS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2004-05 – Laura MacCallum
CIS SECOND-TEAM ALL-CANADIANS 1980-81 – Barbara Whibbs
OUA AWARDS OUA CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES 2006-07, 1981-82 OUA EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR 1996-97 – Karen Jackson (east division) OUA EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2006-07 – Kim Gibbs OUA EAST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2004-05 – Laura MacCullum 1999-00 – Kelly Vernelli 1993-94 – Karen Jackson 1992-93 – Leigh Anne Isaac 1988-89 – Cathy Amara OUA EAST JOY BELLINGER AWARD 2013-14 – Kayla Pangos OUA COACH OF THE YEAR 2006-07 – Bill Pangos 2005-06 – Bill Pangos 2004-05 – Bill Pangos 1995-96 – Bill Pangos 1994-95 – Bill Pangos
OUA EAST FIRST-TEAM ALL-STARS 2012-13 – Cyrielle Recoura 2008-09 – Laura MacCullum 2007-08 – Emily Van Hoof, Laura MacCullum 2006-07 – Kim Gibbs, Laura MacCallum 2005-06 – Brenan Rurak 2003-04 – Nastassia Subban 2002-03 – Nastassia Subban 2001-02 – Susy Dabovic 2000-01 – Kelly Vernelli 1999-00 – Leslie Richards 1998-99 – Leslie Richards 1997-98 – Karen Jackson 1996-97 – Karen Jackson, Maya Habash 1995-96 – Karen Jackson, Shannon Carey 1994-95 – Karen Jackson 1993-94 – Karen Jackson 1992-93 – Jennifer Cushing, Leigh Anne Isaac 1991-92 – Cathy Amara, Jennifer Cushing
1990-91 – Joann Jakovcevic 1988-89 – Cathy Amara 1987-88 – Michelle Sund 1982-83 – Kim Holden 1981-82 – Barb Whibbs 1980-81 – Barb Whibbs 1979-80 – Barb Whibbs, Kim Holden OUA EAST SECOND-TEAM ALLSTARS 2010-11 – Brittany Szockyj 2007-08 – Brenan Rurak 2006-07 – Brenan Rurak 2005-06 – Kim Gibbs, Sarah Brodie 2004-05 – Kim Gibbs 1988-89 – Michelle Sund 1987-88 – Heather Reid 1986-87 – Heather Reid 1985-86 – Anne Marie Thuss, Jean Graham, Paula Lockyer 1984-85 – Anne Marie Thuss, Paula Lockyer 1983-84 – Kim Holden, Nancy Harrison, Paula Lockyer
1982-83 – Nancy Harrison, Paula Lockyer 1981-82 – Kim Holden, Leslie Dalcin 1980-81 – Kim Holden OUA EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM 2016-17 Megan MacLeod 2015-16 – Katrina Collins-Samuels, Sandra Nagowska 2012-13 – Cyrielle Recoura 2011-12 – Samantha Ernest 2009-10 – Nadia Qahwash 2008-09 – Emily Perras 2007-08 – Brittany Szockyj, Nikki Cecchini 2005-06 – Tara Minicuci 2004-05 – Laura MacCallum 2003-04 – Kim Gibbs
YORK AWARDS YORK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2006-07 – Kim Gibbs 1996-97 – Karen Jackson 1985-86 – Paula Lockyer 1980-81 – Barb Whibbs 1970-71 – Eva Hill YORK ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2005-06 – Tara Minicuci 2004-05 – Laura MacCallum
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2009 – Karen (Jackson) Northey 2008 – Kim Holden 2007 – Paula Lockyer 2002 – Barb (Whibbs) Nosella 1981 – Eva (Hill) Langley
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JOIN THE PRIDE York University’s student-athletes have been competing against rival institutions on the Canadian sports scene for over 40 years. Provincial and national team titles, combined with numerous athletes and coaches who have participated on many of Canada’s national teams, attest to the success of York’s varsity program. Since the inception of organized sports competition in 1965, York has won 173 provincial banners and 36 national titles. Athletics & Recreation offers 19 varsity sport teams that compete in Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). The varsity sport teams are guided by a tremendous coaching staff that is composed of NCCP certified professionals, many of whom also hold leadership positions in provincial and national sport organizations. The staff includes more than 100 dedicated full-time and part-time coaches.
ACADEMIC AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT At York, we understand that academic and financial support are significant keys to success at the university level and we have a number of programs in place to provide all the support necessary for student-athletes to thrive.
PROVIDING ATHLETES WITH WINNING STRATEGIES (PAWS) Athletics & Recreation has placed the highest priority on supporting its student-athletes in all facets of university life, focusing specifically on helping foster success in the classroom. The PAWS Program provides tutoring across multiple subjects for all students, mentoring from senior student-athletes, academic advising through our academic services coordinator and many of our faculty, and access to our vast network of alumni.
ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS York University is committed to helping students with demonstrated financial need meet the direct education costs associated with university studies (tuition, books and mandatory course fees). Financial assistance can be provided from a variety of sources including OSAP, scholarships, bursaries, private awards and employment. Athletics & Recreation understands the importance of providing Athletic Financial Awards (AFAs) to entering student-athletes and has developed a number of awards, valued at $22,500 each ($4,500 per year up to five years). These awards are given annually to elite student-athletes that have achieved an 80% entering average and maintain a 6.0 grade point average.
Programs are created for both in-season and off-season workouts. Every training session is designed for the needs of the athlete and individual sport. The training phase and focus changes throughout the year and are based on the competition schedule and off-season periodization program. The strength and conditioning coaches also work closely with the athletic therapy group on rehabilitating injured players. All Lions have access to the varsity strength and conditioning centre, which is for the exclusive use of our student-athletes. Training here allows you to work in a high-performance environment where all equipment and programming is selected with the needs of the high-performance athlete in mind.
SPORT INJURY CLINIC The Gorman/Shore Sport Injury Clinic features a full staff of athletic therapists and team doctors with significant experience in the medical field, and many of the doctors are recognized as some of the top experts in the country in their specific fields. In addition to sport medicine physicians, York employs a large variety of specialists including an orthopedic surgeon, dentist, neurosurgeon, radiologist, cardiologist, physiotherapist, chiropractor, massage therapist, osteopath, pedorthist and a mental health specialist. The team brings to York experience at multiple Olympic Games and world championships, as well as with professional and amateur athletes in a variety of sports. The sport injury clinic is a teaching clinic, with students from York University’s Athletic Therapy Certificate Program completing their clinical placements under the direct supervision of the clinic manager and supervisor. Because of this, most medical care for student-athletes is free of charge. Each varsity team is assigned at least one student athletic therapist who spends the entire season with the team and attends all practices and games. Lions student-athletes also have access to a fully-equipped clinic for all of their treatment needs.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING York University is one of only a handful of institutions in Canada that has two dedicated strength and conditioning coaches for its student-athletes. The Lions work closely with strength and conditioning staff, who create programs based on the needs of the athlete and coaches on high-performance lifts and movements. Team and individual workouts are available and education on all aspects of strength and conditioning is provided, including proper warm-ups and cool-downs, plyometrics, power, energy systems development, strength and flexibility.
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