2018 York Lions Women's Soccer yearbook

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SOCCER 2018 YEARBOOK

SCHEDULE &

Results

2018 REGULAR SEASON SCHEdule

2017 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS

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Fri. Aug. 24 Sun. Aug. 26 Wed. Aug. 29 Fri. Aug. 31 Thu. Sept. 6 Fri. Sept. 7 Sun. Sept. 16 Fri. Sept. 21 Fri. Sept. 28 Sat. Sept. 30 Sat. Oct. 6 Sun. Oct. 7 Fri. Oct. 12 Sun. Oct. 14 Fri. Oct. 19 Sun. Oct. 21

OPPONENT TIME vs. Western 6pm vs. Windsor 7pm vs. Guelph 6pm at Laurier 1pm vs. Laurier 6pm at McMaster 6pm at Brock 1pm at Waterloo 4pm vs. McMaster 6pm vs. Brock 1pm at Algoma 1pm at Algoma 1pm at Guelph 6pm vs. Waterloo 1pm at Windsor 6pm at Western 12pm

Fri. Aug. 25 Sat. Aug. 26 Wed. Aug. 30 Sun. Sept. 3 Thu. Sept. 7 Fri. Sept. 8 Sun. Sept. 17 Wed. Sept. 20 Fri. Sept. 22 Sat. Sept. 30 Sun. Oct. 1 Fri. Oct. 6 Sun. Oct. 8 Sat. Oct. 14 Sun. Oct. 15 Sat. Oct. 21

OPPONENT RESULT at Western L 1-0 at Windsor T 1-1 vs. Guelph L 1-0 vs. Laurier L 1-0 vs. McMaster T 2-2 at Laurier L 2-0 vs. Brock W 2-1 at Guelph L 2-0 at Waterloo T 1-1 vs. Waterloo T 0-0 vs. Western L 2-0 at McMaster W 2-1 at Brock W 3-0 vs. Algoma W 3-0 vs. Algoma W 2-0 vs. Windsor T 1-1

2018 PLAYOFF SCHEdule

2017 PLAYOFF results

DATE OPPONENT Wed. Oct. 24 OUA First Round Oct. 27-28 OUA Quarter-finals Nov. 3-4 OUA Final Four Championships

(at highest West seed) Nov. 8-11 U SPORTS Championships

(at University of Ottawa)

OUA PLAYOFFS DATE OPPONENT RESULT Sat. Oct. 25 vs. Waterloo L 1-0 PK

OUA Quarter-finals

Final regular season record: 5-6-5 Final playoff record: 0-1

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OUTLOOK

2018 is a big year for the York Lions women’s soccer team as the squad looks to prove itself in the OUA standings.

The Lions had an up and down 2017 season, where they went winless in the first six games of the year before rallying to go unbeaten in the last five games of the year and qualify for a spot in the OUA playoffs.

Lions head coach Carmine Isacco hopes his team will avoid a slow start this season and has focused his message on being mentally prepared to start the year.

“We’ve been trying to emphasize that our mentality and character has to stay strong no matter what the situation is during the game,” said Isacco. “Our will to win and compete has to be consistent and we can’t settle for mediocrity. Success is something we build towards every day and it starts with our preparations in the off-season and in training camp.”

Isacco believes this message is well-received by a team that fought hard last season despite long odds to make the playoffs and thinks the group’s character and resiliency will be one of their strengths again this year.

will count on to provide offense this year. Muhtaj and Papadopoulous are both coming off injury-plagued 2017 seasons but impressed in limited action. Saxton, who Isacco says is ‘technically fantastic with great feet and vision’ will play a larger role in the team’s offense after spending her first two seasons as primarily a reserve player.

Sophomore defenders Teni Odetoyinbo and Jessica Lush both played heavy minutes for the Lions in their rookie seasons, as did midfielder Ola Olatoye. Isacco points to all three as key contributors for the Lions this season and young leaders in the locker room who have made a seamless transition to the university ranks.

In goal, fifth-year keepers Courtney Davis and Tamara Orlando will be in line to replace incumbent netminder Taylor Grant who graduated last year. Davis has played a backup role the last three seasons after starting 15 games in her rookie year, while Orlando has played nine games in her four years with the team including six starts last year.

Among the new additions to the Lions team this season is assistant coach Tina Cook. A former star player at Graceland University who also played two years of professional soccer in Greece, Cook joins the

THAT’S THE TYPE OF TEAM WE WANT TO BE, DOMINATE THE BALL AND CREATE CHANCES OFF GOOD DEFENDING.

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CARMINE

ISACCO TEAM PERSONNEL

“The strength of the team is going to be our character and our resilience, that’s going to be very important for us,” said the master coach. “As usual we’re hoping to be a team that possesses the ball a lot. We want to be a little bit better this year in the final third of the field, and I think we have the personnel where we can do that. That’s the type of team we want to be, dominate the ball and create chances off good defending. We’re going to work hard and see where the game takes us.”

The Lions lineup features a mix of talented upper-year players and a stellar group of sophomores who acquitted themselves well in their rookie seasons.

Fifth-year veteran Christina Morelli will lead the way for the Lions after earning her first OUA all-star selection last season. The versatile Morelli, who has patrolled both the striker and mid-field positions in her four years with the Lions will be joined by midfielder Farkhunda Muhtaj and forwards Sia Papadopoulos and Kendra Saxton as players who Isacco

Lions coaching staff after four years as an assistant coach with Ryerson University.

“Tina is very familiar with the OUA and brings an incredible amount of technical and tactical knowledge to our program,” says Isacco on his new assistant coach. “She also has great familiarity with the female soccer community and I have no doubt Tina will be a great role model and mentor for the young athletes in our program.”

Armed with a solid mental game and an improving roster, the Lions have all the tools necessary to make some noise in the OUA this season and earn a return trip to the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

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2017 REGULAR SEASON SCORING LEADERS

STATS

REGULAR SEASON GOALKEEPERS

Name GP G A P Ashley Nater 16 5 0 5 Christina Morelli 16 3 1 4 Kendra Saxton 16 2 1 3 Stephanie Lamanna 16 1 1 2 Farkhunda Muhtaj 6 2 0 2 Ola Olatoye 16 1 0 1 Sia Papadopoulos 3 1 0 1 Kristen Riquelme 14 1 0 1 Haley Walsh 7 1 0 1

Name Taylor Grant Tamara Orlando

GP GA SO SV W-L-T 10 11 2 30 2-5-3 6 5 2 32 3-1-2

* Bold denotes returning players

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COACH Carmine Isacco was named the head coach of the Lions men’s soccer team in 2007 and has built the program into one of the best in U SPORTS. He is now the master coach of York’s soccer program, overseeing both the men’s and women’s teams.

The Lions men’s team has made eight appearances at the national championships with him at the helm and has won four national banners (2008, 2010, 201415). They are also five-time OUA champions under his guidance (2007, 2013-15, 2017) and have won provincial medals in 10 of the 11 years he has led the program. The Lions have finished first in the OUA West Division in each of his 11 seasons and have earned a No. 1 spot in the weekly U SPORTS rankings in 10 of the 11 years since he took over. In 2015, he guided the women’s soccer team to an undefeated regular season (15-0-1) and the team was ranked as high as No. 2 in the U SPORTS rankings.

Isacco is a six-time recipient of the OUA men’s coach of the year award, (2007, 2010, 2012-14, 2016) and won his first OUA women’s coach of the year award in 2015. He is also a two-time U SPORTS coach of the year (2007, 2014) and a four-time York coach of the year (2010, 2014-16).

In 2015 he served as a guest coach with the Canadian senior men’s team for a pair of friendlies in advance of World Cup qualifying, and he was also an assistant coach with the U22 team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

He joined the Lions after spending two seasons as the head coach of the men’s team at the University of Toronto, where he led the Varsity Blues to a pair of OUA silver medals and a CIS silver medal in 2005. His coaching career has also seen him claim a national championship with the Hearts-Azzurri S.C. in the U18 division. In addition to his role as club head coach for HeartsAzzurri, he also served as the club’s general manager, responsible for the administration of over 2000 young soccer players. As head coach of Toronto Supra in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL), Isacco was named coach of the year in 2002 in the Ontario Youth Soccer League.

As a player, Isacco took to the pitch at the University of Maryland, where he was named a freshman all-American and a three-time all-ACC first team member. In 1993 he participated in the World University Games.

After graduating with a bachelor of arts degree from Maryland, he turned professional and played four seasons with the Toronto Italia Soccer Club in the National Soccer League (NSL). In his first season with the club he was named goalkeeper of the year and he also received Canadian all-star status three times.

Following his stint in the NSL, Isacco was a player and assistant coach for the Milwaukee Rampage in the A-League. While with Milwaukee, he was named an all-league first-team all-star, playoff MVP and he captured a league title in 1997. He has also spent time with the Rochester Rhinos and Toronto Lynx as a player/assistant coach in the A-League. His indoor playing career in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) saw him claim a league title in 1998 with the Milwaukee Wave and he was named a league all-star while playing for the Edmonton Drillers. Other stops in the indoor NPSL include the Toronto Shooting Stars and Buffalo Blizzard.

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coaches

TINA COOK

PAUL DEABREU

Tina Cook will be a new face on the Lions sidelines this season. Cook joins the Lions after a four-year stint as an assistant coach with the Ryerson Rams women’s soccer team. Her coaching experience also includes working as a staff coach with the Richmond Hill Soccer Club, associate technical director with Newmarket Soccer Club, head coach of the junior varsity team at Graceland University and one year as an assistant coach with Graceland’s varsity team.

Paul DeAbreu joined the Lions coaching staff in 2011. In addition to working with the Lions, he is also the head coach of the Pickering Power Girls Ontario Youth Soccer League (OYSL) U15 and U17 teams. He has also been the assistant coach of the W-League’s Lady Lynx. In 2010, DeAbreu coached his Pickering girls U16 OYSL team to an undefeated season, which culminated in an OYSL Cup championship, an Ontario Cup championship and a national title.

As a player, Cook excelled at Graceland University where she was a fouryear NAIA varsity scholarship athlete. The Yellowjackets went undefeated in Heart of America Conference play during her time with the team and reached the national championship elite eight in 2005 and 2008. She was also named team captain and earned an NAIA all-American scholar-athlete designation as well as the NAIA champion of character award. After graduating from Graceland she played professionally for two years in Greece.

He has previously worked with head coach Carmine Isacco, where he served as an assistant with the Azzurri U18 boys team in 2008. He was also the head coach for the Unionville U18 boys’ team, where he coached the squad to a silver medal at the national championships. DeAbreu has also served as first assistant coach to the Guyana U20 women’s national team.

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

NOUR GHONEIM

GERALD PENNANT

ASSISTANT COACH

GOALKEEPER COACH

Nour Ghoneim returns to the Lions as a coach in 2017 after five seasons as one of the best players ever to step on a U SPORTS soccer pitch.

Throughout her five-year career she earned four OUA West all-star awards and three U SPORTS allCanadian honours, was the national player of the year in 2015 and a two-time OUA West most valuable player, and was the OUA and U SPORTS rookie of the year in 2013.

She also averaged more than one goal per game in the regular season, appearing in 66 contests and scoring 70 goals.

Ghoneim capped her playing career at York by earning the Charles Saundercook Memorial Trophy for exemplifying the qualities for perseverance, sportsmanship and enthusiasm for life, after overcoming a number of obstacles during her time at York. While coaching, she will be completing her degree in psychology.

Gerald Pennant joined the Lions coaching staff as the goalkeeper coach in 2010, coming to York from Ryerson, where he served in the same role for both the men’s and women’s programs for two years.

He has a wealth of experience coaching with the Ontario provincial program and the Jamaican national team. He is a provincial B licensed coach who also holds both an NACAA goalkeeping diploma and the Ontario Soccer Association goalkeeping certificate.

FRANCESCO VESCIO FITNESS COACH

MICHAEL CRISOSTIMO

HEAD STUDENT THERAPIST

TIFFANY PHAN-CHU

ASSISTANT STUDENT THERAPIST

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PROFILE Passion for the sport of soccer runs deep for Lions fifth-year veteran Christina Morelli.

She’s seen the women’s soccer program go through a number of high’s and low’s in her four years with the squad, and through it all her passion for the sport and her pride for being a York Lion has never wavered.

“I love that soccer is an outlet that allows me to be energetic and intense,” says Morelli. “It gives me a sense of feeling and belonging, especially when I’m with my teammates. I love being a York Lion and I feel like I’m part of a tight knit community here at York. It is my family away from home, that accepts and supports me no matter what.”

Soccer has been a part of Morelli’s life as long as she can remember. Even though she played other sports throughout her childhood and teen years she always felt a pull back to soccer, especially when she started to advance up the levels of the sport during her high school years.

“I first became involved in soccer when I was four years old,” said the kinesiology and health science major. “My parents put me in a lot of different sports growing up, but I always went back to soccer. I realized I might have a future in the sport while playing club soccer during early high school. For a sport I love so much, I knew I had to invest a lot of time and effort to excel at the varsity level.”

And excel she has.

Morelli has appeared in 63 of 64 regular season games in her York career, tallying 14 goals and eight assists over that time.

After spending the first two seasons at striker, she transitioned to midfield in advance of her third season where she’s blossomed

into one of the top players in the OUA West division. She was named an OUA West all-star for the first time last season and finished second on the team in goals, points, shots and shots on goal. She also helped lead the Lions to two first place finishes in the OUA West in 2015 and 2016, which included an undefeated 15-0-1 record in the 2015 regular season.

A young York Lions women’s soccer team will be looking for leadership this season and Morelli will be counted on again to be a strong voice inside the dressing room and on the pitch. Up to this point in her Lions career she’s played with some of the top players the women’s program has ever seen and has learned some valuable lessons along the way on what it takes to be a leader.

“I have looked up to an outstanding group of players and leaders over the last four years who have set great examples on what it takes to be a leader and a competitor,” says Morelli, on who she’s learned from during her time with the team. “To name a few, Sarah Wong, Shannon Wood, Nour Ghoneim, Marilyn Grammenopoulos and Tomika McIntosh. They have all taught me that to be successful you need a passion and drive to win. When you share that passion and drive with the team, they feed off that intense energy and together everyone can raise their game as a result.”

When asked about what advice she would offer to the freshman class of 2018, she points to herself and the veterans on the team as resources they can use to help them succeed in their university years.

“The advice I would give first-year athletes coming to York is that there are so many resources on campus to help you be successful,” says Morelli, who’s set to graduate in 2019. “A huge resource is your very own upper year teammates. We can help you be successful on and off the field because we have experienced what it takes to thrive at this level.”

Morelli and the rest of her Lions teammates hope to thrive on the pitch this season as they will look to climb the OUA standings.

With four years in the rear-view mirror, Morelli has one last season to look forward to and she is focused on being a leader and bringing passion to the team. Just like she’s always done.

GETTING TO KNOW CHRISTINA Any superstitions or rituals?

Shin pads, socks, cleats on right foot first then left. Triple knot my cleats. Braided hair Favourite movie?

The Breakfast Club Biggest supporter?

My Dad. He’s at almost every game.

Who would you want to play you in a movie about your life?

Jennifer Lawrence

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NICOLE BERARDI

M 5-4 2nd Year Health Studies Markham, Ont. Seneca College • Played nine games for Seneca Sting last season and scored eight goals

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KHIARA BROWN

D 5-5 1st Year Business & Society Brampton, Ont. David Suzuki S.S. / University of Memphis • Played club soccer with the Toronto Blizzard and Brams United Girls Soccer Club • Invited to participate in Canada Summer Games 2017

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JULIA GARCEA

• High school team was varsity champions in 2015-17 • Led high school team in scoring in 2016 and 2017

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JOTAM CHOUHAN

M 5-9 1st Year Kinesiology & Health Science Caledon, Ont. Mayfield S.S. • Team captain and team MVP all four years in high school

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KAITLIN HAWLEY

F 5-6 2nd Year

Political Science Stouffville, Ont. Bill Crothers S.S.

Visual Arts Toronto, Ont. Richview C.I.

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JULIA IAQUINTA

• Appeared in three games last season as a rookie forward • A walk-on in 2017 who impressed the coaches at tryouts in her will to compete for every ball and attack the space in front of her • Helped high school team qualify for the OFSAA championships

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AMALIA KONTOLEMOS

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SYDNEY BOISELLE

M 5-4 1st Year Business & Society Calgary, Alta.

St. Francis H.S. • Has trained with the U20 Trinidad and Tobago women’s national team and played two games with the team • Played on St. Augustine FC of the Trinidad and Tobago professional women’s league

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COURTNEY DAVIS

GK 5-8 4th Year Kinesiology & Health Science Cambridge, Ont. Galt C.V.I. • Started 16 games over her career. As a rookie goalkeeper in 2014 she ranked second in the OUA in goals allowed (five), third in save percentage (.881) and third in clean sheets (eight) • Aggressive and disciplined in net

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CHYNNA HO-YOUNG CADOGAN

M 5-3 2nd Year Psychology East York, Ont. Monarch Park, C.I. • Started two and played in six games total as a rookie midfielder in 2017 • An aggressive midfielder who shows great desire for the ball at all times • Helped high school team win the city championship in 2013 • Four-time soccer team MVP and athlete of the year in high school

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STEPHANIE LAMANNA

D 5-6 3rd Year

F 5-10 1st Year

F 5-4 3rd Year

Nursing Richmond Hill, Ont. Jean Vanier C.H.S

Social Work North York, Ont. Sir John A MacDonald

Criminology Pickering, Ont. St. Mary C.H.S.

• Has appeared in 13 games over two seasons with Lions, starting two as a defender • Has great technical skill and is solid on the back end by maintaining composure while on the field • Earned high school’s junior female athlete of the year award in 2013

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F 5-11 1st Year Kinesiology & Health Science Caledonia, Ont. McKinnon Park S.S.

F 5-5 1st Year

• Named MVP in 2017 York University high school indoor soccer tournament • Team was runner-up in 2014 Ontario Summer Games

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HALLE BLANCHARD

• Played for Aurora FC of League1 Ontario in 2017

• Has played in all 32 regular season games in her two seasons with the Lions. Started eight games at forward in 2017 and scored one goal and one assist.

• Scored the first goal of her career in a 1-1 draw with Windsor in 2016 • Brings a lot of pace to the line-up • Is capable of capitalizing in one-on-one situations • Two-time OFSAA finalist with high school team

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MIA LAURSEN

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JESSICA LUSH

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KALIFORNIA MITCHELL

GK/F 5-3 2nd Year

D 5-10 2nd Year

M 5-3 1st Year

Psychology Ottawa, Ont. Hillcrest H.S.

Biology Beaver Bank, N.S. Halifax West H.S.

Children’s Studies Ajax, Ont. Sinclair S.S.

• A former midfielder who transitioned to goalie • Has great footwork and is able to distribute the ball well from the back • Earned high school’s senior female athlete of the year award in 2015

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CHRISTINA MORELLI

M 5-2 5th Year Kinesiology & Health Science Markham, Ont. Bill Crothers S.S. • One of the veteran leaders on the team • Earned OUA West second-team all-star honours for the first time in 2017 • Started all 16 games at midfield last season and finished second on the Lions in goals (three) and points (four). Recorded 28 shots and 16 shots on goal • Has appeared in 63 regular-season games, scoring 14 goals • Won OFSAA championship with high school team in 2012

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TENI ODETOYINBO

• Started all 16 games at centre back as a rookie defender and recorded 10 shots and five shots on goal.

• Provides height to the defensive line • Has a strong ability to prevent opponents from attacking past her • Helped high school team win the Nova Scotia provincial championship in 2016

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MARIA MORELLI

F 5-1 1st Year Communication Studies Markham, Ont. Bill Crothers S.S. • Top scorer on her high school team last season • Received high school honour roll award in grade 9-12. Also received an Ontario scholar award in 2018

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OLA OLATOYE

• Multi-sport athlete in high school, starring on her school’s soccer, basketball and track & field teams

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FARKHUNDA MUHTAJ

M 5-4 4th Year Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont.

David and Mary Thomson C.I. • Started six games last season in the midfield after missing time with an injury and scored two goals. Has played in 24 games in three seasons with the Lions scoring four goals and adding one assist • A scoring threat in the centre of the field who has great vision and does not shy away from physical play • Earned high school athlete of the year and soccer team MVP awards

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TAMARA ORLAND0

D 5-8 2nd Year

M 5-5 2nd Year

GK 5-6 5th Year

Schulich School of Business Mississauga, Ont. St. Marcellinus H.S.

Science Brampton, Ont. Notre Dame C.S.S

East York, Ont. East York C.I.

• Started 12 games on defence as a rookie. Recorded five shots and two shots on goal.

• Has terrific pace and technical ability • Can transition from defence to offence by adding numbers to the attack • Helped high school team win two ROPSSAA championships and the OFSAA title in 2015 • Two-time soccer team MVP in high school

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SIA PAPADOPOULOS

F 5-4 3rd Year Communication Studies Maple, Ont. Maple H.S. • Appeared in three games last season as a reserve forward after returning from an injury late in the season. Scored one goal for the game winner against McMaster • Earned U SPORTS academic all-Canadian honours for the 2016-17 academic year.

• Appeared in seven games in 2016 and started five as a rookie striker. Led the Lions and tied for second in the OUA with six assists, and also scored one goal, the first of her career against Algoma

• Appeared in all 16 games and started 10 as a rookie midfielder last season • Scored one goal, the first of her career as the game winner against Algoma. Recorded nine shots and six shots on goal.

• An aggressive midfielder with great technical ability who can win the necessary tackles • Distributes the ball well from the middle of the field • Earned high school’s senior female athlete of the year award in 2017 and the junior award in 2014 • Two-time soccer team MVP

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YOANA PERALTA

M 5-6 2nd Year Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. Father Henry Carr C.S.S.

• Fifth-year goalkeeper who has fantastic feet and is very composed.

• Earned one of York’s prestigious Lions Legacy Awards for outstanding contributions to all aspects of the Lions varsity program last year • Has appeared in nine games and started seven in her Lions career • Compiled a record of 4-1-2 in her career with 33 saves and three clean sheets.

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NICOLE POWELL

D 5-6 1st Year Health Studies Thornhill, Ont. Vaughan S.S.

• Started three games as a rookie forward last season before an injury cut short her season. Recorded seven shots and six shots on goal.

• A creative midfielder who has the ability to maneuver through her opponents on the attack and take opportunities at goal when they arise • Earned soccer team MVP and female athlete of the year awards in high school in 2015

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JULIA PRINCIPATO

D 5-1 1st Year Kinesiology & Health Science Aurora, Ont. Cardinal Carter C.H.S.

F 5-0 1st Year Commerce Aurora, Ont. Cardinal Carter C.H.S. • Captain of high school soccer team

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SONIA SANSALONE

D 5-4 1st Year Kinesiology & Health Science Richmond Hill, Ont. St. Theresa Lisieux C.H.S. • Helped high school team win the YRAA championship in 2015 • Suited up for the Richmond Hill Raiders for club soccer

KENNEDY SHERWOOD

D 5-4 1st Year Kinesiology & Health Science Toronto, Ont. Mary Ward C.H.S. • High school team’s MVP 2015-17 and senior girl’s athlete of the year in 2017 • Helped lead team to TDCAA senior girls tier 2 championship in 2016

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HALEY WALSH

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• High school team was YRAA Tier 1 finalists in 2014-15 and YRAA Tier 2 champions in 2016-17

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TAYLOR TSOTSOS

D 5-7 4th Year Kinesiology & Health Science Markham, Ont. St. Augustine C.H.S.

• Named to honour roll every year in high school

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KENDRA SAXTON

M 5-10 3rd Year English / Professional Writing Waterloo, Ont. Waterloo C.I. • Appeared in 16 games and started six in the midfield in 2017 and scored two goals and added one assist • Earned U SPORTS academic all-Canadian honours for the 2016-17 academic year • Appeared in six games as a reserve rookie midfielder in 2016 • Three-time WCSSAA and CWOSSAA champion in high school • Earned WCSSAA all-star honours in 2014 and was the league’s leading scorer twice

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CATHERINE UMOLAC

M 5-5 3rd Year Business & Society Nobelton, Ont. Tiffin University

• Appeared in 28 games over three seasons with the Lions • An extremely strong centre back who commands attention from opponents • Calm and technical, with great vision • Has strong one-on-one defending skills

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CHEMARA WALTERS

M 5-4 1st Year

F 5-9 1st Year

Criminology Markham, Ont. St. Augustine C.H.S.

Political Science Brampton, Ont. ES Jeunes Sans Frontieres

• Appeared in seven games and started four in the midfield in first season with the Lions before an injury cut short her 2016 season • Scored one goal as the game winner against Brock in the 89th minute, for the first goal of her career • A strong midfielder with great fight defensively • Has the skill to create momentum offensively • Earned high school team honours in 2014 and reached YRAA finals in 2015

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Psychology Richmond Hill, Ont. Bill Crothers S.S.

VANESSA SANTORIELLO

M 5-4 1st Year Kinesiology & Health Science Maple, Ont. St. Joan of Arc C.H.S.

VANESSA SALVAGGIO

M 5-0 1st Year

• Honour roll student and Ontario scholar in 2018 and captain of high school soccer team

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VICTORIA PRINCIPATO

• Played club soccer with Brams United Renegades

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SARIT WINSTOK

D 5-2 1st Year Kinesiology & Health Science Maple, Ont. Umca Rich Tree Academy • Played internationally for Israel appearing on their U19 team from 2015-18 • Played with King City Royals U16 team

JOIN THE PRIDE York University’s student-athletes have been competing against rival institutions on the Canadian sport 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 sport 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 U SPORTS. 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 and are experts in their field of coaching. The staff includes more than 100 dedicated full-time and part-time coaches.

ACADEMIC & 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.

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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 the Athletic Therapy Certificate Program doing 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 Lions 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.

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