HALIFAX, N.S. (Oct. 29, 2021) - Ahead of this weekend's ACAA Soccer Championships, the St. Thomas University Tommies and Mount St. Vincent University Mystics cleaned up on hardware in the virtual ACAA Soccer Awards Ceremony.
Leading the way for the Mystics was Annika Munroe, a fourth-year winger from Halifax, who was named the ACAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year after a season where she was significantly involved in the team's playmaking operations while providing high IQ and leadership on and off the pitch.
Joining Munroe as major award winners from the Mystics were Campbell River, B.C. native Kayley Clair, who was named ACAA Women's Rookie of the Year as well as Second Team All-Conference, and Danielle Cyr, a former Gerry Leblanc Award winner, who was named ACAA Women's Soccer Coach of the Year for the first time.
On the men's side, second-year striker Brett Springer captured the ACAA Men's Soccer Player of the Year award after the Bamberg, Ont. native scored 15 goals this season, becoming the first Tommie to earn the award since Mike Corby in the 2011-12 season.
Joining Springer as major award winners from the Tommies were Elmira, Ont. native Evan Rees, who was named the ACAA Men's Rookie of the Year as well as First Team All-Conference, and John-Ryan Morrison, who earned his second career ACAA Men's Soccer Coach of the Year award, having previously won it in the 2017-18 season.
Dimitra Tsimlikis from the University of King's College received the Gerry LeBlanc Award, awarded annually to the female soccer player in the ACAA who best combines qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, enthusiasm and ability, both on and off the field.
Meanwhile, Josh Goguen from UNB-Saint John earned the Bob Coe Award, awarded annually to the male soccer player in the ACAA who best combines qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, enthusiasm and ability, both on and off the field.
The ACAA Soccer Championships begin with the men's and women's semifinals on Saturday at HRM Harbour East in Dartmouth, with the championship games happening Sunday at Wickwire Field in Halifax.
Saturday, October 30
10 a.m. - Women's Semifinal #1 - (1) Holland College vs. (4) UNB-Saint John
12:30 p.m. - Women's Semifinal #2 - (2) Mount St. Vincent vs. (3) University of King's College
3 p.m. - Men's Semifinal #1 - (1) St. Thomas vs. (4) UNB-Saint John
5:30 p.m. - Men's Semifinal #2 - (2) Holland College vs. (3) Mount St. Vincent
Sunday, October 31
11:30 a.m. - Women's Championship Game (awards ceremony to follow)
2:30 p.m. - Men's Championship Game (awards ceremony to follow)
The complete list of 2021 ACAA award winners can be found below.
COMPLETE LIST OF ACAA SOCCER AWARD WINNERS FOR 2021
Women's Soccer Player of the Year
Annika Munroe, Mount St. Vincent University
Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Brett Springer, St. Thomas University
Women's Soccer Rookie of the Year
Kayley Clair, Mount St. Vincent University
Men's Soccer Rookie of the Year
Evan Rees, St. Thomas University
Women's Soccer Coach of the Year
Danielle Cyr, Mount St. Vincent University
Men's Soccer Coach of the Year
John-Ryan Morrison, St. Thomas University
Gerry Leblanc Award
Dimitra Tsimlikis, University of King's College
Bob Coe Award
Josh Goguen, UNB-Saint John
All-Conference Teams
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Women's First Team All-Conference |
Men's First Team All-Conference |
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Paige Deighan, Holland College |
Mohammad Alhaj Ali, Holland College |
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Women's Second Team All-Conference |
Men's Second Team All-Conference |
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Julianna Augustine, Crandall University |
Adrian Bent, Dalhousie AC |
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