YORK LIONS

2015 YEARBOOK SCHEDULE & STATS

2015 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 2014 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME DATE OPPONENT RESULTS Sun. Aug. 30 at McMaster 1 pm Sat. Aug. 30 vs. Brock W 4 - 0 Sat. Sept. 5 vs. Brock 1 pm Sun. Aug. 31 vs. McMaster W 2 - 0 Sun. Sept. 6 vs. Windsor 1 pm Sat. Sept. 6 at Algoma W 16 - 0 Thu. Sept. 10 vs. McMaster 5 pm Sun. Sept. 7 at Algoma W 12 - 0 Sun. Sept. 13 vs. Guelph 1 pm Sat. Sept. 13 at Western W 2 - 1 Sat. Sept. 19 at Brock 1 pm Sun. Sept. 14 at Windsor W 5 - 1 Sat. Sept. 26 at Windsor 1 pm Wed. Sept. 17 at Guelph W 1 - 0 Sun. Sept. 27 at Western 12 pm Fri. Sept. 19 at Waterloo W 1 - 0 Thu. Oct. 1 at Laurier 6 pm Sun. Sept. 21 at Laurier T 0 - 0 Sun. Oct. 4 at Guelph 1 pm Sat. Sept. 27 at Brock W 4 - 1 Thu. Oct. 8 vs. Laurier 6 pm Sun. Sept. 28 vs. Laurier L 0 - 1 Sat. Oct. 10 vs. Waterloo 1 pm Sat. Oct. 4 vs. Guelph W 2 - 0 Fri. Oct. 16 at Waterloo 6 pm Sun. Oct. 5 at McMaster T 0 - 0 Sun. Oct. 18 vs. Western 1 pm Sun. Oct. 12 vs. Waterloo W 1 - 0 Sat. Oct. 24 vs. Algoma 1 pm Sat. Oct. 18 vs. Windsor W 3 - 0 Sun. Oct. 25 vs. Algoma 1 pm Sun. Oct. 19 vs. Western L 0 - 1 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE 2014 PLAYOFF RESULTS Sun. Nov. 1 OUA Quarter-finals DATE OPPONENT RESULT Nov. 7 - 8 OUA Final Four Championships (at highest East seed) Wed. Oct. 22 vs. McMaster W 3-0 OUA First Round Nov. 12 - 15 CIS Championships (at University of British Columbia) Sun. Oct. 26 at Laurier L 1-1 (4-2 PK) OUA Quarter-final “ SEASON OUTLOOK

The York University Lions women’s soccer team was the most improved The defence is the team’s most veteran group, headlined by three- squad in the OUA last season and this year they will be looking to build time OUA all-star Shannon Wood, as well as Peyton Lozzi and Tomika upon that taste of success with an even better showing. McIntosh. All of them have been with the program for at least three seasons, and the trio is the main reason why the Lions allowed so few The numbers in 2014 were impressive. The Lions tripled their win total goals in 2014. from the previous season, recording 12 in 16 games compared to just four the previous year. They were the best team in the CIS with only Any attacking player that gets past the Lions defence will still be in five goals allowed while at the same time scoring 53, an improvement tough against a goalkeeping tandem that features two tremendous of 30 goals over 2013. options in the returning Courtney Davis and newcomer Taylor Grant. Davis earned the starting job as a rookie last year and finished the sea- In the highly-competitive OUA West Division, those numbers meant a son ranked second in the OUA in goals against average (.034) and third third-place finish and a first-round win over McMaster before a playoff in save percentage (.881). Grant, a local product from Brampton, Ont., exit at the hands of the Laurier Golden Hawks. Despite the impressive was last with the Acadia Axewomen and has also represented Jamaica turnaround, the Lions want to be challenging for top spot and a deeper internationally. playoff run, although head coach Carmine Isacco knows it will be tough again this season. With so much talent available, the Lions will be setting their sights on gelling as a team so they can maximize their abilities as a group. “We are going to focus on every roll of the ball, and we want to be at our best when we need to be,” said Isacco. “Everyone in our division “The strength of our team is the team chemistry,” said Isacco. “ We is improved and every game is going to be a battle. We want to put play together really well and have great understanding on the field. ourselves in a position to be battling for first place at the end of the There isn’t one player who needs to put the team on her shoulders. As season, and we will see where that takes us from there.” long as we all stay on the same page, we will be fine.” The Lions have the talent throughout the line-up to be just as strong The Lions took a big step up the OUA standings last year and are poised this season and there are many key seniors who will lead the squad. to repeat the feat again in 2015. Up front they lost four of their top six scorers but should continue their torrid scoring pace thanks to the return of striker Nour Ghoneim. The reigning OUA West most valuable player, who also earned CIS all- Canadian honours for the first time, ranked third in the conference with 17 goals in 16 games and, throughout her career, has averaged more than one goal per game with 38 tallies in 35 contests. Ready for a breakout season is Christina Morelli, who was tremendous as a rookie in 2014 and added three goals on the year. The middle will once again be ruled by Sarah Wong, an OUA all-star and CIS all-Canadian in each of the last two seasons. She has blossomed into one of the most dominant players in the country and is the first York player to earn back-to-back all-Canadian honours since Stefania Morra in 2007-08. Joining her in the midfield is the consistently steady Marilyn Grammenopoulos, who earned OUA all-star honours for the first time last season, and a new face in Kristen Riquelme, a former member of the U20 Chilean national team.

We are going to focus on every roll of the ball, and we want to be at our best when we need to be. Everyone in our division is improved and every game is going to be a battle. “ CARMINE ISACCO - HEAD COACH 2014THE COACHESSTATISTICS

REGULAR SEASON SCORING LEADERS REGULAR SEASON GOALKEEPERS NAME GP G NAME GP GA SO W - L - T Nour Ghoneim 16 17 Courtney Davis 15 5 8 11-2-2 Aisha Lewis 16 6 Tamara Orlando 2 0 1 1-0-0 Colleen Beesley 14 6 Stephanie Caruso 9 5 Christina Morelli 16 4 PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS Adeife Adekusibe 12 3 NAME GP G Charlene D’Mello 16 2 Shannon Wood 16 2 Nour Ghoneim 2 2 Magda Blakeson 2 1 Charlene D’Mello 1 1 Daniella Bonazza 1 1 Christina Morelli 2 1 Marilyn Grammenopoulos 16 1 Taylor Lyons 14 1 Samantha Marini 9 1 PLAYOFF GOALKEEPERS Alessia Mattucci 4 1 NAME GP G SO W - L - T Francesca Pedulla 12 1 Bria Williams 16 1 Courtney Davis 2 1 1 1-1-0

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Carmine Alex ISACCO MASTER COACH FOGOLIN ASSISTANT COACH Carmine Isacco was named the head coach of the Alex Fogolin joined the Lions coaching staff in 2014 Lions men’s soccer team in 2007 and has built the after spending last year as an assistant with the program into one of the best in the CIS. He is now Ryerson Rams. She is also currently coaching the the master coach of York’s soccer program, over- U16 girls in the ACES academy. seeing both the men’s and women’s teams, a role he assumed in 2011. Fogolin played for the Bolton U21 team in the On- tario Women’s Soccer League (OWSL), reaching the With the men’s soccer team, Isacco is a five-time league finals in three of her four seasons. She then recipient of the OUA coach of the year award, including the three-time went on to play for the Western Mustangs, where she graduated with reigning recipient (2007, 2010, 2012-14), is a two-time CIS coach of the a degree in kinesiology, before playing professionally in Germany with year (2007, 2014) and a two-time York coach of the year (2010, 2014). SGS Essen. Isacco joined the Lions after spending two seasons as the head coach of the University of Varsity Blues, where he led the team to a Olivia pair of OUA silver medals and a CIS silver medal in 2005. His coach- LUKASEWICH ASSISTANT COACH ing career has also seem him claim a national championship with the Hearts-Azzurri S.C. in the U18 division. As a player, Isacco took to the Olivia Lukasewich joined the Lions coaching staff in pitch at the University of Maryland, where he was named a freshman 2014 and brings to York plenty of experience as a all-American and a three-time all-ACC first team member. In 1993 he varsity student-athlete. After playing in the participated in the World University Games. Youth Soccer League (OYSL) growing up, she earned a full scholarship to Louisiana Tech University After graduating with a bachelor of arts degree from Maryland, he (2008-12), an NCAA Division I school. She played in turned professional and played four seasons with the Toronto Italia every game over her four-year career at LA Tech at Soccer Club in the National Soccer League (NSL). In his first season both forward and defence, earning all-Louisiana first-team honours in with the club he was named goalkeeper of the year and he also re- her senior season and academic all-WAC honours four times, while also ceived Canadian all-star status three times. He also played pro in the serving as the team co-captain for two years. A-league, winning a league title in 1997 with Milwaukee and earning all-star honours and the playoff MVP award. Isacco was the goalkeeper Lukasewich played one year of professional soccer with Spartans FC in coach for Toronto FC in their inaugural MLS season. the Scottish Women’s Premier League (2012) and is now currently play- ing with Markham in the Ontario Women’s Soccer League (OWSL) and the Toronto Lynx in the W-League. She is also an U9 and U13 assistant Paul coach in Markham. DeABREU ASSISTANT COACH

Paul DeAbreu joined the Lions coaching staff in Gerald 2011. In addition to working with the Lions, he is PENNANT GOALKEEPER COACH also the head coach of the Pickering Power Girls Gerald Pennant joined the Lions coaching staff Ontario Youth Soccer League (OYSL) U15 and U17 as the goalkeeper coach in 2010, coming to York teams. He has also been the assistant coach of the from Ryerson, where he served in the same role W-League’s Lady Lynx. In 2010, DeAbreu coached for both the men’s and women’s programs for two his Pickering girls U16 OYSL team to an undefeated years. He has a wealth of experience coaching with season, which culminated in an OYSL Cup championship, an Ontario Cup the Ontario provincial program and the Jamaican championship and a national title. national team. He is a provincial B licensed coach He has previously worked with head coach Carmine Isacco, where he who also holds both an NACAA goalkeeping diploma and the Ontario served as an assistant with the Azzurri U18 boys team in 2008. He Soccer Association goalkeeping certificate. 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. Kristy Blair – Head Student Therapist Melissa Rogers – Assistant Student Therapist SARAH WONG

Sarah Wong has been a naturally-gifted soccer player since the day she first stepped on the pitch, and she has turned that talent into a strong career with the York University Lions women’s soccer team. She took up the sport at the age of nine because she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her older sister. Her ability was obvious immediately, and two years later she was asked to play on the provincial team even though she was a year too young to qualify. Wong continued to develop throughout high school and generated lots of interest from NCAA institutions, ultimately deciding to go to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). She spent 1.5 years in Indianapolis but being so far from home was a challenge. “I chose to go down there because it was outside my comfort zone and I wanted to try something different. Everyone expected me to go and I was trying to make other people happy. But that’s also why it didn’t work out, because it wasn’t something I actually wanted.” She came back to Toronto believing she was done with soccer, but after never had such a great support system and I’ve never enjoyed soccer as an eight-month hiatus she decided to give the sport one more try at the much as I do here.” encouragement of the York coaching staff. She took them up on the offer She has since put together two years with the Lions that are among the and hasn’t looked back. most impressive in program history. Known as one of the most creative “The coaches here convinced me to try it out. I had one practice and fell midfielders in the country, Wong has earned first-team OUA all-star and CIS in love with soccer in a way I had never fallen in love with it before. I’ve all-Canadian honours in each of the last two seasons, becoming the first player since 2007-08 to earn national recognition in back-to-back years. Her presence in the midfield has been invaluable for a squad that is quickly on the rise after tripling its win total this past year from the previous sea- son. Wong was forced to sit out the playoffs last year after a late-season injury and the squad missed her abilities in the middle in their narrow quar- ter-final loss to Laurier. She is back for one more season with the Lions and, like the rest of the team, has her sights set on doing what she can to help the team go on a deep run. Toronto “I want to score some goals for sure this year. But most importantly, we want to qualify for the national championships in B.C. We have many se- niors on the team and we want to go out on top.” With her rekindled love of the game, Wong knows that even if her playing York Lions Rate days are coming to an end, she won’t be too far from the sport. A dream to coach and give back to the next generation awaits, and as her years at York $120 plus 13% taxes* have shown, she has plenty she can teach to younger players. Conveniently located 5 minutes from York University!

GETTING TO KNOW SARAH To reserve, call Bonnie da Luz, Sales Manager at (905) 695-9319 or [email protected] Superstitions or rituals? I always have to put my right shoe on first, and before the ref blows the whistle I have a routine I need to do on the pitch. Pre-game meal? I eat strawberries in the locker room before every game. If you weren’t a soccer player, what sport would you play? Volleyball, I used to play but I was too short! Favourite soccer memory? Being ranked No. 1 in Canada with my club team (Ajax Storm) in 2009.

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Samantha CAESAR Magda BLAKESON Daniella BONAZZA D - 5’9 - 2nd - Arnprior, Ont. M - 5’7 - 2nd - West Dummerston, Ont. M - 5’3 - 3rd - Woodbridge, Ont. #8

Psychology - Arnprior District H.S. Kinesiology & Health Science - Ver- Children’s Studies - St. Jean de • A steady centre back with the abil- mont Academy Brebeuf C.H.S. ity to distribute and see the field • Appeared in two games off the • Scored first career goal against • Earned high school’s athlete of the bench last year and scored one Algoma last season year award in final year goal against Algoma • A wing player with great speed • Has great energy and strong • Uses her feet to get out of tight technical ability situations

Julia CAMILLI Martina CAROTTA Melissa D’ANGELO GK - 5’4 - 2nd - Thornhill, Ont. D - 5’4 - 1st - Richmond Hill, Ont. M - 5’1 - 2nd - Toronto, Ont.

Kinesiology & Health Science- St. Human Resources - St. Joan of Arc English/Italian - St. Basil-The-Great Augustine C.H.S. C.H.S College • Will challenge the other goalkeep- • Provides a fast, strong and physical • A very good one-on-one player with ers for playing time presence at the back a strong left foot • Brings a strong work ethic to the • Brings a positive attitude to • Reached OFSAA quarter-finals with team practice high school team in 2009 • Earned high school soccer team MVP honours in 2015

Charlene D’MELLO Courtney DAVIS Nour GHONEIM M - 5’1 - 3rd - , Ont. #4 GK - 5’8 - 2nd - Cambridge, Ont. #1 S - 5’8 - 4th - Aurora, Ont. #10

Administrative Studies - St. Joseph Kinesiology & Health Science- Galt Psychology - Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. S.S. C.V.I. • OUA West MVP in 2014 • Appeared in all 32 games in first • Started 15 games as a rookie goal- • Two-time OUA all-star and a CIS all- two seasons and scored four total keeper last year Canadian in 2014 goals • Ranked second in the OUA in goals • Past OUA and CIS rookie of the year • Scored one goal in a first-round allowed (five), third in save percent- • Ranked third in OUA scoring last playoff win over McMaster last age (.881) and third in cleansheets year (17 goals) and added another season (eight) two in the playoffs • CIS academic all-Canadian • Aggressive and disciplined in net • A member of the U17 and U19 junior • Very technical and energetic in the national teams and won 2010 CON- midfield CACAF championship

Marilyn GRAMMENOPOULOS Taylor GRANT Sydney HOAREAU M - 5’5 - 4th - Whitby, Ont. #17 GK - 5’4 - 3rd - Brampton, Ont. #20 M - 5’3 - 5th - Brampton, Ont. #25

Kinesiology & Health Science / Psy- Sociology - Holy Name of Mary C.S.S. Professional Writing - St. Marguerite chology - Donald A. Wilson S.S. / Acadia University d’Youville S.S. / IPPFW • OUA West all-star in 2014 • Spent two seasons with the Acadia • Started five games in the midfield • Played in 46 games in the last Axewomen in the AUS last year before an injury ended her three seasons and scored first • An excellent shot-stopper and season career goal last year provides a dominant vocal presence • Played 32 games over two seasons • Won CGSL championship in 2011 on the field at Indiana University-Purdue Univer- and 2012 • Represented Jamaica at the 2012 sity Fort Wayne, scoring three goals Caribbean championships and the • Has great vision on the pitch 2014 CONCACAF tournament • Represented Trinidad and Tobago in U17 World Cup qualifying THE PLAYERS

Kiyani JOHNSON Mia LAURSEN Peyton LOZZI S - 5’4 - 1st - Markham, Ont. #27 F - 5’6 - 1st - Ottawa, Ont. S - 5’4 - 4th - King City, Ont. #7

Psychology - Brother Andre C.H.S. Psychology - Hillcrest H.S. Education - Villanova College • A dangerous attacking threat with • A hard-working target player with • Started all 16 games at left back good one-on-one skills great physicality after two seasons as a forward • Very athletic and has great speed • Has a great work rate and gets • Earned high school team MVP quick pressure on the ball honours • Won OFSAA championship with high school in 2008

Samantha MARINI Tomika McINTOSH Kristine MESSINIS M - 5’5 - 4th - Richmond Hill, Ont. #3 D - 5’5 - 3rd - Bradford, Ont. #2 M - 5’4 - 1st - Ajax Ont.

Kinesiology & Health Science - St. Kinesiology & Health Science - Brad- Administrative Studies - Pickering Theresa of Lisieux C.H.S. ford District H.S. H.S. • Appeared in 33 games over three • Appeared in 20 games over last • A strong technical player seasons and scored first career two seasons • Has lots of potential and willingness goal last year • A strong central defender who to improve • An intelligent player who is also tackles hard • Reached LOSSA final with high very technical • Participated in multiple sports school team in 2014 • Has good vision on the pitch in high school, competing at the • Won provincial championships and OFSAA volleyball championships in national silver medal with club 2012 and earning basketball team team MVP honours

Alexa MOGLE Christina MORELLI Athena MPAMPAS M - 5’9 - 5th - Markham, Ont. #16 M - 5’2 - 2nd - Markham, Ont. #23 D - 5’8 - 1st - North York, Ont.

Biology - Brother Andre C.H.S. Kinesiology & Health Science - Bill Business Administration - • Appeared in 21 games over four Crothers S.S. York Mills C.I. seasons at midfield and defence • Appeared in all 16 games as a • Has good ability to connect passes • Has a high soccer IQ rookie forward last year in possession and in building an • Wins balls in the air and is strong at • Tied for fifth in team scoring with attack keeping possession of the ball three goals, and scored the lone • Two-time soccer team MVP recipi- goal in the OUA quarter-finals ent • Has good technical skills and • TDSB North Region’s leading goal exceptional vision scorer in 2014 • Won OFSAA championship with high school team in 2012

Farkhunda MUHTAJ Tamara ORLANDO Sia PAPADOPOULOS M - 5’4 - 1st - Toronto, Ont. #21 GK - 5’6 - 3rd - East York, Ont. F - 5’4 - 1st - Maple, Ont.

Kinesiology & Health Science - David Psychology / Children’s Studies - Communication Studies - Maple H.S. and Mary Thomson C.I. East York C.I. • A strong technical striker • A scoring threat in the centre of • Earned first career cleansheet in • Has good foot skills and a threaten- the field win over Algoma last year ing strike on target • Has great vision and does not shy • A reserve goalkeeper with fantastic away from physical play feet and good composure • Earned high school athlete of the year and soccer team MVP awards • Reached the city finals with high school team THE PLAYERS THE PLAYERS

Francesca PEDULLA Dina RICCO Kristen RIQUELME #7 S - 5’7 - 4th - Richmond Hill, Ont. #12 M - 5’2 - 2nd - Bolton, Ont. #11 M - 5’1 - 1st - Vaughan, Ont. #19

Sociology - St. Theresa of Lisieux Health Studies - St. Michael C.S.S. Kinesiology & Health Science - St. Jean C.H.S. • Returns this season after missing de Brebeuf C.H.S. / Indiana University • Appeared in 33 games over three all of 2014 with an injury • A technical midfielder with good seasons and scored two total goals • Brings great speed to the wing ability to distribute and connect • An attacking player who brings a channels passes great attitude to training • Earned soccer team MVP award in • A member of the U20 Chilean • Reached YRAA finals and OFSAA high school national team, where she played in quarter-finals twice with high the 2013 South American Olympics school team • Earned high school senior athlete of the year award in 2012

Kendra SAXTON Amanda SPANO Jessica TAVERNESE M - 5’10 - 1st - Waterloo, Ont. D - 5’2 - 2nd - Markham, Ont. S - 5’3 - 5th - Richmond Hill, Ont. #15

English / Professional Writing - Kinesiology & Health Science - Bill Psychology - St. Theresa of Lisieux Waterloo C.I. Crothers S.S. C.H.S. • Has great field vision and the ability • Has good vision and a strong work • Appeared in 45 games over four to develop forward play ethic seasons • Three-time WCSSAA and CWOSSAA • Won OFSAA championship with high • Has a high soccer IQ champion in high school school in 2014 and a bronze medal • A member of the Ontario provincial • Earned WCSSAA all-star honours in in 2011 team for three seasons 2014 and was the league’s leading • Won back-to-back YRAA champion- scorer twice ships in 2010-11

Taylor TSOTSOS Haley WALSH Bria WILLIAMS D - 5’7 - 1st - Markham, Ont. #28 M - 5’4 - 1st - Markham, Ont. D - 5’5 - 3rd - Mississauga, Ont. #24

Kinesiology & Health Science - St. Criminology - St. Augustine C.H.S. Criminology - St. Francis Xavier S.S. Augustine C.H.S. • A strong midfielder with great fight • Appeared in all 16 games last year • An extremely strong centre back defensively and scored first career goal in a win who commands attention from • Has the skill to create momentum over Algoma opponents offensively • Strong at winning the ball and get- • Calm and technical, with great • Earned high school team honours ting forward to attack vision in 2014 and reached YRAA finals • Earned soccer and basketball team • Has strong one-on-one defending in 2015 MVP awards in high school skills

Sarah WONG Shannon WOOD Jessie WOOTTON S - 5’2 - 5th - Toronto, Ont. #9 D - 5’4 - 5th - Brampton, Ont. #9 M - 5’5 - 3rd - King City, Ont.

Kinesiology & Health Science - ESC Education - Brampton Centennial S.S. Human Resources Management - Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel / IUPUI King City S.S. • Three-time OUA West all-star • Two-time CIS all-Canadian and OUA • Has appeared in every game over • Appeared in 16 games over two West all-star her first four seasons and scored seasons (2011-12) • Finished second in team scoring in nine total goals • Good at crossing the ball into the 2013 with four goals • CIS academic all-Canadian box • Very skilled and creative midfielder • An intelligent player with great skill • Won YRAA championship with high • Played in 15 games with Indiana and versatility to play any position school in 2008 University-Purdue University Indianapolis in 2010, earning league all-freshman honours SHANNON WOOD

York University Lions women’s soccer player Shannon Wood has dedicated a lot of time to her sport of choice and has used it to propel her to success both on the pitch and in the classroom. Deciding to try the sport because she had spent so much time watching her sister practice and play, Wood began an indoor season and, by the time the outdoor season rolled around, was already on the rep team. Known as a composed player who provides stability throughout the game, she quickly progressed through the ranks and, ultimately, ended up at York. “I was thinking about going to U of T because my whole family went there, but York has a really good kinesiology program and I liked the soccer team. I wasn’t even going to keep playing soccer, but the coaches convinced me to keep going.” It’s a good thing they did, because Wood has been an invaluable member of the squad since she first donned the red and white in 2011. That first In addition to her prowess on the pitch she has also excelled in the class- season she played more up front and led the team in scoring with four room, earning CIS academic all-Canadian honours and graduating with a goals, and since then she has earned OUA West all-star honours in three degree in kinesiology and health science last year. She is now enrolled straight years while anchoring a defence that has been among the stingi- in teacher’s college while playing her final year with the Lions and is still est in the conference during that stretch. She has also been the most reli- deciding between a career as a teacher or in physiotherapy. able student-athlete on the roster, appearing in every regular season and playoff game over her first four seasons with the Lions, including starting Wood has learned a lot from the sport that has been a passion of hers since every game on defence in the past three years. she was a little girl and knows there are many lessons she can take from the field to the outside world. “Soccer is a good team sport. You need to rely on others to propel the team forward and win games. I think that helps extend to personality and life outside the sport. You can take what you learn on the field and use it in the ‘real world’ in many different scenarios.” That mentality will serve her well as she wraps up her time with the Lions and, soon, embarks on the next chapter of her life. The sport remains a big part of her life and may continue to do so even when her career at York comes to a close this fall. “I keep thinking it’s time to hang up my boots, but you never know! I love the girls I play with so I might continue in the summer even after I am done with the Lions.” Regardless of which career she decides to pursue, there is no doubt Wood will experience the same success she has had in so many areas here at York.

GETTING TO KNOW SHANNON Biggest supporter? My parents. My mom tells me “be strong, be brave, score early” before every game. Favourite soccer memory? Winning the Ontario Summer Games with Brams United. Superstitions or rituals? For home games, I always listen to the same N’Sync CD in my car Proud sponsor of the when I reach a certain intersection. Most embarrassing moment on the field? I took a penalty kick this summer and completely wiped out. Good YORK LIONS thing the ball still went in! JOIN THE PRIDE

York University’s student-athletes have been competing against rival in- Programs are created for both in-season and off-season workouts. Every stitutions on the Canadian sport scene for over 40 years. Provincial and training session is designed for the needs of the athlete and individual national team titles, combined with numerous athletes and coaches who sport. The training phase and focus changes throughout the year and are have participated on many of Canada’s national teams, attest to the suc- based on the competition schedule and off-season periodization program. cess of York’s interuniversity sport program. Since the inception of orga- The staff provides all of the tools necessary to become stronger, faster and nized sport competition in 1965, York has won 172 provincial banners and more powerful. The strength and conditioning coaches also work closely 34 national titles. with the athletic therapy group on rehabilitating injured players. Athletics & Recreation offers 19 varsity sport teams that compete in On- All Lions have access to the varsity strength and conditioning gym, which tario University Athletics (OUA) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). is for the exclusive use of our student-athletes. Training here allows you The varsity sport teams are guided by a tremendous coaching staff that is to work in a high-performance environment where all equipment and composed of NCCP certified professionals, many of whom also hold leader- programming is selected for the needs of the high-performance athlete. ship positions in provincial and national sport organizations and are ex- perts in their field of coaching. The staff includes more than 100 dedicated full-time and part-time coaches.

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The PAWS (Providing Athletes with Winning SPORT INJURY CLINIC Strategies) Program provides tutoring across The Gorman/Shore Sport Injury Clinic features a full staff of athletic thera- multiple subjects for all students, mentoring pists and team doctors with significant experience in the medical field, from senior student-athletes, academic ad- and many of the doctors are recognized as some of the top experts in the vising through our academic services coordi- country in their specific fields. The sport medicine team brings to York nator and many of our faculty, and access to experience at multiple Olympic Games, world championships and with pro- our vast network of alumni. fessional and amateur athletes. Financial Support The sport injury clinic is a teaching clinic, with students from the Athletic York University is committed to helping students with demonstrated finan- Therapy Certificate Program completing their clinical placements under cial need meet the direct education costs associated with university stud- the direct supervision of the clinic manager and supervisor. Because of ies (tuition, books and mandatory course fees). Financial assistance can be this, most medical care for student-athletes is free of charge. provided from a variety of sources including OSAP, scholarships, bursaries, private awards and employment. What sets York apart is its concussion program, which is one of the best in the country. The sport medicine team uses the most up-to-date protocols Athletics & Recreation understands the importance of providing Athletic in the world; the same ones used by professional sport leagues and the top Financial Awards (AFAs) to entering student-athletes and has developed American universities, to ensure concussions are diagnosed accurately and a number of awards, valued at $22,500 each ($4,500 per year up to five treated in the best manner known today. 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.

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Group drop-in fitness classes Personal training in Beast Kik, BOSU ABT, Core Casual recreation Wear RED at select games Circuit, Shread and more Intramurals and you could win! Instructional classes in Sport clubs aquatics, cycling, dance, yorkulions.ca/promotions fitness, martial arts, pilates and yoga

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