TORONTO — Cassandra Provost, a second-year forward from the University of Ottawa, was named the U SPORTS player of the year in women’s soccer, Wednesday night. Provost, who is from Acton Vale, Que., becomes the third Gee-Gee to take the Chantal Navert Memorial Award, after Gillian Baggott in 2012. Official championship website: usports.ca/en/championships/soccer/f/infoCHANTAL NAVERT MEMORIAL AWARD (player of the year): Cassandra Provost, OttawaCassandra Provost was rewarded for her record-setting season in garnet and grey, as she led the country with 18 goals and 21 points, setting program highs along the way. Provost, who is studying accounting, was also a member of the 2021 U SPORTS All-Rookie Team. Bishop’s defender Kyra Simons, Waterloo striker Alexa Cimermancic, and UBC midfielder Sophie Damian were the other nominees.

Source: CBC News November 10, 2022 01:41 UTC