SYDNEY, N.S. – Trinity Western defender Elizabeth Hicks (Surrey, B.C.) and striker Anna Dunn (Edmonton) were named U SPORTS 1st Team All-Canadians, while defender Tilly James (Vancouver) was named to the U SPORTS All-Rookie Team Wednesday night, as the national award winners were celebrated at the annual All-Canadian Gala.

The First Team All-Canadian honour is a first for both Hicks and Dunn, who were named Canada West First Team All-Stars earlier this year. For James, the All-Rookie nod adds to an impressive collection of acknowledgements, as she was a Canada West Second Team All-Star and was named to the Canada West All-Rookie Team. 

The trio joins TWU coach Graham Roxburgh amongst the Spartans contingent who were honoured Wednesday, as Roxburgh was named the U SPORTS Fox 40 Coach of the Year.  

The fifth-year Hicks captained TWU to an 11-0-1 regular season record, while scoring four goals and adding two assists from her centre back position. Defensively, Hicks anchored a Spartans back-line incredibly well, as TWU only conceded four goals through 12 Canada West matches. In the post-season, Hicks led TWU's defensive wall to three straight clean sheets on route to winning the Canada West title.
 
Up front, Dunn was a constant presence on the scoreboard throughout the season, as the fourth-year midfielder scored nine goals and added eight assists through 11 matches. Dunn's 17 points were enough to have her finish second in Canada West. 
  
James, who played alongside Hicks at centre back throughout the year, was a defensive stalwart for TWU. The first-year star was a key piece in TWU's staunch back line that earned a Canada West leading nine clean sheets, while also contributing three goals towards the Spartans offensive cause. 

The Spartans open the U SPORTS Championship tournament Thursday at 5:30 p.m. AT / 1:30 p.m. PT against the host Cape Breton Capers. The game is available at www.cbcsports.ca  or on CBC Gem.

2021 U SPORTS WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-CANADIANS
First Team
Pos.    First Name    Last Name    School    Elig.    Hometown    Program
M    Montana     Leonard    Calgary    5    Richmond, BC    Open Studies 
F    Holly    O'Neill    Memorial    5    St. John's, NL    Business
D    Marie-Ève     Bernard O'Breham    Montréal    5    Longueuil, QC    Electrical Engineering
F    Emma    Lefebvre    Ottawa    4    Nepean, ON    Special Student 
D    Abby    Wroe    Nipissing    4    Collingwood, ON    BScN
D    Elizabeth    Hicks    Trinity Western    5    Surrey, BC    Education
M    Arielle     Roy Petitclerc    Laval    5    Lévis, QC    Business Administration
M    Mégane     Sauvé    Montréal    4    St-Hyacinthe, QC    Secondary Education
D    Lauren    Jodrey    Acadia    3    Bedford, NS    Community Development
F    Anna    Dunn    Trinity Western    4    Edmonton, AB    Education
GK    Mykaela    Volpe    Nipissing    5    Whitby, ON    Education
 
Second Team
Pos.    First Name    Last Name    School    Elig.    Hometown    Program
F    Joëlle     Mercier    Laval    4    Québec, QC    Social Work
M    Cloey    Uddenberg    Guelph    1    Richmond Hill, ON    BSCH.BIOM 
D    Trinity    Esprit    Ottawa    2    Scarborough, ON    Sociology, Psychology
F    Christie    Gray    Queen's    4    Kingston, ON    Commerce 
D    Kayla     Kyle    Bishop's    3    Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC    Social Sciences
F    Amanda    Smith    StFX    3    Ottawa, ON    BSc HK 
M    Riley    Donovan    Dalhousie    3    Toronto, ON    Psychology and Creative Writing
D    Fatou    Ndiaye    Cape Breton    4    Montréal, QC    BSc
D    Samantha     Gouveia    MacEwan    5    Edmonton, AB    Bachelor of Commerce
D    Sophia     Ferreira    UBC    1    Coquitlam, BC    Kinesiology
G    Emily    Moore    UBC     5    Victoria, BC    Arts
    
All-Rookie Team
Pos.    First Name    Last Name    School    Hometown    Program
M    Megan    Chiasson    Dalhousie    Lower Sackville, NS    Bachelor of Science
F    Claire    Langille    Memorial    Windsor Junction, NS    Science
F    Brynn    Jurus    StFX    Ancaster, ON    BSc HK 
F    Marilou     Dugrenier    Sherbrooke    Sherbrooke, QC    Preschool and Primary Education
M    Mara     Bouchard    McGill    Granby, QC    Psychology
D    Stephanie     Hill    McGill    Dollard-Des Ormeaux, QC    Physical Therapy
M    Cloey    Uddenberg    Guelph    Richmond Hill, ON    BSCH.BIOM 
F    Hannah    Harkin    Toronto    Brooklin, ON    Human Biology 
F    Cassandra    Provost    Ottawa    Acton Vale, QC    Business Science/Accounting
D    Tilly    James    Trinity Western    Vancouver, BC    Biology
M    Jayden     Berg    Calgary    Calgary, AB    Arts
F    Bianca    Cavalcanti    Manitoba     Saint-Eustache, QC    Preschool and Primary Education

About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 12 U SPORTS team championships and 29 Canada West team championships.

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