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| Coaches and award winners from the night |
On Friday, November 14th, we had
our wrap-up dinner to conclude the fabulous season. The dinner was hosted at
the wonderful MMA where 15 ravenous varsity athletes demolished a delicious
buffet-style dinner. Throughout the dinner, cut-out martlets for each player
were passed around the dinner table for everyone to write personal messages
about each of their teammates. Every player started out with a martlet other
than their own, and we went around the dinner table saying one on-field and one
off-field quality that we love about the person whose martlet we had. In-season
awards followed the dinner. The MVP award went to the oh-so-talented keeper,
Marianne Emler, who was also named the best goaltender in the OUA. Although all the
rookies made a huge impact on and off the field this year, the rookie of the
year award went to Vancouver-native Alison Ross. The head coaches rightfully
chose to give the Coaches Award to Eleni Siganos and the assistant coaches,
Marlou and DJ, chose to give their customized “tape and bake award” to Alice
Podmore for her unrelenting dedication to the team. The Practice Champ was also revealed. At the end of almost every practice, we would have a mini scrimmage, in which the winning team would take a picture while the losing team cleaned up the field. The person who was part of the most pictures was Breeshey, earning her the Practice Champ award. Three more awards were given out to wrap up the evening. “Rookie Mistake” went to fourth-year senior,
Sarah Main, for almost missing the bus. Although there was definitely some
controversy about the Most Immature Award, Alex Breukels gracefully accepted the
big win. Last, but most definitely not least, Most Valuable Beer Pong Partner went
to our senior coach, JP Turpain. After the awards, the seniors were honoured.
They received gifts from the team and captain Kylie Nabata sang a rendition of “Fancy”
for them. The rookies also gave very heart-warming, personal speeches for all
of them, almost bringing everyone to tears. Gifts were given to all the
coaches, although no gift could really repay them for all they do for our team.
Overall the dinner was a huge success, filled with food, wine, laughter, and
reflections on the great team chemistry that was shared throughout the season.
