HUGGINS HEADLINES OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

TORONTO - For the second time in three seasons, Kiana Huggins (London) of St. Clair College is the 2025-26 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Women's Volleyball Player of the Year.

The fifth-year outside hitter is the West Division Scoring Champion averaging 4.6 points per set in 15 regular season matches, helping guide the Saints to a West Division championship. Huggins is also the division co-leader averaging 3.87 kills per set. Also named a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian, the West Division Player of the Year headlines the West Division First-Team All-Stars.

Mikyla Patras (Stony Plain, Alta.) of Seneca Polytechnic is the East Division Player of the Year. The third-year outside hitter is the OCAA Scoring Champion leading the OCAA across nearly every major offensive category. The East Division Scoring Champion averaged 5.0 points per set and 4.21 kills per set in 15 matches, helping guide the Sting to an East Division championship. Also named a CCAA All-Canadian, Patras headlines the East Division First-Team All-Stars.

Hannah Manners (Toronto, Ontario.) of Humber Polytechnic is also a CCAA All-Canadian. The fifth-year right side is one of the top offensive threats in the conference, combining elite production with efficiency. Manners was third overall averaging 4.4 points per set. Manners is also a West Division First-Team All-Star.

Lili Surgenor (Lake Newell, Alta.) of St. Clair is the OCAA Rookie of the Year. The outside hitter has been a starter on the court for almost every single match this season, becoming a block presence on right side for the Saints. The West Division Rookie of the Year headlines the West Division All-Rookie Team.

The East Division Rookie of the Year is Presley MacLeod (Osler, Sask.) of Seneca. The outside hitter led all first-year players in both kills per set (3.27) and total points (173), establishing herself as a primary offensive option for the Sting from Day 1. MacLeod headlines the East Division Second-Team All-Stars and East Division All-Rookie Team.

Kate Grasman of Redeemer University is the OCAA Coach of the Year. In only her second season, Grasman guided the Royals to a 12-4 record, marking the program's first winning season in over a decade and solidifying Redeemer as a legitimate contender in the conference. The West Division Coach of the Year is also the nominee for CCAA Coach of the Year.

Danielle Tamm of Georgian College is the East Division Coach of the Year. After missing the playoffs in the previous two seasons, Tamm has led an impressive turnaround, as the Grizzlies finished with a 9-7 record, even taking a set off undefeated Seneca.

In addition to Huggins and Manners, OCAA West Division First-Team All-Stars include Carlie Pappano (North Bay) of Cambrian College; Reese Cholette (Oakville) and Faith Hughes (Thornhill) of Humber; Joelle Lammers (Lynden) of Redeemer; and Emma Clements (Windsor) of St. Clair.

Joining Patras as OCAA East Division First-Team All-Stars are Carys Tenthorey (Ottawa) and Isabella Tourangeau (Gatineau, Que.) of Algonquin College; Elise Churman (New Liskeard) of Canadore College; Jessie Buck (Severn) of Durham College; and Emily Coughlan (Toronto) and Emmi Nicholas (London) of Seneca.

OCAA West Division Second-Team All-Stars include Allison Nordquist (Sudbury) and Mackenzie Selk (Hanmer) of Cambrian; Madison Welmers (Hamilton) of Conestoga College; Jillian Lancaster (London) and Grace McLean (Dorchester) of Fanshawe College; Caitlyn Labelle (Sturgeon Falls) of Humber; and Kate DeJong (St. Thomas) of Redeemer.

Along with MacLeod, OCAA East Division Second-Team All-Stars include Chanel Ethier (Ottawa) of Algonquin; Elizabeth McFarland (Courtice) and Brooke Young (Chestermere, Alta.) of Durham; Ashtyn Smith (Barrie) of Georgian; Aleah Anderson (Casselman) of St. Lawrence College; and Seanise Brissett (Brampton) of Seneca.

Joining Surgenor on the West Division All-Rookie Team are Grace Mclean (Cambridge) of Conestoga; Autumn Mikel (Mitchell) and Simone Pinsonneault (Gravelbourg, Sask.) of Fanshawe; Hughes of Humber; and Payton Baker (Whitecourt, Alta.) of Sault College.

In addition to MacLeod, members of the West Division All-Rookie Team include Elorie Stirling (Toronto) of George Brown Polytechnic; Tasha Bakes (Milton) and Haley Carroll (Barrie) of Georgian; Anderson of St. Lawrence; and Brissett of Seneca.

2025-26 OCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

OCAA Women's Volleyball Player of the Year
Kiana Huggins, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Player of the Year
Mikyla Patras, Seneca

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Player of the Year
Kiana Huggins, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Year
Lili Surgenor, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Rookie of the Year
Presley MacLeod, Seneca

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Rookie of the Year
Lili Surgenor, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year
Kate Grasman, Redeemer

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Coach of the Year
Danielle Tamm, Georgian

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Coach of the Year
Kate Grasman, Redeemer

OCAA Women's Volleyball Scoring Champion
Mikyla Patras, Seneca

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Scoring Champion
Mikyla Patras, Seneca

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Scoring Champion
Kiana Huggins, St. Clair

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Champions
Seneca Sting

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Champions
St. Clair Saints

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division First-Team All-Stars
Jessie Buck, Durham
Elise Churman, Canadore
Emily Coughlan, Seneca
Emmi Nicholas, Seneca
Mikyla Patras, Seneca
Carys Tenthorey, Algonquin
Isabella Tourangeau, Algonquin

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division First-Team All-Stars
Reese Cholette, Humber
Emma Clements, St. Clair
Kiana Huggins, St. Clair
Faith Hughes, Humber
Joelle Lammers, Redeemer
Hannah Manners, Humber
Carlie Pappano, Cambrian

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division Second-Team All-Stars
Aleah Anderson, St. Lawrence
Seanise Brissett, Seneca
Chanel Ethier, Algonquin
Presley MacLeod, Seneca
Elizabeth McFarland, Durham
Ashtyn Smith, Georgian
Brooke Young, Durham

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division Second-Team All-Stars
Kate DeJong, Redeemer
Caitlyn Labelle, Humber
Jillian Lancaster, Fanshawe
Grace McLean, Fanshawe
Allison Nordquist, Cambrian
Mackenzie Selk, Cambrian
Madison Welmers, Conestoga

OCAA Women's Volleyball East Division All-Rookie Team
Aleah Anderson, St. Lawrence
Tasha Bakes, Georgian
Seanise Brissett, Seneca
Haley Carroll, Georgian
Presley MacLeod, Seneca
Elorie Stirling, George Brown

OCAA Women's Volleyball West Division All-Rookie Team
Payton Baker, Sault
Faith Hughes, Humber
Grace Mclean, Conestoga
Autumn Mikel, Fanshawe
Simone Pinsonneault, Fanshawe
Lili Surgenor, St. Clair

CCAA Women's Volleyball All-Canadians
Kiana Huggins, St. Clair
Hannah Manners, Humber
Mikyla Patras, Seneca

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