One of the best defenders in the nation was honoured once again by U SPORTS on Wednesday, as Lions defenceman
Daniel Gogarty was named a U SPORTS first-team all-Canadian.
Gogarty, a fifth-year business economics major, earned his second consecutive first-team all-Canadian honours to go along with a second-team all-Canadian honour in 2016.
The senior defender has once again anchored the Lions defence this season, which allowed a division-low 12 goals on the season. Gogarty has had another spectacular year for the Lions, starting 15 games from the centre back position and consistently limiting opposition scoring chances and jump starting the Lions offence with well-placed clears to the forward group.
The Lions are undefeated this season with a 13-0-3 record in the regular season and a 3-0 record in the OUA playoffs which earned them the OUA championship. Gogarty has earned four OUA championships in his five years with the team and two national titles in 2014 and 2015. The Lions will begin their quest for another U SPORTS championship on Thursday when they take on the Trinity Western Spartans in the national quarterfinal at 11am PT (2pm ET).
Complete List of U SPORTS Award Winners:
Major Award Winners
Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy (Player of the Year): Jace Kotsopoulos, Guelph
Lou Bilek Award (Rookie of the Year): Thomas Gardner, UBC
Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Francesco Bartolillo, UNBC
Coach of the Year: Deano Morley, Cape Breton
2018 U SPORTS MEN'S SOCCER ALL-CANADIANS
First-team all-Canadian
| Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
| GK |
Connor |
James |
Alberta |
| D |
Peter |
Schaale |
Cape Breton |
| D |
Bila |
Dicko-Raynauld |
Laval |
| D |
Daniel |
Gogarty |
York |
| D |
Tammer |
Byrne |
Fraser Valley |
| M |
Marcus |
Campanile |
Cape Breton |
| M |
Dario |
Conte |
Carleton |
| M |
Thomas |
Gardner |
UBC |
| S |
Jace |
Kotsopoulos |
Guelph |
| S |
Frédéric |
Lajoie-Gravelle |
Montreal |
| S |
Cory |
Bent |
Cape Breton |
Second-team all-Canadian
| Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
| GK |
Nizar |
Houhou |
Laval |
| D |
Josh |
Read |
StFX |
| D |
Noah |
Cunningham |
Alberta |
| D |
Connor |
Guilherme |
UBC |
| D |
André |
Bona |
UQAM |
| M |
Omar |
Kreim |
Montreal |
| M |
Raheem |
Rose |
Ryerson |
| M |
Ramzi |
Saim |
McGill |
| S |
Dan |
Hayfield |
StFX |
| S |
Ajeej |
Sarkaria |
Alberta |
| S |
Gabriel |
Bitar |
Carleton |
All-rookie team
| Pos. |
First Name |
Last Name |
School |
| S |
Tristan |
Nkoghe |
UNB |
| M |
Felly |
Elonda |
Moncton |
| M |
Ayoub |
Al Arabi |
StFX |
| M |
Thomas |
Gardner |
UBC |
| S |
Nikolas |
Baikas |
Saskatchewan |
| S |
Matteo |
Ventura |
Victoria |
| M |
Pierre |
Lamothe |
Montreal |
| S |
Florian |
Bettelli |
McGill |
| M |
Jean-Philippe |
Lévesque |
Laval |
| S |
Sebastian |
Guerrieri |
Waterloo |
| D |
Kai |
Martin |
Ryerson |
| D |
Cheikh |
Tchouambou |
McMaster |
