Women's Basketball | 2/26/2026 11:10:00 AM
York University Lions women's basketball star Kiara Leveridge is once again among the best of the best in the OUA.
Leveridge, who just finished her fifth and final season at York and is winding down her degree in social work, was named a second team all-star by the OUA on Thursday. Her third straight second team all-star selection, the distinction caps off arguably the greatest career in York women's basketball history.
The 5'10 guard from Scarborough, Ont., finishes her career as the program's all-time leader in points scored (1689), made field goals (551), made free throws (501) and steals (214). By starting the regular season finale against Laurier on Feb. 14, Leveridge also moved into a tie with Lauren Golding (2017-23) for the most starts in program history with an even 100.
This season, the Stephen Leacock S.S. alumna started in all 22 games for the third consecutive season and played in every game for a fourth straight year. She again led the team in scoring, doing so for a third straight year. She averaged 14.8 points a game, while also posting a team-best 7.9 rebounds and 2.7 steals a game. She scored in double-figures in all but four games this season, while putting up five double-doubles.
She then capped her storied career by leading her team to its first playoff win in seven years, the first postseason victory for Leveridge and her long-time head coach Christa Eniojukan. Leveridge scored a team-best 12 points and ripped down eight boards as the Lions went into Laurentian and avenged a 74-59 loss on November 15 by beating the Voyageurs 66-55. She put the squad on her back late in a two-point game, scoring six of the final nine points and helping York close the game on a 9-0 run to seal the victory.
In her final game as a Lion, an OUA quarter-final loss to the top seed in the OUA and No.-2 ranked team in the country, the Queen's Gaels, Leveridge again paced the offence. She scored 19 points while posting eight rebounds and adding three steals.
Leveridge finishes her U SPORTS career 19th on the all-time national scoring list, and third among active players behind only Kiyara Letlow of Queen's and Madalyn Weinert of Brock.
