Collège Montmorency wins title, host Blues earn bronze at 2024 CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship
News release: Host Blues earn bronze at 2024 CCAA Women's Soccer Championship (PDF)
SQUAMISH B.C. November 12, 2024 – A first-time winner was crowned champion Saturday, Nov. 9, at the 2024 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women’s Soccer National Championship, hosted at the Capilano University (CapU) Squamish campus.
With a 3-0 victory over a provincial rival, les Nomades du Collège Montmorency took the title in what was their first-ever trip to the national tournament. Montmorency avenged their Oct. 27 provincial finals loss on penalty kicks to Collège Ahuntsic with the clean-sheet win Saturday over les Aigles in the CCAA final.
A first-half goal from Jade Béchette proved to be the winner. In the second half, Rafaëlle Robitaille-Bourgeois removed all doubt with a pair of tallies, both coming when she cleaned up rebounds in front of the net after Nomades free kicks.
Montmorency finished the tournament without allowing a goal against, posting a 1-0 win over Vancouver Island University (VIU) in their first game, another 1-0 victory over top-ranked Seneca in the semifinal and the 3-0 win over Ahuntsic for gold.
Nomades goalkeeper Kayla Beetz was named to the All-Tournament Team while defender Audrey Lefebvre took the Tournament MVP prize.
Both medal games on Saturday featured provincial rivals. Tournament host CapU defeated PACWEST conference foe VIU 1-0 for bronze in the earlier game of the day, the Blues’ third-straight shutout win at the tournament after a 5-0 loss to Ahuntsic on Day 1.
CapU got a heroic showing from graduating defender and North Vancouver native Mya Fraser, who scored the game-winning goal in both the bronze semifinal and the bronze-medal game. The 5-foot-8 veteran finished her Blues career in fine form, scoring on a set-piece header in both games.
Tournament Order of Finish
Gold – Nomades de Montmorency, RSEQ
Silver – Aigles d’Ahuntsic, RSEQ
Bronze – Capilano Blues, PACWEST
4th – VIU Mariners, PACWEST
5th/6th – Seneca Sting, OCAA / Concordia-Edmonton Thunder, ACAC
7th – Mount St. Vincent Mystics, ACAA
8th – Brandon Bobcats, MCAC
All-Tournament Team Championship All-Stars
Kayla Beetz, Nomades de Montmorency
Audrey Lefebvre, Nomades de Montmorency
Rafaëlle Robitaille-Bourgeois, Nomades de Montmorency
Anaïs Marie-Luce, Aigles d’Ahuntsic
Audrey Robert, Aigles d’Ahuntsic
Mya Fraser, Capilano Blues
Maya Smith, Capilano Blues
Olivia Guild, VIU Mariners
Tori Hauptman, VIU Mariners
Emma Ward, Concordia-Edmonton Thunder
Christine Diaco, Seneca
The all-Quebec final was the sixth time in eight years that two teams from la belle province competed for gold at CCAA nationals.
For the host Blues, the podium finish was their first since 2001, when they won the gold medal in Medicine Hat.
The 2025 CCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship will be hosted Nov. 5 to 8 by Red Deer Polytechnic.
About Capilano University
Capilano University is a regional university based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, with additional programming serving the Sunshine Coast and the Sea-to-Sky corridor. With industry-leading instructors, small classes and over 100 programs across five distinctive faculties, CapU is a unique place where students are encouraged to make their mark, in and out of the classroom. Capilano University is named after Sa7plek (Chief Joe Capilano), an important leader of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples. We respectfully acknowledge that our campuses and are located on the territories of the LíỈwat, xʷməθkʷəỷəm (Musqueam), shíshálh (Sechelt), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and SəỈílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
For more information or to schedule interviews, please contact:
Brent Mutis
Sport Information and Compliance Officer, Athletics & Recreation
Capilano University
t: 604 837 8867
e: brentmutis@capilanou.ca
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