With the year coming to a close, it’s time to announce the winners of the annual Cavalry Awards.
Mikayla Morton
The cancellation of the 2020 soccer season hasn’t stopped Mikayla Morton and the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team from continuing to practice and train at a high-level. Morton is currently finishing up her degree while finding new goals and motivations both on and off the field.
Every academic year, the Fulcrum hands out the Cavalry Awards for the best that the U of O’s Sports Services has to offer. This year saw some inspiring individual performances from a number of Gee-Gees. Here’s who collected the virtual hardware.
Mikayla Morton and Katerine Delev opened up about the Gee-Gees women’s soccer team’s trip to China in an interview with the Fulcrum and spoke about their journey in Jinjang
The Gee-Gees have won the FISU World Cup! The women’s soccer team beat Brazil’s Paulista University in the finals to bring back gold to Ottawa.
The U of O women’s soccer team defeated Donghua University from Shanghai in their FISU World Cup opener on Thursday. The ladies in Grey and Garnet delivered a hell of a battle on the pitch.
The women’s soccer team kicked off the home portion of their calendar on Wednesday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Matt Anthony Field and did not disappoint
The victory puts the golden cherry on top of what was a near-flawless season.
The Gee-Gees are moving on to the gold medal match after knocking off the McMaster Marauders in the U Sports semifinal game on Nov. 10.
“Dominant” was how Gee-Gees head coach Steve Johnson described his team’s performance following their 4-0 win in women’s soccer action on Oct. 7 against the Ryerson Rams.
In their first regular season matchups, the Gee-Gees looked strong as they came away with one draw and one blowout win against Nipissing and Laurentian, on Aug. 25 and 26, respectively.
