KINGSTON, Ont. (May 4, 2022) - Queen's Gaels two-sport star Sophie de Goede has been named OUA Female Athlete of the Year for 2021-22. de Goede was honoured Wednesday at the OUA Honour Awards Banquet.

de Goede (Victoria, B.C.) starred in both Women's Rugby and Women's Basketball for the Gaels this season, helping both teams earn national medals on home venues in their respective sport.

In the fall, de Goede was named the U SPORTS Women's Rugby Player of the Year and tournament MVP at the U SPORTS Women's Rugby Championship after helping lead Queen's to their first ever Women's Rugby Championship.



de Goede, who was also named the OUA Player of the Year in Women's Rugby for the third straight season last week, finished the 2021 season with 52 points, bringing her career total at Queen's up to 208 points, just 11 points behind Lauren McEwen, who is first all-time in points at 219. It was de Goede's second-highest scoring season with the Gaels, behind only her 2019 season when she scored 76 points.

"Sophie de Goede is a generational player and a generational person," said Women's Rugby Head Coach Dan Valley. "Despite the accolades that Sophie has earned over her time at Queen's, she remains the hardest working athlete on campus - always looking for ways to excel and improve, either on the pitch, on the court, or in the classroom."

In the winter, de Goede was named a Second Team OUA East Division All-Star, earning an OUA All-Star nod in her second sport, after leading the OUA in rebounding, averaging 12.1 per game while adding 9.8 points per game. She also averaged 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game for the Gaels this season.



de Goede helped the Gaels Women's Basketball team win the Bronze Medal at the U SPORTS Women's Final 8 Basketball Championship at the ARC, just months after hoisting the Molinex Trophy as Women's Rugby champions on Nixon Field.