Four Queen's Women's Rugby players were named U SPORTS All-Canadians for the 2025 season, U SPORTS announced at the annual awards banquet at the Women's Rugby Championship in Vancouver, B.C. on Thursday.

Lizzie Gibson, Maxie Grant, and Jiggy Schonfeld were named First Team All-Canadians, while Kennedi Stevenson joined them as a Second Team All-Canadian.
 

Gibson (Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs), who was also named the OUA Women's Rugby Player of the Year last week, led the OUA in scoring with an incredible 157 points on the season, more than twice the second leading scorer in the conference. Making the point total more impressive is that it was accomplished in just five games as the Gaels won one of their games by forfeiture of the opposing team.

"To see Lizzie recognized as both OUA POY and 1st Team All-Star is a very fitting way to end her OUA career," said Queen's Women's Rugby Head Coach Dan Valley after Gibson's OUA awards. "On the field she has been a pivotal part of our team's performance in all phases of play, and the grit and determination that she trains and competes with every day have helped shape our squad's identity."

2025 was Gibson's second highest point total in a single season, behind only 2022 when Gibson finished the year with 176. Gibson is Queen's Women's Rugby's all-time leading scorer with 569 career points, surpassing Gaels legends Lauren McEwen (219 career points) and Sophie de Goede (208 career points).

Grant (Arts & Science) was named an All-Star at Second Row after recording three tries on the season for 15 points. Grant was also named an OUA All-Star in 2024.

"If you had told me in Maxie's 1st year that she'd be graduating as a 1st Team OUA All-Star, I probably wouldn't have believed you," said Valley last week. "Since then, she's been the hardest working member of our squad day-in, day-out for the past 4 years. This recognition is so special simply because it has been earned with quiet, consistent hard work and determination, day-after-day, week-after-week."

Schonfeld (Kinesiology) was named an All-Star at Back Row after recording two tries on the season.

"Jiggy has been a force of nature so far this season," Valley said. "She has grown into one of the most complete, well-rounded players in the OUA."

Stevenson (Arts & Science) was named an All-Star at Back Three after recording 10 tries on the season, tied for the team-lead with Gibson. Stevenson was named an OUA All-Star for the second straight season, after also being named the OUA and U SPORTS Rookie of the Year in 2024.

"Kenny is just such a joy to watch train and compete - she's got such a positive approach to training and competition, and she is growing into a very complete rugby player. The best part is, she's still just scratched the surface of her potential. This is an incredibly well-deserved award, and probably not the last time she is recognized at this level."