The Windsor Lancer men's soccer team has captured three OUA major awards and has five athletes named OUA all-stars, as announced today by Ontario University Athletics (OUA).
 
After going 8-7-1 in 2014, the Windsor Lancers had one of the biggest bounce back seasons in the conference, finishing second in the West with a 12-2-2 record and five OUA all-stars in their lineup.  One of the men responsible for the turnaround is Lancers head coach Steve Hart has who is this year's recipient of the OUA West Division Coach of the Year award.
 
On the field, the Lancers were led this season by forward Leighton Speechley-Price (Lymington, England) who has been recognized as the OUA West Division Most Valuable Player and a first-team all-star.  Speechley-Price, a third-year business major, finished tied for second in the conference with 11 goals, while appearing in 15 of 16 games this season for the Lancers.  Earlier this season, the Lymington, England native scored both game-winning goals in a pair of shutout wins over Waterloo and Laurier and was named OUA Athlete of the Week for his efforts.
 
Joining Speechley-Price as a first-team all-star is defender Akbal Gill (Surrey, B.C.) and midfielder Michael Pio (Windsor, Ont.).  Suiting up for the Lancers in 15 games this season, Gill solidified a back line that only allowed 13 goals against and the fifth-year biology major has been named an all-star for his defensive poise and presence for Windsor.  Pio joins teammates Gill and Speechley-Price on the first-team after he scored 6 goals this season, tied for third-most on the team.
 
The Lancers can point to a pair of Pio's for their success this season as Michael's younger brother, forward Noah Pio (Windsor, Ont.), has been named OUA West Division Rookie of the Year.  In just his first season in blue and gold, the freshman striker appeared in 14 games for Windsor and finished the year fourth on the team with five goals.
 
Windsor also features a couple of second-team all-stars as goalkeeper Kyle Vizirakis (Windsor, Ont.) and midfielder Jack Sargent (Liverpool, England) have been selected to the squad.  Appearing in all 16 games for the Lancers, Viziakis finished the season fourth in OUA with a 0.79 GAA and only allowed more than 2 goals against in a game once this season.  His 11 shutouts was the most by any goaltender in the country this season.  Sargent, who like Speechley-Price hails from across the pond in England, scored three goals this season for the Lancers, but the shifty midfielder is mostly known for his strong two-way game and playmaking abilities.