Trinity Western Spartan Seina Kashima is the 2018 Canada West Women’s Soccer Player of the Year.
The conference unveiled its major award winners Thursday morning.
“I am really pleased for Seina as she has had a wonderful season and indeed a very special career,” said coach Graham Roxburgh. “She has been the attacking force this year and throughout her career that helped lead her team to accomplish some terrific achievements. She has worked really hard to become a more complete player this season and I am delighted she is being recognized for the talent and impact player that she has always been.”
The fifth-year forward was one of four individuals to take home CW hardware on the eve of the conference’s Final Four, which begins Friday in Langley.
Kashima is in action this weekend, when the Spartans host the CW Women’s Soccer Final Four.
UBC takes on Calgary in the first CW semi this Friday at 3 p.m., while TWU plays Alberta later that day at 6 p.m. The medal round is set for Saturday, with the championship game scheduled for 5 p.m.
Kashima is a fifth year art student from Burnaby. She’s in her final year at TWU and has made it an historic one, seeting the Canada West single-season assists record (13 in 14 games), As well she’s scored seven goals and tied for the conference lead in points (she has 20). The tie puts her in a tie for the third bed single-season points total in conference history.
Kashima also finished the year with three game-winning goals, as she led the Spartans to a 12-2-0 Pacific Division-leading record in the regular season. With her 13-assist season, Kashima completed her university career as the all-time assists leader in Canada West history (40). She finished tied for third on the Canada West all-time points list, with 58.
Kashima is the third Spartan’s women’s soccer player to win the Canada West Player of the Year award, following Jessica King in 2014 and Nikki Wright in 2008.
“Seina has an ability to change games with her creativity, pace, and ability to unlock defences in so many ways. She is the all-time assist leader and has scored amazing goals,” Roxburgh said. “It has been a privilege to watch her grow as a player and more importantly as a person over the past five years.”