She is just months removed from being named the Canadian College Women’s soccer player of the year.
She has dominated League 1 Ontario. This past summer, she led the league with 26 goals in just 16 matches.
Now, Londoner Jade Kovacevic will test her skills against some of the best female players in the world. She announced on her Instagram page Tuesday that she has signed a professional contract with AS Roma of Italy’s Serie B side. The team is called Roma Calcio Femminile.
Kovacevic scored 30 goals for the Fanshawe Falcons as they went undefeated on their way to a provincial title. Her coach with both the Falcons and FC London was Mike Marcoccia and he described his star striker as “not only an exceptional player, but also an excellent role model who understands that she has been given an opportunity to influence the next generation of female soccer players.”
Now, she will get the opportunity to do that in Italy.
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Mustang linebacker Nick Vanin honoured by Governor General
On January 30, Western Mustang linebacker Nick Vanin received one of the top academic honours available to a USports athlete. In a ceremony held in Ottawa, the graduate of Catholic Central High School in London was recognized as one of the Top-Eight Academic All-Canadians of 2018 by Governor General Julie Payette. Vanin has spent five years as a member of the Mustangs and was a part of their Vanier Cup championship team in 2017.
He is currently studying medicine at Western.
Foudy named OHL player of the week
Liam Foudy has been absolutely flying. He scored four goals and added four assists in two victories over the Windsor Spitfires and a win in Oshawa and that earned him OHL Player of the Week honours. Foudy was also a plus-eight and is now third in Knights scoring and tied for 35th in league scoring. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ prospect is on an 11-game point streak and has scored at least one goal in ten consecutive games, tying him with Tye Felhaber of Ottawa and Hugo Leufvenius of Sarnia for longest goal scoring streak this year in the Ontario Hockey League.
Falcons ranked #1
The Fanshawe Falcons women’s basketball team has hit number one in the national rankings for the first time in their history. Heading into the final week of January, the 14-1 team have won 10 consecutive games. The Falcons men’s volleyball team, meanwhile, has been ranked number one in the country for the past 10 weeks.
Katelyn Gosling and Brittany Howard to represent Canada
The Canada-U.S.A women’s hockey Rivalry Series will start on February 12 at Budweiser Gardens and two players will get to play for their country on their home turf. Londoner Katelyn Gosling grew up playing London Devilettes and then starred at Western, eventually becoming captain of the Western Mustangs. She is currently a member of the CWHL’s Calgary Inferno.
Howard is from St. Thomas and also grew up playing Devilettes. She played NCAA at Robert Morris and is the school’s all-time leading scorer. She was selected 10th overall by the Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL.
Stolarz perfect
Former London Knight Anthony Stolarz stopped 38 shots for the Philadelphia Flyers to blank the New York Rangers 1-0 at Madison Square Gardens on Wednesday.
For a New Jersey native like Stolarz, that in itself is usually a thrill. He has been hampered by knee surgeries that have held him to just eight starts this season. The Flyers are a long way out of a playoff spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference, but they have been showing off some bright spots. They have won five games in a row, they are getting great goaltending from Stolarz and rookie Carter Hart, and after his performance on All-Star weekend, Gritty is widely considered the best mascot in the National Hockey League.