BURLINGTON, Ont. - Rookie goaltender Andrew Ness of the Laurier Golden Hawks has been named to the 2025/26 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) all-rookie team following a standout debut season in net.

A first-year psychology major from Winnipeg, the 21-year-old Ness quickly established himself as one of the conference's top goaltenders.

Ness finished the regular season with a U SPORTS-best .930 save percentage while posting a 2.58 goals-against average, ranking ninth overall in the OUA and first among rookie netminders. He also recorded two shutouts during the campaign.

In 860 minutes of action, Ness compiled a 10-4 record, tying for the ninth-most wins in the conference and finishing with the second-most victories among OUA rookie goaltenders this season.

Ness follows fellow Laurier Golden Hawks goaltenders Christian Propp (2021-22) and Matt Williams (2019-20) as the only Golden Hawks netminders on record to be named to the OUA all-rookie team.

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