Joanna Vitale is the best pure-goal scorer ever to don the navy and gold. She led her division in scoring in all four seasons while leading the conference three times.
Vitale retired as the all-time leading scorer in the OCAA, holding the record for 14 seasons. Her team-record 56 tallies in 39 regular-season matches remain a program-best to this day, and she still holds the records for four of the top five scoring seasons for the Hawks.
As a rookie, Vitale led the conference in scoring while leading the Hawks to the program’s first-ever provincial title while earning championship most valuable player honours. The Hawks would go on to successfully defend their title over the next two seasons without losing a match.
Vitale and the Hawks made Humber history during the 2000 national championship tournament, capturing the first women’s team sport national medal in school history, the CCAA bronze medal in British Columbia. That magical season saw Vitale become the first female student-athlete in Humber history to garner CCAA and OCAA Player of the Year honours.
Vitale made more Humber history in 2002, becoming the first female student-athlete in Humber history to earn three career CCAA All-Canadian selections while being named the OCAA Female Athlete of the Year - across all sports.
In 2007, Joanna was inducted into the OCAA Hall of Fame.
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