VANCOUVER — Vancouver Rise striker Jessica De Filippo has been named the Northern Super League’s Forward of the Year. The honour comes after the 25-year-old forward from Montreal won the Golden Boot with a league-leading 13 goals over 25 regular-season games. She also contributed four assists in her second season with the Rise. De Filippo proved her scoring prowess this summer, scoring five goals in five games between mid-July and mid-August, with back-to-back braces in outings against the Calgary Wild and Halifax Tides. The defending NSL champion Rise began their 2026 playoff campaign with a 3-0 loss to the Montreal Roses on Nov. 1 and will play the back half of the two-legged semifinal series away at Stade Boreal on Sunday. The NSL final will be held in Ottawa on Nov. 14. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2026.
