Hoffman Selected As Honda Award Finalist

Tar Heel junior Ashley Hoffman has been selected as one of four nominees for this year's Honda Sports Award for Field Hockey, as announced Wednesday by the Collegiate Women in Sports Awards (CWSA).

The other three nominees are all seniors: Duke's Alyssa Chillano, Maryland's Lein Holsboer and UConn's Charlotte Veitner.

Hoffman, a back from Mohnton, Pa., was named the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and the ACC Tournament MVP in leading UNC to the ACC Championship. A member of the U.S. National Team, she earned first-team All-America honors for the 2017 season, when she tied for the team lead with 11 goals.

The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 42 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA- sanctioned sports and signifies "the best of the best in collegiate athletics". The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2018 Honda Cup which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network on Monday, June 25, 2018, in downtown Los, Angeles.

Honda Sport Award winners will be presented with the honor during on-campus presentations throughout the year and all Honda Sport Award winners become a finalist for the prestigious 2018 Honda Cup award presented in June.

The CWSA, celebrating its 42nd year, has honored the nation's top NCAA women athletes for their superior athletic skills, leadership, academic excellence and eagerness to participate in community service. Since commencing its sponsorship in 1986, Honda has provided more than $3.1 million in institutional grants to the universities of the award winners and nominees to support women's athletics programs.

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Ashley Hoffman

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