UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State women's soccer student-athlete, Ally Schlegel has been named a finalist for the 2021 Honda Sport Award for soccer announced by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA) Wednesday.
The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 45 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 2021 Honda Cup which will be presented on a telecast on CBS Sports Network, on June 28th, at 9 pm ET.
Schlegel, a redshirt sophomore forward from Parker, Colo., is a 2020-21 United Soccer Coaches All-America first-team member. She was named the Big Ten Forward of the Year after earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors a year ago. The two-time All-Big Ten first-team member led the conference in goals for the second-straight season with 11 goals while adding six assists and 28 points.
Schlegel becomes the seventh women's soccer student-athlete to be named a finalist for the Honda Sport Award. Penn State women's soccer claimed its first Honda Sport Award in when Raquel Rodriguez was named in the winner of the award in 2015-16.
Former Penn State finalists include:
Ally Schlegel – 2020-21
Raquel Rodriguez – 2015-16
Christine Nairn – 2012-13
Maya Hayes – 2011-12
Tiffany Weimer – 2005-06 & 2004-05
Joanna Lohman – 2003-04, 2002-03 & 2001-02
Christie Welsh – 2001-02 & 2000-01
The soccer finalists were selected by a panel of coaches and experts from the United Soccer Coaches association. The Honda Sport award winner for soccer will be announced next week after voting by administrators from over 1,000 NCAA member schools. Each NCAA member institution has a vote.
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