DULUTH, Minnesota — Ohio State defender Sophie Jaques received the Patty Kazmaier Award on Saturday, given to the highest participant in women’s NCAA Division I hockey.
Jaques, who’s from Toronto, is the primary Buckeye to win the award and the second-ever defender. She helped Ohio State to a 33-5-2 file and a berth in Sunday’s NCAA nationwide title sport in opposition to Wisconsin.
Jaques led all NCAA defenders in factors (48), targets (24), power-play targets (9) and factors per sport (1.23) by means of 40 video games. On the Buckeyes’ high defensive pairing, Jaques helped Ohio State maintain opponents to 1.75 targets per sport and blocked 55 pictures this season.
“Receiving this award is something I never even could have imagined was possible,” Jaques mentioned in a press release, including later, “While this is an individual award, I have been supported by a whole team of people throughout this season and my career at Ohio State, and I owe all this to my coaches and teammates over the last five years.”
The 22-year-old, who was among the many three Kazmaier finalists final 12 months, is pursuing a grasp’s diploma in civil engineering.
Danielle Serdachny from Colgate and ahead Alina Mueller at Northeastern had been additionally finalists for the award, which was introduced through the women’s Frozen Four.
The award is named for Patty Kazmaier, who performed for Princeton from 1981 to 1986 and died on the age of 28 of a blood illness. The winner is chosen by a 13-member panel of Division I women’s hockey coaches, the media and a member of USA Hockey.