University of Connecticut Athletics
Svea Boker Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award
7/14/2020 2:00:00 PM | Field Hockey
NEW YORK - UConn field hockey graduate Svea Boker has been nominated by the Big East Conference for NCAA Woman of the Year along with Allie Barber of the Marquette volleyball team. Established in 1991, the NCAA Woman of the Year award recognizes graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their collegiate careers.
Boker earned Longstreth/NFHCA All-American First Team in 2019 after leading the Huskies with 21 goals, 55 points, 91 shots and four game-winning goals. Her 21 goals and 55 points both ranked fourth in the country. The Bremen, Germany native earned Big East Offensive Player of the Year honors along with earning Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player accolades after scoring two goals in the Big East Championship game.
Boker was a First Team All-Conference performer and finishes her career all over the UConn record books with her 55 career assists (3rd), 163 points (5th) and 55 goals (8th) while helping the Huskies win the 2017 National Championship with a perfect 23-0 record.
Boker NFHCA Mideast Player of the Year honors and was a finalist for the prestigious Honda Award.
Conferences selected up to two nominees each from the pool of school nominees. The Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division. The selection committee will determine the top three honorees from each division from the Top 30 and announce the nine finalists in September. From those nine finalists, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will then choose the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year. The Top 30 honorees will be celebrated and the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year will be named this fall.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program was established in 1991 and honors the academic achievements, athletics excellence, community service and leadership of graduating female college athletes from all three divisions. To be eligible, a nominee must have competed and earned a varsity letter in an NCAA-sponsored sport and must have earned her undergraduate degree by Summer 2020 (or demonstrate that she would have earned her degree if not for the COVID-19 pandemic).
For more on the NCAA Woman of the Year click here.
