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Stopford Nominated for Honda Sports Award
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke senior Amy Stopford has been nominated for the Honda Sports Award for Field Hockey, as she is one of four field hockey standouts to receive a nomination for the prestigious award.
The Hillsborough, N.C., native joins Wake Forest’s Lauren Crandall, Maryland’s Paula Infante and Connecticut’s Lizzy Piejs on this year’s ballot. In addition to the honor of this selection, American Honda will donate $1,000 to the women’s athletic fund of each nominee’s university. The winner’s program will receive $5,000. After nationwide balloting, the winner will become a nominee for The Honda-Broderick Cup, which is awarded annually to the nation's outstanding collegiate woman athlete of the year.
Stopford started all 22 games of her senior campaign and led the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils to their fourth Final Four appearance in four years. The midfielder netted her first career hat trick this season in a 5-2 victory over Harvard on Oct. 1, and received ACC Field Hockey Player of the Week accolades on Oct. 9 for her contributions in Duke’s 2-0 shutout win over then-top-ranked and eventual national champion, Maryland. Her postseason honors for 2006 include an ACC All-Tournament nod, a second consecutive All-ACC accolade, a third consecutive All-South Region honor, and her first career All-America recognition.
Behind 12 goals, Stopford tallied 24 points in her final season as a Blue Devil, with both of those numbers ranking second on the team. Her three game-winning goals ranked tied for second among her Duke teammates. Stopford ended the season ranked tied for third in the NCAA in penalty stroke conversions, as she connected on three of three penalty stroke opportunities on the season, one of which came in double overtime and lifted Duke over arch rival North Carolina.
Over her four years at Duke, Stopford netted 37 goals and dished out 18 assists for 92 career points, her career points total ranking tied for ninth at Duke all-time. The midfielder was a starter for Duke head coach Beth Bozman in 85 of 88 games played, and is a three-time NFHCA National Academic team and a two-time All-ACC Academic team selection. Stopford is also a member of the U.S. Under 21 team.
Stopford’s Honda Sports Award nomination marks the second nomination of all-time for the Duke field hockey program, as classmate Hilary Linton was nominated last season. Maryland’s Infante received the award in 2005-06.
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