University of Memphis Athletics
Mallin selected as conference-level nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year Award
Aug 11, 2020 | Women's Soccer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After being named a candidate for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award last month, 2019 Memphis women's soccer alumna Stasia Mallin advanced as a conference-level nominee, the NCAA announced Tuesday afternoon.
Mallin, selected as a nominee by the American Athletic Conference, was named one of 161 student-athletes to represent their respective conferences. The nominees also include student-athletes from 21 different sports spanning all three NCAA divisions.
Mallin, a four-year letterwinner in Blue and Gray, started 65 of her 73 career matches played and logged over 5800 minutes of action. After a breakout junior season that yielded a goal and eight assists, Mallin posted a career season in 2019. The Carmel, Ind., native tallied three goals and 14 assists, while also anchoring a defense that pitched 12 shutouts throughout the year.
Mallin departed as the American Athletic Conference's career assist leader (29), a mark that also ranks third in program history. Her 14 helpers in her senior season also rank second in the program record book for single-season assists.
Her record-breaking season yielded First Team All-America honors and First Team All-Conference honors, while she was also named a semifinalist for the coveted MAC Hermann Trophy. Earlier this spring, Mallin signed a deal to continue her soccer career with BIIK Kazygurt of the Kazakhstani Championship.
In the classroom, the biomedical engineering major was voted a three-time Academic All-American, including two First Team honors at the end of her senior season (CoSIDA/United Soccer Coaches). Additionally, Mallin was listed to the AAC All-Academic Team from 2017-2020 and was also named to the UofM's Dean's List and Honor Roll during all eight of her academic semesters.
Mallin was also recognized last month as a Commissioner's Postgraduate Leadership Award winner along with being named the AAC Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
She was a member of the Alpha Eta Mu Beta national biomedical engineering honors society, the Tau Beta Pi engineering honors society and the Alpha Epsilon Delta health professional honors society. She was also Memphis' recipient of the Elma Roane Award in 2020, honoring a female student-athlete with drive, enthusiasm and determination while maintaining a concern for others.
In the community, she served as an undergraduate research assistant in Memphis' biomedical engineering department, volunteered at Target House/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and at FedEx House/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program is rooted in Title IX and has recognized graduating female college athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership since its inception in 1991.
The Woman of the Year Selection Committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will now choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division — from the conference-level nominees. The Top 30 honorees will be announced in September. From there, the selection committee will narrow the pool to three finalists from each division. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2020 Woman of the Year from the nine finalists this fall.
Mallin, selected as a nominee by the American Athletic Conference, was named one of 161 student-athletes to represent their respective conferences. The nominees also include student-athletes from 21 different sports spanning all three NCAA divisions.
Mallin, a four-year letterwinner in Blue and Gray, started 65 of her 73 career matches played and logged over 5800 minutes of action. After a breakout junior season that yielded a goal and eight assists, Mallin posted a career season in 2019. The Carmel, Ind., native tallied three goals and 14 assists, while also anchoring a defense that pitched 12 shutouts throughout the year.
Mallin departed as the American Athletic Conference's career assist leader (29), a mark that also ranks third in program history. Her 14 helpers in her senior season also rank second in the program record book for single-season assists.
Her record-breaking season yielded First Team All-America honors and First Team All-Conference honors, while she was also named a semifinalist for the coveted MAC Hermann Trophy. Earlier this spring, Mallin signed a deal to continue her soccer career with BIIK Kazygurt of the Kazakhstani Championship.
In the classroom, the biomedical engineering major was voted a three-time Academic All-American, including two First Team honors at the end of her senior season (CoSIDA/United Soccer Coaches). Additionally, Mallin was listed to the AAC All-Academic Team from 2017-2020 and was also named to the UofM's Dean's List and Honor Roll during all eight of her academic semesters.
Mallin was also recognized last month as a Commissioner's Postgraduate Leadership Award winner along with being named the AAC Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
She was a member of the Alpha Eta Mu Beta national biomedical engineering honors society, the Tau Beta Pi engineering honors society and the Alpha Epsilon Delta health professional honors society. She was also Memphis' recipient of the Elma Roane Award in 2020, honoring a female student-athlete with drive, enthusiasm and determination while maintaining a concern for others.
In the community, she served as an undergraduate research assistant in Memphis' biomedical engineering department, volunteered at Target House/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and at FedEx House/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.
The NCAA Woman of the Year program is rooted in Title IX and has recognized graduating female college athletes for excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership since its inception in 1991.
The Woman of the Year Selection Committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will now choose the Top 30 honorees — 10 from each division — from the conference-level nominees. The Top 30 honorees will be announced in September. From there, the selection committee will narrow the pool to three finalists from each division. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will select the 2020 Woman of the Year from the nine finalists this fall.
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