Dec. 16, 2004
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland junior forward Christine Sinclair needs to make some more room in her trophy case as she has been named one of four finalists for the Honda Award, presented to the top women's collegiate soccer player. Sinclair, the 2002 Honda Award winner, is joined by Santa Clara senior Leslie Osborne, North Carolina sophomore Heather O'Reilly and Penn State senior Tiffany Weimer.
The women's soccer Honda Award winner will then be a finalist for the Honda-Broderick Cup Award, along with all other women earning Honda Awards from their respective Division I sports.
Sinclair, a M.A.C. Hermann Trophy and Soccer Buzz Player of the Year finalist, finished the season with 22 goals, 11 assists and 10 game-winners. She earned her second West Coast Conference Player of the Year award and second CoSIDA third team Academic All-America certificate as well.
2004 HONDA AWARD FINALISTS
Leslie Osborne, Sr., Santa Clara
Heather O'Reilly, So., North Carolina
Tiffany Weimer, Sr., Penn State
Christine Sinclair, Jr., Portland
SOCCER HONDA SPORTS AWARDS RECIPIENTS
1989-90 SHANNON HIGGINS University of North Carolina
1990-91 BRANDI CHASTAIN Santa Clara University
1991-92 KRISTINE LILLY University of North Carolina
1992-93 MIA HAMM University of North Carolina
*1993-94 MIA HAMM University of North Carolina
1994-95 TISHA VENTURINI University of North Carolina
1995-96 SHANNON MacMILLAN University of Portland
*1996-97 CINDY DAWS University of Notre Dame
1997-98 SARA WHALEN University of Connecticut
1997-98 DANIELLE FOTOPOULOS University of Florida
1999-2000 LORRIE FAIR University of North Carolina
2000-2001 MEREDITH FLORANCE University of North Carolina
2001-2002 ALY WAGNER Santa Clara University
2002-2003 CHRISTINE SINCLAIR University of Portland
2003-2004 CATHERINE REDDICK University of North Carolina
*HONDA-BRODERICK CUP WINNER
UP HONDA AWARD SOCCER FINALISTS
Tiffeny Milbrett (1991, `92, `94)
*Shannon MacMillan (1995)
Justi Baumgardt (1996, `97)
Michelle French (1989)
*Christine Sinclair (2002)
*HONDA AWARD WINNER