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Woods Nominated for America East Woman of the Year Award
5/20/2024 2:23:00 PM | Field Hockey
BOSTON – Jemma Woods (Frimley, England), a goalkeeper on this past year's University of New Hampshire field hockey team, has been nominated for the 2024 America East Woman of the Year award. The announcement was made Monday afternoon by the conference.
The three finalists will be announced May 29 and the 2024 Woman of the Year will be unveiled June 5.
Woods, recipient of UNH's 2024 Jim Urquhart Women's Student-Athlete of the Year Award, was a five-year starting goalkeeper for the UNH field hockey team. She broke the program record for games played (84) and started (82) by a goalie, and became only the third UNH goalie to surpass 5,000 minutes played (5015:16); her 39 career wins ranks fourth all-time and she finished her Wildcat career with eight shutouts.
Woods was honored as the America East Goalkeeper of the Year and named to the All-Conference First Team this past year, when she led the conference in both save percentage (.704) and shutouts (three). She finished with a personal-best 1.90 GAA and 12 wins, and had two shared shutouts in addition to her three. She played 1072 of a possible 1164 minutes (92.1%).
In eight conference games, Woods finished with a 6-2 record and her stats improved to a 1.20 GAA and .775 save percentage, which once again was best in America East. Her two shutouts in conference play was also best in the league.
Woods' 2023 season highlights included back-to-back shutouts of nationally-ranked UMass Lowell and the University of Maine. She made 10 saves to backstop UNH to a 1-0 win at UML to hand the River Hawks their only home loss in 12 regular-season home games. Woods then blanked Maine and extended her shutout streak to 188 minutes, 45 seconds the next games against Merrimack College and UAlbany.
Her other highlights included an 11-save effort against nationally-ranked Boston College and lifting UNH to a 1-0 overtime win against Columbia University in the regular-season finale, which was her last game at Memorial Field.
As a senior in 2022, Woods ranked No. 4 in the nation in saves per game (7.53) and 19th in save percentage (.757). In the abbreviated 2020-21 season, she posted a career-high .775 save percentage as well as a 1.92 GAA.
Woods was named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll twice and the Academic Honor Roll once. She has also been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Squad.
UNH men's soccer player Yannick Bright (Milan, Italy) is a nominee for the America East Man of the Year award. CLICK HERE to read that press release.
The conference began honoring a Woman of the Year in 2006 and then introduced the Man of the Year award in 2015. These awards recognize the conference's senior male and female student-athletes who have best distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership.
To be nominated, student-athletes must have competed in an America East sponsored sport and completed intercollegiate eligibility in their primary sport by the end of the 2024 spring season or received their undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2024 term and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50.
The three finalists will be announced May 29 and the 2024 Woman of the Year will be unveiled June 5.
Woods, recipient of UNH's 2024 Jim Urquhart Women's Student-Athlete of the Year Award, was a five-year starting goalkeeper for the UNH field hockey team. She broke the program record for games played (84) and started (82) by a goalie, and became only the third UNH goalie to surpass 5,000 minutes played (5015:16); her 39 career wins ranks fourth all-time and she finished her Wildcat career with eight shutouts.
Woods was honored as the America East Goalkeeper of the Year and named to the All-Conference First Team this past year, when she led the conference in both save percentage (.704) and shutouts (three). She finished with a personal-best 1.90 GAA and 12 wins, and had two shared shutouts in addition to her three. She played 1072 of a possible 1164 minutes (92.1%).
In eight conference games, Woods finished with a 6-2 record and her stats improved to a 1.20 GAA and .775 save percentage, which once again was best in America East. Her two shutouts in conference play was also best in the league.
Woods' 2023 season highlights included back-to-back shutouts of nationally-ranked UMass Lowell and the University of Maine. She made 10 saves to backstop UNH to a 1-0 win at UML to hand the River Hawks their only home loss in 12 regular-season home games. Woods then blanked Maine and extended her shutout streak to 188 minutes, 45 seconds the next games against Merrimack College and UAlbany.
Her other highlights included an 11-save effort against nationally-ranked Boston College and lifting UNH to a 1-0 overtime win against Columbia University in the regular-season finale, which was her last game at Memorial Field.
As a senior in 2022, Woods ranked No. 4 in the nation in saves per game (7.53) and 19th in save percentage (.757). In the abbreviated 2020-21 season, she posted a career-high .775 save percentage as well as a 1.92 GAA.
Woods was named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll twice and the Academic Honor Roll once. She has also been named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Squad.
UNH men's soccer player Yannick Bright (Milan, Italy) is a nominee for the America East Man of the Year award. CLICK HERE to read that press release.
The conference began honoring a Woman of the Year in 2006 and then introduced the Man of the Year award in 2015. These awards recognize the conference's senior male and female student-athletes who have best distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership.
To be nominated, student-athletes must have competed in an America East sponsored sport and completed intercollegiate eligibility in their primary sport by the end of the 2024 spring season or received their undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2024 term and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50.
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