COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Junior Dana Dobbie has been named one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award, given to the top female collegiate athlete in lacrosse. Dobbie led Maryland with 79 draw controls and 39 ground balls, was second with 53 goals and 69 points, and third with 24 caused turnovers.

Dobbie is the fifth finalist from Maryland since the award's inception in 1999-2000. Associate head coach Jen Adams was the first-ever recipient of the award in 2000 and also won in 2001. Christie Jenkins was a finalist in 2000, Quinn Carney was in 2001, and Kelly Coppedge was tabbed a finalist in 2003 and 2004.

The other three finalists are Caroline Cryer from Duke, Mary Key from Johns Hopkins, and Kristen Kjellman and from Northwestern. Kjellman won the Honda Award last season and is the only other woman to earn the award twice besides Adams.

Dobbie was a force in every facet of the game in her first season in College Park after transferring from Ohio University. She led the team with 79 draw controls and 39 ground balls, was second with 53 goals and 69 points, and third with 24 caused turnovers. She also scored a team-high five game-winning goals.

The Guelph, Ontario native helped Maryland rank in the top 10 nationally in both offense and draw controls. The Terps' 14.70 draws per game ranks second and their 14.25 goals scored average is eighth. Dobbie ranks fourth on the individual ledger in draw controls at 3.95 per outing.

Dobbie has scored six or more goals three times this season and scored a career-high seven times at Dartmouth on March 16. She was named the 2007 ACC Player of the Year on March 26 and is a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy, given to the nation's top player. The winner of the Tewaaraton will be announced on May 30.

American Honda will donate $1,000 to the women's athletic fund of each nominee's university and the winner's program will receive $5,000.

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BALTIMORE, MD - Johns Hopkins senior attacker Mary Key (Stevensville, MD/St. Mary's) has been named one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award, given to the top female collegiate athlete in lacrosse. She led the Blue Jays with a record-breaking 121 points in 2007 on 67 goals and 54 assists.

Key is the first finalist from Johns Hopkins since the award's inception in 1999-2000. Jen Adams of Maryland won the award in back-to-back years in 1999-2000 and 2000-01. Erin Elbe (Georgetown) won in 2001-02, followed by Rachael Becker (Princeton) in 2002-03, Amy Appelt (Virginia) in 2003-04 and Kristen Kjellman (Northwestern) in 2004-05 and 2005-06. The other three finalists are Caroline Cryer (Duke), Dana Dobbie (Maryland) and Kjellman.

Key finished her stellar career ranking third in NCAA Division I history with 383 points and second in assists with 149. She has rewritten the Hopkins record book, counting 24 school records to her credit. She ranks second in the nation this season in points per game (6.05), fourth in assists (2.70) and eighth in goals (3.35). Key earned First Team All-ALC honors for the fourth time this season and is a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy.

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DURHAM, N.C. --- Junior attacker Caroline Cryer has been named one of four nominees for the Honda Sports Lacrosse Award, which is awarded annually to the nation’s top female collegiate lacrosse player. This is the third consecutive year that Duke has had a Honda Sports Lacrosse Award nominee. The winner after nationwide balloting will become a candidate for The Honda-Broderick Cup awarded annually to the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.

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