Former 49ers Women's Soccer Standout Lindsey Ozimek Is One of Nine Finalists For The NCAA Woman of the Year Award

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Lindsey Ozimek is one of nine finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.

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The NCAA Woman of the Year award will be given out at a banquet in Indianapolis, October 19

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Charlotte, NC - Former Charlotte 49ers women's soccer star Lindsey Ozimek (2004-07) is one of nine finalists for the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year award. The award recognizes outstanding female student-athletes who have excelled academically and athletically in addition to demonstrating strong community service and leadership.

The original list of candidates of 130 female student-athletes for the NCAA Woman of the Year award was narrowed down to 30 candidates. Now, the 30 candidates have been narrowed down to nine finalists. Ozimek is one of those nine finalists and she is the only Division I soccer player amongst the nine candidates. The recipient of the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year award will come from the final nine candidates. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics will choose the winner and it will be announced at a banquet in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 19.

Ozimek, the 2007 A-10 Midfielder of the Year, dished out a league-leading 13 assists last season as a senior while garnering first-team All-Conference honors for the third consecutive year. The Charlotte, N.C., native led the 49ers to the 2007 A-10 regular and post-season titles and was named to the All-Championship team for the third time. She ended her career with 43 assists, tops in program annals.

Off the field, Ozimek was named the Atlantic 10 Female Student-Athlete of the Year this past June. She was tabbed a first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America for the second straight season. She was a three-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American since she earned third-team honors as a sophomore. She was also three-time Academic All-Atlantic 10 selection. The 2007 A-10 Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Year was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-America second-team this past year while boasting a 4.0 grade point average majoring in special education.