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Mercyhurst College Sophomore Meghan Agosta scores her 21st goal of the season in the Lakers 4-3 victory against No. 1 ranked New Hampshire Wildcats on Dec. 7, 2007.

Agosta among top 10 finalists for Kazmaier Award

From staff reports

Mercyhurst College women's hockey player Meghan Agosta is a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, which is given to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey each season.

Mercyhurst's Director of Hockey Operations John Leisering said the top three finalists, including the recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, are chosen by a 13-member selection committee comprised of NCAA Division I women's ice hockey coaches, representatives of the media, and a representative of USA Hockey.

The three finalists will be announced March 12, and the award will be presented March 21 in Duluth, Minn.

Agosta was the first freshman ever to make the final three last year. Agosta leads the nation in goals, goals per game, and short-handed goals, and is among the country's scoring leaders for No. 7-ranked Mercyhurst.

According to Leisering, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier-Sandt, who was a four-year varsity letter-winner and All-Ivy League defenseman for Princeton University from 1981-86.

She helped lead the Tigers to the Ivy League Championship in three consecutive seasons (1981-84), before passing away on Feb. 15, 1990, at the age of 28, following a long struggle with a rare blood disease.