Goff Rugby Report has announced the list of nominees for the 2022 MA Sorensen Award, which celebrates the best women’s college player in the U.S. Read more.
This year’s nominees include 17 players from NCAA varsity and DI Elite women’s rugby programs. Reigning NIRA DI national champion Dartmouth College (4), Lindenwood University (4), Central Washington University (3), Army West Point (2), Life University (2), U.S. Naval Academy and BYU are all represented.
The rugby public can now vote and narrow down the field to a set of finalists, and then a final round of voting will determine the winner. The 2022 recipient will be honored alongside the Rudy Scholz Award winner – the best men’s college player – on June 11 at the Washington AC in Seattle. Previous Sorensen Award winners include Hope Rogers (’16, Penn State), Ilona Maher (’17, Quinnipiac), McKenzie Hawkins (’18, Lindenwood), Emily Henrich (’19, Dartmouth), Alex Sedrick (’20, Life) and Richelle Stephens (’21, Lindenwood).
| 2022 Sorensen Nominees | College |
| Su Adegoke | Life University |
| Lewanda Aspinall | BYU |
| Kapoina Bailey | Lindenwood |
| Lilly Durbin | Dartmouth |
| Saher Hamdan | Life University |
| Tessa Hann | Central Washington |
| Eti Haungatau | Lindenwood |
| Emily Henrich | Dartmouth |
| Idia Ihensekhien | Dartmouth |
| Maryjane Pasioles | Central Washington |
| Ava Procter | Dartmouth |
| Julia Riekena | Army |
| Keia Mae Sagapolu | Central Washington |
| Kaitlyn Schwarting | Army |
| Sarah Skinner | Navy |
| Sam Tancredi | Lindenwood |
| Sativa Tarau-Peehikuru | Lindenwood |