UMF senior is one of four finalists for NAC Woman of the Year award

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FARMINGTON – University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer senior Kayla Tuttle (Waterville, Maine/Waterville) is one of four finalists for the 2014 North Atlantic Conference Woman of the Year award, which recognizes the conference female student-athlete who has excelled in all facets of the Division III student-athlete experience. The NAC released the names of its Woman of the Year finalists on Thursday afternoon.

The award winner will be announced later this month, and honored on their campus during the 2014-15 academic year.

The remaining three finalists are Colby-Sawyer soccer and lacrosse athlete Adrienne Bender, Green Mountain soccer and lacrosse athlete Johanna Douglas, and Castleton State basketball player Alyssa Leonard.

Tuttle, the 2013 North Atlantic Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Year, was a four-time All-NAC selection, earning First Team honors in 2010, 2012, and 2013. She twice earned NAC Player of the Week honors during her senior season, and capped the 2013 campaign with her selection to the NSCAA All-New England squad for the second year in a row. She was also tabbed for an appearance in the New England Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Senior All-Star game.

The eight-time Dean’s List student was a 2013 Capital One Academic All-America honoree, and was named to the NAC All-Academic Team in both 2012 and 2013.

Tuttle completed her career with 36 goals and 20 assists for 92 points over her four years in Maroon and White, and ranks fourth among UMF career leaders in goals and points. She finished her senior season with 16 goals and six assists for 38 points, tied for second in the NAC in goals and third in points.

Tuttle was ranked 25th nationally in points per game (2.38) and 22nd in goals per game (1.00) in the final NCAA Division III women’s soccer 2013 statistical rankings.

The NAC Woman of the Year Award is modeled after the NCAA Woman of the Year program, which honors graduating student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership.

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