Dunne Named Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist
3/6/2025 12:05:00 PM | Women's Ice Hockey
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State women's hockey sophomore forward Joy Dunne is a top 10 finalist for the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, the USA Hockey Foundation announced Thursday.
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Dunne leads the Buckeyes with a career-high 52 points on 23 goals and a team-high 29 assists. She is top 10 in the country in goals, assists and points per game and game-winning and power play goals. Her point total ranks sixth nationally.
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The O'Fallon, Mo. native is a Second Team All-WCHA honoree after tallying a team-high 37 points in 28 conference games played and recorded multiple points in 11 of those contests.
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Off the ice, Dunne is a WCHA All-Academic Team and Scholar-Athlete honoree. She is currently pursuing a degree in social work. She is also a volunteer with the Dream Center in Columbus.
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Dunne is Ohio State's ninth top 10 finalist for the award and first since 2023.
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About the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
An award of The USA Hockey Foundation, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is annually presented to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. Selection criteria includes outstanding individual and team skills, sportsmanship, performance in the clutch, personal character, competitiveness and a love of hockey. Consideration is also given to academic achievement and civic involvement. For a full list of previous honorees, click HERE.Â
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The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier, who was a four-year varsity letter-winner and All-Ivy League defenseman at Princeton University from 1981-86. An accomplished athlete who helped lead the Tigers to the Ivy League Championship in three consecutive seasons (1981-84), Patty Kazmaier-Sandt died Feb. 15, 1990, at the age of 28 following a long struggle with a rare blood disease.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State women's hockey sophomore forward Joy Dunne is a top 10 finalist for the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, the USA Hockey Foundation announced Thursday.
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Dunne leads the Buckeyes with a career-high 52 points on 23 goals and a team-high 29 assists. She is top 10 in the country in goals, assists and points per game and game-winning and power play goals. Her point total ranks sixth nationally.
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The O'Fallon, Mo. native is a Second Team All-WCHA honoree after tallying a team-high 37 points in 28 conference games played and recorded multiple points in 11 of those contests.
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Off the ice, Dunne is a WCHA All-Academic Team and Scholar-Athlete honoree. She is currently pursuing a degree in social work. She is also a volunteer with the Dream Center in Columbus.
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Dunne is Ohio State's ninth top 10 finalist for the award and first since 2023.
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About the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
An award of The USA Hockey Foundation, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is annually presented to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. Selection criteria includes outstanding individual and team skills, sportsmanship, performance in the clutch, personal character, competitiveness and a love of hockey. Consideration is also given to academic achievement and civic involvement. For a full list of previous honorees, click HERE.Â
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The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier, who was a four-year varsity letter-winner and All-Ivy League defenseman at Princeton University from 1981-86. An accomplished athlete who helped lead the Tigers to the Ivy League Championship in three consecutive seasons (1981-84), Patty Kazmaier-Sandt died Feb. 15, 1990, at the age of 28 following a long struggle with a rare blood disease.
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