STANFORD, Calif. – Senior midfielder Jordan DiBiasi is a finalist for the Honda Sport Award for soccer, as announced Tuesday.
The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 43 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA- sanctioned sports and signifies "the best of the best in collegiate athletics." Last season, Andi Sullivan was the recipient for soccer. The winner of the sport award becomes a finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year and the prestigious 2018 Honda Cup which will be presented on a live telecast on CBS Sports Network in June in Los Angeles.
A member of the United Soccer Coaches Academic All-America first team, DiBiasi is on track to graduate with a bachelor's degree in science, technology and society with a concentration in innovation and organization, as well as a minor in psychology.
A Hermann Trophy finalist and the 2018 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, DiBiasi served as team captain during the 2018 season. She was named first-team All-America, first-team All-Region and first-team All-Pac-12 after a season in which she set career highs in goals (10) and points (30) while leading the Cardinal in assists (10). During her four-year career, DiBiasi missed just one game while starting 91 of 92 games she was available for.
DiBiasi has scored 31 career goals, including 15 game winners, with 23 assists in her career, increasing her goal total in each of her four seasons. Her five postseason goals ties for sixth in program history with four of those goals being game winners – DiBiasi scored both goals in Stanford's 2-0 win over South Carolina in the 2017 College Cup semifinal en route to All-Tournament team honors. During DiBiasi's four-year career, Stanford finished with an 82-6-5 record including a 41-1-2 clip in Pac-12 play and a 50-2-4 record at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
Other finalists are Julia Ashley of North Carolina, Caitlin Farrell of Georgetown and Natalia Kuikka of Florida State.