Wisconsin Badgers women’s lacrosse senior captain Caroline Harvey was named to the prestigious top three for the second consecutive year.
Harvey learned on March 11 that she, along with Minnesota’s Abby Murphy and Penn State’s Tessa Janek, were named among the top three finalists for the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Award.
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All three players represented Team USA in the Olympics. Now, in addition to the gold medal, their goal is to win the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. The winner will be announced live on NHL Network on Saturday, March 21 at 12:30 pm ET. This year’s Frozen Four will be held March 20-22 on the Penn State campus.
If Harvey wins, she will become the seventh Badger to win the award. Wisconsin is currently tied with Harvard University, with both schools producing six Patty Kazmaier Award winners.
Harvey’s case speaks for itself as she was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, Player of the Year, Olympic MVP, Olympic Defender of the Year, and was an Olympic All-Star. Obviously, these Olympic honors are not included in the collegiate awards, but it shows how dominant she was against not only the best college athletes, but the best in the world.
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She was two points shy of her 63 points a year ago, the school’s most by a defender. Keep in mind, her 61 points this season came from a sample size of just 30 games.
This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: Wisconsin women’s lacrosse player Patty Kazmaier rounds out top three