Nicole Hensley of the Lindenwood women's hockey team was recently honored as the Colorado Sportswomen of the Year for hockey. This is the third straight year that Hensley has earned this award. The Lakewood, Colo. native was also inducted into the Colorado Sportswomen of the Year Hall of Fame.
  
Sportswomen of Colorado is recognized as the first community-based organization in the nation to solely honor female athletes, celebrate their achievements, and recognize those whose efforts have advanced girls' and women's individual and team sports endeavors.

Although Hensley was unable to attend the ceremony earlier this week, she has been training and preparing for her stint with the U.S. Women's National Team later this month. Hensley will be part of the team that will compete in the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship. The event will be held from March 28 to April 4, at Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Hensley earned first-team all-CHA honors this year for the second-consecutive season. The goalie had a school-record 2.52 GAA, and she had a .922 save percentage. Hensley compiled 947 saves during her senior season, becoming the NCAA all-time saves leader on Jan. 29 at Robert Morris, eclipsing the previous mark of 3,809. Hensley ended her career with 4,094 career saves.