This is an individual award. Team records should not be a big factor. How is MD doing without Cummings this year? How has McDonough done without her? Same will be true of Whittle when she is gone. Whittle has 21-3 on the season. Great goal scorer and great 1v1 attacker and should be on the short list of possible winners but her role is limited to scoring - limited assists and draw controls. She would have to put up major offensive numbers to be a finalist. Possible but not likely. Whoever votes on this award will look to full field contributions as a determining factor - ie Cummings and Schwarzmann.
