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Just cast your vote by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sportswomanoftheyear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/sportswomanoftheyear.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1502992279229000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFXzq6_xebvSk9K_QGABSKSQSsBwQ\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Steffens earns the honor on the heels of winning a second consecutive FINA World Championship with the USA Women&#8217;s National Team and a fourth straight FINA World League Super Final crown. The two-time Olympic champion and two-time FINA World Player of the Year wrapped up her collegiate career at Stanford this past May winning her third NCAA Championship along with ACWPC Player of the Year honors.<\/p>\n<p>A nominee for the 2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Award and a recipient of an NCAA post-graduate scholarship, Steffens was named Most Valuable Player of the 2017 NCAA Championship and received Stanford&#8217;s Tom Hansen Medal awarded to one outstanding male and female senior athlete. Steffens&#8217; nomination comes a year after fellow 2016 Olympic gold medalist\u00a0<strong>Ashleigh Johnson<\/strong>\u00a0(Miami, FL\/Princeton\/NYAC) became the first ever water polo player to receive the prestigious honor.<\/p>\n<p>Voting is open now through\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_152471915\"><span class=\"aQJ\">11:59pm et<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_152471916\"><span class=\"aQJ\">August 27<\/span><\/span>. Cast your vote for Maggie by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sportswomanoftheyear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/sportswomanoftheyear.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1502992279230000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGF3EpMQMxENliXAMezgPJyYXPTBg\">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Press release courtesy of USA Water Polo<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Water Polo Women&#8217;s National Team Captain\u00a0Maggie Steffens\u00a0(Danville, CA\/Stanford\/NYAC) has been named a finalist for the 2017 Women&#8217;s Sports Foundation SportsWoman of the Year in the team category. 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