The senior from Southampton, England was a mainstay for the Buccaneer side over the last four years, leading Barry to three straight Sunshine State Conference regular season championships, as well as the 2015 SSC Tournament and NCAA Division II South Region Tournament titles.

She was named the SSC Player of the Year in 2014 and a second-team All-American by the NSCAA. For her career, she led the Bucs to a 45-16-9 mark, 23-5-1 in the SSC, scoring 23 goals, including 10 game-winners, and adding 19 assists.

Barry University has had nine finalists for the national award, including five in the Top-10, two in the top Top-9 and two in the top Top-30.

"Pele once said 'Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance and learning,' Nkomo said. "I believe this is true in all aspects of success. To me, success is a triumph that occurs when an individual expresses raw determination in pursuit of a dream and for me this raw determination is something that being a student-athlete has taught me to utilize.

"Being part of a team taught me not only to be more selfless and empathetic, but also how to interact and communicate with people from different backgrounds and cultures. Being team captain, taught me how to be a leader and how to push, remain positive and persevere in times of hardship. Playing at this level has also taught me diligence and discipline that I now believe are traits that are transferable to the real world."

NCAA member schools have nominated 517 student-athletes for the 2016 Woman of the Year award.

The NCAA Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.

This pool of school honorees marks the largest in the 26-year history of the award. Of the nominees for the national award, 231 competed in Division I, 117 competed in Division II and 169 competed in Division III athletics. The nominees also represent 21 different women's sports, and 127 of the nominees competed in more than one sport in college.

The NCAA encourages member schools to honor their top graduating female student-athletes each year by submitting their names for consideration for the Woman of the Year award.

Next, conferences assess their member school nominees and select up to two conference nominees. The Woman of the Year selection committee, made up of representatives from the NCAA membership, will then choose the top 30 honorees - 10 from each division.

From the top 30, the selection committee determines the top three honorees from each division and announces the nine finalists in September. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics then chooses from among those nine to determine the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year.

The top 30 honorees will be celebrated and the 2016 NCAA Woman of the Year winner will be announced at the annual award ceremony Oct. 16 in Indianapolis.

To view the list of school nominees, click here.