59 Career Wins. 32.5 Shutouts. Christy Hoffman's Hall of Fame Call Is Absolutely Wild.

Okay, so get this: Wednesday, the UC Bearcats athletics department dropped some massive news. Christy Hoffman, a legend in their women's soccer program, is officially getting inducted into the James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame! We're talking about the 2026 class here, and man, this is a no-brainer. Her induction goes down on October 23, the Friday night before Cincinnati's Homecoming football game against Texas Tech at Nippert Stadium on October 24. This isn't just a nod, this is a full-on celebration of a career that absolutely reshaped that program. You love to see it when true greatness gets recognized!

A Dominant Run, A Stacked Résumé

Seriously, where do you even start with Christy Hoffman's time at Cincinnati? She was between the posts for the Bearcats from 1997 to 2001, and she didn't just play, she led. We're talking about two NCAA Tournament berths, including the program's first ever Sweet Sixteen appearance, which is just insane! On top of that, she guided them to the 2001 Conference USA Regular Season Championship and snagged two Conference USA Tournament Championships in 1997 and 2001. That's a trophy cabinet most players only dream of. Individually, she was a beast, too. In 2001 alone, she was voted Conference USA Defender of the Year and earned a spot on the First Team All-Conference. Before that, she was Second Team All-Conference in 2000 and Third Team in 1997. During that 1997 title run, she was even named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team and tabbed Most Valuable Goalke

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eper. Oh, and she was a Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American Honorable Mention in 1997, bagged three Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Region awards, and was All-Ohio. But wait, there's more! She was crushing it in the classroom too, getting the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal, recognized as a CoSIDA Academic All-American, and chosen for CoSIDA Academic All-District. Talk about a complete athlete.

The Records That Speak For Themselves

If you want to know how good Hoffman was, just open the UC record book. Her name is *everywhere*. During her unbelievable 2001 campaign, she set single-season records for goals-against average with a ridiculous 0.58, racked up 20 wins, and posted 14 shutouts. And get this: she still holds the program's all-time records for career shutouts with a staggering 32.5 and goalkeeper victories with 59! Plus, if you look at saves, games played, and games started, she’s still ranked in the program's all-time top 10. That's not just good, that's legendary status right there. And talk about keeping it in the family: her daughter, Braelyn Even, is actually a freshman on the Bearcats' women's soccer team this year. How cool is that? So, mark your calendars for October 23, because that's when Christy Hoffman officially takes her rightful place in the Hall of Fame. We're still waiting for the rest of the 50th-anniversary class to be announced in the coming weeks, with legendary men's basketball head coach Bob Huggins and standout high jumper Loretta Blaut already named. But honestly, for Bearcats soccer fans, this is the one that's got to be making them cheer. What a career!

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