Clemson’s Ousmane Sylla and Florida State’s Onyi Echegini win MAC Hermann Trophy

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Clemson senior forward Ousmane Sylla and Florida State graduate student midfielder Onyi Echegini were named the winners of the 2023 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, on Friday at the MAC’s annual banquet.

Sylla (Dakar, Senegal) had 13 goals, 10 assists and five game winning goals as the Tigers captured their second NCAA Division I National Championship in three years and Echegini (London, England) tallied 37 points on 16 goals and five assists in helping the Seminoles to the NCAA Women’s national title.

Sylla netted the lone goal for the Tigers in the ACC Championship match against North Carolina. He was named a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America selection. In the 2023 MLS Super Draft, Sylla was selected in the second round by Houston. Runners-up for the men’s award were Western Michigan senior forward Charlie Sharp (Brighton, Mich.) and Wake Forest senior defender Garrison Tubbs (Brunswick, Ga.)

Echegini posted a career high and ACC-leading 16 goals for the Seminoles on the way to capturing the National Champions. Echegini was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year and was the ACC Tournament MVP while picking up United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America honors. This year’s runners up for the women’s award were Nebraska senior forward Eleanor Dale (Billingham, England) and BYU senior forward Brecken Mozingo (Sandy, Utah).

The MAC Hermann Trophy, a 10-pound crystal soccer ball awarded annually since 1967, honors the United Soccer Coaches National Players of the Year in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s soccer based on voting conducted by member coaches.

Previous winners of this prestigious award can be found here.

Echegini’s thoughts right after winning the 2023 Women’s MAC Hermann Trophy Award! @FSUSoccer @UnitedCoaches #ncaasoccer #collegesoccer pic.twitter.com/RkAFPaX1C8

— MAC Hermann Trophy (@HermannTrophy) January 6, 2024

Sylla’s thoughts right after winning the 2023 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Award! @ClemsonMSoccer @UnitedCoaches #ncaasoccer #collegesoccer pic.twitter.com/eQFH9gND1S

— MAC Hermann Trophy (@HermannTrophy) January 6, 2024