Fifty-six NCAA women’s soccer players named to 2023 Hermann Trophy Watch List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced the 56 NCAA Women’s Division I college soccer players named to the 2023 Hermann Trophy Watch List.

Highlighting this year’s watch list are eight Hermann semi-finalists from last year returning to play this fall: Senior defender Eva Gaetino (Notre Dame), senior defender Lyndsey Heckel (Saint Louis), fifth-year senior defender Julia Leas (Georgetown), junior midfielder Hannah Bebar (Harvard), fifth-year senior midfielder Croix Bethune (Georgia), senior midfielder Lia Godfrey (Virginia), junior forward Trinity Byars (Texas), and senior forward Brittany Raphino (Brown). Leas and Bethune are taking advantage of the NCAA decision granting an additional season of competition for student-athletes following the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic during the 2020-21 academic year.

The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.

The 2023 Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List will be announced on Thursday, Aug. 24. Fifteen men’s players and 15 women’s players become Hermann Trophy semifinalists following completion of Division I All-America voting at the end of the fall season. On December 6th, the three women’s finalists will be announced and on December 13th, the men’s three finalists will be released.

The 2023 winners are revealed on Jan. 5th, 2024, in a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, MO.

United Soccer Coaches
2023 Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Alexandra Blom	Sr.	James Madison University	Degerfors, Sweden
K	Leah Freeman	Sr.	Duke University	Berkeley, Calif.
K	Emily Puricelli	Sr.	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Mo.
K	Cristina Roque	Sr.	Florida State University	Winter Garden, Fla.
D	Shay Adams	GR5	University of Portland	Seattle, Wash.
D	Maya Antoine	Sr.	Vanderbilt University	Vaughan, Ont.
D	Megan Bornkamp	Jr.	Clemson University	Mooresville, N.C.
D	EmJ Cox	So.	University of Texas	Dallas, Texas
D	Kayla Duran	GR5	University of Southern California	Woburn, Mass.
D	Elise Evans	So.	Stanford University	Redwood City, Calif.
D	Eva Gaetino	Sr.	University of Notre Dame	Dexter, Mich.
D	Kylie Gazza	GR5	Samford University	Cumming, Ga.
D	Lyndsey Heckel	Sr.	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Mo.
D	Bridie Herman	Gr5	Liberty University	Springboro, Ohio
D	Julia Leas	Gr5	Georgetown University	Vienna, Va.
D	Emily Mason	Jr.	Rutgers University	Flemington, N.J.
D	Logan McFadden	Sr.	Lipscomb University	Birmingham, Ala.
D	Lilly Reale	Jr.	UCLA	Hingham, MA
D	Jade Rose	Jr.	Harvard University	Markham, Ont.
D	Lava Vaka	GR5	Brigham Young University	Sandy, Utah
D	Kennedy Wesley	GR5	Stanford University	Rossmoor, Calif.
M	Jasmine Aikey	So.	Stanford University	Palo Alto, Calif.
M	Hannah Bebar	Jr.	Harvard University	Naperville, Ill.
M	Croix Bethune	GR5	University of Georgia	Alpharetta, Ga.
M	Meg Boade	Sr.	Northwestern University	Lone Tree, Colo.
M	Gracie Brian	GR5	Texas Christian University	Frisco, Texas
M	Shelby Craft	Sr.	Lipscomb University	Frisco, Texas
M	Maya Doms	GR5	Stanford University	Davis, Calif.
M	Lia Godfrey	Sr.	University of Virginia	Fleming Island, Fla.
M	Josefine Hasbo	Jr.	Harvard University	Runstad Kyst, Denmark
M	Taylor Huff	Jr.	Florida State University	Mansfield, Ohio
M	Emma Jaskaniec	Sr.	University of Wisconsin	Menomonee Falls, Wis.
M	Mya Jones	Sr.	University of Memphis	Calgary, Alb.
M	Felicia Knox	Sr.	University of Alabama	Kansas City, Mo.
M	Sam Meza	Sr.	University of North Carolina	Dallas, Texas
M	Abbie Miller	GR5	Saint Louis University	St. Charles, Mo.
M	Lexi Missimo	Jr.	University of Texas	Southlake, Texas
M	Jamie Shepherd	Sr.	Brigham Young University	American Fork, Utah
M	Heather Stainbrook	Sr.	Utah Valley University	South Jordan, Utah
M	Leah Wengender	Sr.	University at Buffalo	Rochester, N.Y.
F	Catherine Barry	Sr.	University of South Carolina	Hingham, Mass.
F	Kelli Beiler	GR5	Lipscomb University	Mount Pleasant Mills, Pa.
F	Jody Brown	Sr.	Florida State University	St. Ann, Jamaica
F	Trinity Byars	Jr.	University of Texas	Richardson, Texas
F	Rebecca Cooke	Sr.	Penn State University	Dublin, Ireland
F	Itala Gemelli	Jr.	University of Alabama	Rochester, Mich.
F	Jasmine Greene	GR5	University of South Alabama	Birmingham, Ala.
F	Maya Hansen	GR5	South Dakota State University	Savage, Minn.
F	Simone Jackson	Jr.	University of Southern California	Redondo Beach, Calif.
F	Caroline Kelly	Sr	Saint Louis University	Kearney, Mo.
F	Delaney Lappin	Sr.	Drexel University	Corbin City, N.J.
F	Brecken Mozingo	Sr.	Brigham Young University	Sandy, Utah
F	Anna Podojil	GR5	University of Arkansas	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	Brittany Raphino	Sr.	Brown University	Randolph, Mass.
F	Reilyn Turner	Sr.	UCLA	Aliso Viejo, Calif.
F	Kennedy White	GR5	Mississippi State University	Canton, Mich.