Sixty NCAA women’s soccer players named to 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced the 60 NCAA Women’s Division I college soccer players named to the 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch List.

Highlighting this year’s watch list are four Hermann semi-finalists from last year returning to play this fall: Senior goalkeeper Ashley Orkus (University of Mississippi), senior midfielder Croix Bethune (University of Southern California), fifth-year senior forward Messiah Bright (TCU), and sophomore forward Michelle Cooper (Duke). Bright is returning to TCU after 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.

A total of 10 of the players on the list earned previous All-America recognition from United Soccer Coaches, including two-time All-Americans Senior goalkeeper Ashley Orkus (University of Mississippi), junior defender Megan Bornkamp (Clemson), and junior midfielder Lia Godfrey (University of Virginia). Wake Forest junior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks, UNC senior defender Maycee Bell, TCU graduate forward Messiah Bright, sophomore Duke forward Michelle Cooper, Loyola-Chicago senior forward Megan Nemec, Brown University forward Brittany Raphino, and forward junior Jaida Thomas were all named 2021 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women’s All-Americans.

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 2022 Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List will be announced on Thursday, Aug. 25. Fifteen men’s players and 15 women’s players become Hermann Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 30 following completion of Division I All-America voting following the fall season. Then on Dec. 7, the top three players from a final round of voting are the 2021 finalists. The 2022 winner is revealed on Jan. 6, 2023, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo.

United Soccer Coaches
2022 Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Lauren Brzykcy	GR5	UCLA	San Clemente, Calif.
K	Nadia Cooper	So.	Washington State University	Houston, Texas
K	Leah Freeman	Jr.	University of Oregon	Berkeley, Calif.
K	Lauren Kellett	Jr.	Texas Christian University	Coppell, Texas
K	Bella Killgore	Sr.	Rice University	Houston, Texas
K	Lauren Kozal	Sr.	Michigan State University	Ada, Mich.
K	Ashley Orkus	Sr.	University of Mississippi	Vestavia Hills, Ala.
K	Kaitlyn Parks	Jr.	Wake Forest University	Upper Marlboro, Md.
D	Maycee Bell	Sr.	University of North Carolina	Wichita, Kan.
D	Megan Bornkamp	Jr.	Clemson University	Mooresville, N.C.
D	Jordan Brewster	GR5	West Virginia University	North Canton, Ohio
D	Emma Clarke	Sr.	University of Houston	Christchurch, New Zealand
D	Kayla Duran	Jr.	Brown University	Woburn, Mass.
D	Eva Gaetino	Jr.	University of Notre Dame	Dexter, Mich.
D	Katia Hanger	Jr.	Lipscomb University	Alpharetta, Ga.
D	Jyllissa Harris	Sr.	University of South Carolina	Hazlet, N.J.
D	Tianna Harris	GR5	Kent State University	Whitby, Ont.
D	Mykiaa Minnis	GR5	Washington State University	Colorado Springs, Colo.
D	Dunja Mostarac	Sr.	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Belgrade, Serbia
D	Lilly Reale	So.	UCLA	Hingham, Mass.
D	Reyna Reyes	Sr.	University of Alabama	Garland, Texas
D	Jade Rose	So,	Harvard University	Marcum, Ont.
D	Laveni Vaka	Jr.	Brigham Young University	Sandy, Utah
D	Trinity Watson	GR5	Pepperdine University	Ocean Beach, Calif.
M	Hannah Bebar	So.	Harvard University	Naperville, Ill.
M	Croix Bethune	Sr.	University of Southern California	Alpharetta, Ga.
M	Gracie Brian	Sr.	Texas Christian University	Frisco, Texas
M	Shelby Craft	Jr.	Lipscomb University	Frisco, Texas
M	Maya Doms	Sr.	Stanford University	Davis, Calif.
M	Jadyn Edwards	Sr.	University of New Mexico	Mill Creek, Wash.
M	Carlee Giammona	GR5	Pepperdine University	Las Vegas, Nev.
M	Lia Godfrey	Jr.	University of Virginia	Fleming Island, Fla.
M	Anna Haddock	Jr.	Auburn University	Bowling Green, Ky.
M	Taylor Huff	So.	University of Tennessee	Mansfield, Ohio
M	Camille Lafaix	Jr.	Cal Poly	Los Gatos, Calif.
M	Julia Leas	Jr.	Georgetown University	Vienna, Va.
M	Molly McLaughlin	GR5	Xavier University	Granger, Ind.
M	Roma McLaughlin	GR5	Central Connecticut State	Greencastle, Ireland
M	Lexi Missimo	So.	University of Texas	Southlake, Texas
M	Delaney Schultz	Sr.	Rice University	St. Louis, Mo.
M	Courtney Sebazco	GR5	Southern Methodist University	Fort Worth, Texas
M	Jamie Shepherd	Jr.	Brigham Young University	American Fork, Utah
F	Tanya Boychuk	GR5	University of Memphis	Edmonton, Alb.
F	Messiah Bright	GR5	Texas Christian University	Dallas, Texas
F	Michelle Cooper	So.	Duke University	Clarkston, Mich.
F	Nicole Douglas	Sr.	Arizona State University	London, England
F	Mackenzie George	GR5	University of Tennessee	Lincoln, Calif.
F	Penelope Hocking	GR5	Penn State University	Anaheim, Calif.
F	Jameese Joseph	Jr.	North Carolina State University	Beltsville, Md.
F	Louise Lillback	Jr.	Florida Gulf Coast University	Stockholm, Sweden
F	Megan Nemec	Sr.	Loyola University Chicago	Tinley Park, Ill.
F	Beata Olsson	Jr.	Florida State University	Enkoping, Sweden
F	Anna Podojil	GR5	University of Arkansas	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	Brittany Raphino	Sr.	Brown University	Randolph, Mass.
F	Ally Schlegel	Sr.	Penn State University	Parker, Colo.
F	Katie Soderstrom	Sr.	Butler University	Carmel, Ind.
F	Jaida Thomas	Jr.	University of Tennessee	Dallas, Texas
F	Riley Tiernan	So.	Rutgers University	Voorhees, N.J.
F	Tori Waldeck	Jr.	Pepperdine University	Newhall, Calif.
F	Summer Yates	GR5	Washington	Pasco, Wash.