TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Onyi Echegini and Jordynn Dudley have been named MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists as announced by United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club.
The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded annually since 1967. Last year's winner was Michelle Cooper for the Duke Blue Devils.
Florida State's last honoree named to the 15-man list was Jenna Nighswonger, she was then named a finalist for the trophy last season. Two players from Florida State have received the award with Jaelin Howell winning back-to-back in 2020 and 2021 while Mami Yamaguchi claimed the program's first back in 2007.
Echegini was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP this season while also being selected for the All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament Team. The Nigerian international has scored 15 goals and four assists with multi-goal games against North Florida, eleventh-ranked Notre Dame, Duke, and seventh-ranked Clemson in the ACC Championship.
Dudley is the only freshman on the list and her first collegiate season saw her claim ACC Freshman of the Year. She was also named to the All-ACC First Team, All-ACC Freshman Team, and the ACC All-Tournament Team with TopDrawerSoccer selecting her in their Team of the Week award on multiple occasions. She's scored 12 goals and eight assists with prolific performances against South Florida, Miami and a brace at first-ranked North Carolina.
Three finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, December 6, and the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held in St. Louis on January 5, 2024, to formally announce the winners.
The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded annually since 1967. Last year's winner was Michelle Cooper for the Duke Blue Devils.
Florida State's last honoree named to the 15-man list was Jenna Nighswonger, she was then named a finalist for the trophy last season. Two players from Florida State have received the award with Jaelin Howell winning back-to-back in 2020 and 2021 while Mami Yamaguchi claimed the program's first back in 2007.
Echegini was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year and ACC Tournament MVP this season while also being selected for the All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament Team. The Nigerian international has scored 15 goals and four assists with multi-goal games against North Florida, eleventh-ranked Notre Dame, Duke, and seventh-ranked Clemson in the ACC Championship.
Dudley is the only freshman on the list and her first collegiate season saw her claim ACC Freshman of the Year. She was also named to the All-ACC First Team, All-ACC Freshman Team, and the ACC All-Tournament Team with TopDrawerSoccer selecting her in their Team of the Week award on multiple occasions. She's scored 12 goals and eight assists with prolific performances against South Florida, Miami and a brace at first-ranked North Carolina.
Three finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, December 6, and the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held in St. Louis on January 5, 2024, to formally announce the winners.
