Three Gator Soccer Players on 2007 Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Watch List

8/8/2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Three University of Florida soccer players are among the 45 players included in the Women's 2007 Hermann Trophy Watch List released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA) today.

The Gators among the Watch List for this player of the year honor
includes:

Ameera Abdullah (Jr., MF)
● 2006 NSCAA All-America third team
● 2006 SoccerBuzz.com All-America third team
● All-SEC first team & SEC All-Tournament team in 2006
● Two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9 & Oct 16,
2006) & SoccerBuzz.com National Team of the Week (Oct.18, 2006)
● Second among 2006 UF scorers with 11 goals and 24 points

Stacy Bishop (RS-Sr., F)
● 2006 NSCAA All-America third team
● All-SEC first team & SEC All-Tournament team in 2006
● SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 28, 2006)
● SoccerBuzz.com National Team of the Week (Sept. 8, 2006)
● Led UF points in (30), goals (12), assists (6) and game-winning
goals (6) in 2006

Lauren Hyde (So., D)
● Soccer America Freshman All-America second team
● All-SEC first team & SEC All-Tournament team in 2006
● Led UF in 2006 in total minutes played from her center back
position, averaging more than 91 minutes per match

Florida shares second with Notre Dame and Portland with its three players on the list. Reigning NCAA champion North Carolina leads all programs with four included on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.

During the course of the 2007 regular season, Florida will face four other teams with players on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List - Florida State (1 player), Illinois (2), Notre Dame (3) and Tennessee (1). The Gators will also meet Texas A&M, a program with two on the Watch List, in an Aug. 25 exhibition match at the James G. Pressly Stadium.

Players are selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List by a committee of Division I coaches who are NSCAA members. In November, the list will be narrowed to 15 semifinalists. Three finalists will be named in early December in conjunction with the NCAA Division I College Cup and will be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, January 11, 2008. The winner of the 2007 award will be announced during a nationally-televised news conference that evening.

2007 Women’s Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List As selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
(NSCAA)
Pos. Name Cl. School Hometown
M Ameera Abdullah Jr. Florida Denver, Colo.
F Danesha Adams Sr. UCLA Shaker Heights, Ohio
M Yael Averbuch Jr. North Carolina Upper Montclair, N.J.
G Lizzie Barnes Jr. Navy New Orleans, La.
F Stacy Bishop Sr. Florida Land O'Lakes, Fla.
M Paige Carmichael Sr. Texas A&M Glendale, Ariz.
F Kelsey Carpenter Sr. Texas Allen, Texas
F Lauren Cheney So. UCLA Indianapolis, Ind.
M Amanda Cicchini Jr. West Virginia Oakville, Ontario
M Amanda Cinalli Sr. Notre Dame Maple Heights, Ohio
M Danielle Collins Jr. William & Mary Cream Ridge,
N.J.
M Lara Dickenmann Sr. Ohio State Kriens, Switzerland
M Christina DiMartino Jr. UCLA Massapequa, N.Y.
F Gina DiMartino So. Boston College Massapequa, N.Y.
M Sheree Gray Jr. Penn State Tom's River, N.J.
G Ashley Gunter Jr. SMU Lancaster, Pa.
F Kerri Hanks Jr. Notre Dame Allen, Texas
D Jessica Harmon Jr. BYU Provo, Utah
M Tobin Heath So. North Carolina Basking Ridge, N.J.
D Lauren Hyde So. Florida Carmel, Ind.
D Nikki Krzysik Jr. Virginia Clifton, N.J.
F Katie Larkin Jr. BYU Draper, Utah
F Adele Letro Jr. Utah Davis, Calif.
M Allie Long Jr. North Carolina Northport, N.Y.
D Stephanie Lopez Sr. Portland Elk Grove, Calif.
G Jillian Loyden Sr. Villanova Vineland, N.J.
F Ella Masar Sr. Illinois Urbana, Ill.
D Jessica Maxwell Sr. North Carolina Colleyville, Texas
D Kasey Moore Jr. Texas Mission Viejo, Calif.
F Kelley O'Hara So. Stanford Fayetteville, Ga.
M Yolanda Odenyo Sr. Oklahoma State Uppsala, Sweden
K Ashley Phillips Sr. Clemson West Peabody, Mass.
F Ashlee Pistorius Sr. Texas A&M Bloomington,
Ill.
M Megan Rapinoe Jr. Portland Redding, Calif.
D Denay Riley Sr. Penn State Washingtonville, N.Y.
F Kylie Rossi Jr. Tennessee Pennington, N.J.
F Jess Rostedt Jr. Virginia Kent, Ohio
M Meghan Schnur Sr. Connecticiut Butler, Pa.
M Marisha Schumacher-Hodge Jr. Boston
University Pittsburgh, Pa.
F Meagan Snell Sr. Santa Clara Arroyo Grande, Calif.
D Brittany Taylor Jr. Connecticut Campbell Hall, N.Y.
D Sara Wagenfuhr Jr. Florida State Colorado Springs, Colo.
M Angie Woznuk Sr. Portland El Cajon, Calif.
F Claire Zimmeck Jr. William & Mary Fairfax, Va.
D Emily Zurrer Jr. Illinois Vancouver, B.C.