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NCAA Aug 14, 2025

Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List announced for 2025 NCAA soccer season

KANSAS CITY, MO – United Soccer Coaches announced the 43 NCAA Women’s Division I college soccer players named to the 2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List, as the regular season officially got underway.

The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. It is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League. He was inducted in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.

Highlighting the watch list are seven players who were 2024 Hermann Trophy semifinalists including senior defender Natalie Bain (Xavier); senior defender Macy Blackburn (Texas Tech University); junior forward Bella Diorio (TCU); junior forward Jordynn Dudley (Florida State University); sophomore forward Izzy Engle (University of Notre Dame); senior forward Kate Faasse (University of North Carolina) and senior forward Chioma Okafor (University of Connecticut).

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The 2025 watch list was compiled by members of the Division I Women’s All-America Council from a list of returning 2024 All-Americans and First Team All-Region players. A total of 15 players will be named 2025 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 2 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting. From that list, head coaches will cast votes, and three players will be named finalists. The 2025 recipient will be announced January 9, 2026, in a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Mo.

The 2025 Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List will be announced next Thursday, August 21 on the first day of the opening of the men’s collegiate season.

2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List

Position Name Class School Hometown

  • K Olivia Bodmer Jr. Rutgers University Monroe, N.J.
  • K Jordan Nytes Sr. University of Colorado Aurora, Colo.
  • K Kennedy Justin So. University of Hawaii Long Beach, Calif.
  • D Natalie Bain Sr. Xavier University Alexandria, Ky.
  • D Hailey Baumann Jr. University of Wisconsin South Lyon, Mich.
  • D Macy Blackburn Sr. Texas Tech University Keller, Texas
  • D Ava Bramblett Jr. Ohio State University Noblesville, Ind.
  • D Caroline Castans Jr. University of Kansas Flower Mound, Texas
  • D Gracie Falla Sr. University of South Carolina Hattiesburg, Miss.
  • D Sallie Garner Jr. Liberty University Matthews, N.C.
  • D Heather Gilchrist Sr. Florida State University Boulder, Colo.
  • D Maggie Illig Sr. Michigan State University Troy, Mo.
  • D Leah Klenke Sr. University of Notre Dame Houston, Texas
  • D Ashlynn Kulha Jr. Old Dominion University Holly Springs, N.C.
  • D Faith Leyba Jr. University of Colorado Phoenix, Ariz.
  • D Katana Norman Sr. TCU Arcadia, Calif.
  • D Cameron Roller Jr. Duke University Sherman, Texas
  • M Mia Bhuta Jr. Stanford University Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • M Sofia Bush Jr. University of Iowa Marion, Iowa
  • M Irene Campos So. Purdue University Santander, Spain
  • M Isabella Carapazza Jr. Lipscomb University Tarpon Springs, Fla.
  • M Mia Casey Jr. Colorado State University Rialto, Calif.
  • M Tessa Dellarose Sr. University of North Carolina Grindstone, Pa.
  • M Bella Najera Jr. Michigan State University St. Charles, Ill.
  • M Ally Perry Sr. Mississippi State University Frisco, Texas
  • M Xacret Pineda Sr. Oklahoma State University Bolingbrook, Ill.
  • M Ava Priest Jr. University of Colorado Boulder, Colo.
  • M Mandy Schlueter Jr. Ohio State University Union, Ky.
  • M Erika Zschuppe Sr. Florida Gulf Coast University Kirtland, Ohio
  • F Seven Castain Sr. TCU Draper, Utah
  • F Katie Shae Collins So. University of South Carolina Gallatin, Tenn.
  • F Bella Diorio Jr. TCU Lockport, Ill.
  • F Jordynn Dudley Jr. Florida State University Milton, Ga.
  • F Izzy Engle So. University of Notre Dame Edina, Minn.
  • F Kate Faasse Sr. University of North Carolina Phoenix, Ariz.
  • F Ginny Lackey So. James Madison University Bolton, England
  • F Maya Lardner GR-5 Georgetown University Dallas, Texas
  • F Kaitlyn Macbean GR-5 Penn State University Excelsior, Minn.
  • F Chioma Okafor Sr. University of Connecticut Blantyre, Malawi
  • F Mia Oliaro Jr. Duke University Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • F Gianna Paul Sr. University of Alabama Huntington Station, N.Y.
  • F Kennedy Schoennaur Jr. Santa Clara University San Jose, Calif.
  • F Faith Webber GR-5 Utah Valley University Grand Blanc, Mich.

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