2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List – NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Announced

Jonathan Turner
Aug 22
3 min read

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 13, 2025) – United Soccer Coaches has released the 2025 Hermann Trophy Watch List, naming 43 women’s NCAA Division I standouts as the new season begins.

The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation’s top individual honor in college soccer, awarded to the National Player of the Year. Voting is conducted by Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.

The award is named for the late Robert Hermann, the St. Louis businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, later known as the North American Soccer League. He was inducted into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.

Returning Semifinalists

Natalie Bain, Sr., D, Xavier
Macy Blackburn, Sr., D, Texas Tech
Bella Diorio, Jr., F, TCU
Jordynn Dudley, Jr., F, Florida State
Izzy Engle, So., F, Notre Dame
Kate Faasse, Sr., F, North Carolina
Chioma Okafor, Sr., F, UConn

Fifteen semifinalists will be named on Dec. 2, with three finalists selected shortly after. The 2025 winner will be announced on Jan. 9, 2026, at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.

2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List

Goalkeepers

Olivia Bodmer, Jr., Rutgers – Monroe, N.J.
Jordan Nytes, Sr., Colorado – Aurora, Colo.
Kennedy Justin, So., Hawaii – Long Beach, Calif.

Defenders

Natalie Bain, Sr., Xavier – Alexandria, Ky.
Hailey Baumann, Jr., Wisconsin – South Lyon, Mich.
Macy Blackburn, Sr., Texas Tech – Keller, Texas
Ava Bramblett, Jr., Ohio State – Noblesville, Ind.
Caroline Castans, Jr., Kansas – Flower Mound, Texas
Gracie Falla, Sr., South Carolina – Hattiesburg, Miss.
Sallie Garner, Jr., Liberty – Matthews, N.C.
Heather Gilchrist, Sr., Florida State – Boulder, Colo.
Maggie Illig, Sr., Michigan State – Troy, Mo.
Leah Klenke, Sr., Notre Dame – Houston, Texas
Ashlynn Kulha, Jr., Old Dominion – Holly Springs, N.C.
Faith Leyba, Jr., Colorado – Phoenix, Ariz.
Katana Norman, Sr., TCU – Arcadia, Calif.
Cameron Roller, Jr., Duke – Sherman, Texas

Midfielders

Mia Bhuta, Jr., Stanford – Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sofia Bush, Jr., Iowa – Marion, Iowa
Irene Campos, So., Purdue – Santander, Spain
Isabella Carapazza, Jr., Lipscomb – Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Mia Casey, Jr., Colorado State – Rialto, Calif.
Tessa Dellarose, Sr., North Carolina – Grindstone, Pa.
Bella Najera, Jr., Michigan State – St. Charles, Ill.
Ally Perry, Sr., Mississippi State – Frisco, Texas
Xacret Pineda, Sr., Oklahoma State – Bolingbrook, Ill.
Ava Priest, Jr., Colorado – Boulder, Colo.
Mandy Schlueter, Jr., Ohio State – Union, Ky.
Erika Zschuppe, Sr., FGCU – Kirtland, Ohio

Forwards

Seven Castain, Sr., TCU – Draper, Utah
Katie Shae Collins, So., South Carolina – Gallatin, Tenn.
Bella Diorio, Jr., TCU – Lockport, Ill.
Jordynn Dudley, Jr., Florida State – Milton, Ga.
Izzy Engle, So., Notre Dame – Edina, Minn.
Kate Faasse, Sr., North Carolina – Phoenix, Ariz.
Ginny Lackey, So., James Madison – Bolton, England
Maya Lardner, Gr., Georgetown – Dallas, Texas
Kaitlyn Macbean, Gr., Penn State – Excelsior, Minn.
Chioma Okafor, Sr., UConn – Blantyre, Malawi
Mia Oliaro, Jr., Duke – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Gianna Paul, Sr., Alabama – Huntington Station, N.Y.
Kennedy Schoennaur, Jr., Santa Clara – San Jose, Calif.
Faith Webber, Gr., Utah Valley – Grand Blanc, Mich.

About the Missouri Athletic Club

Located in St. Louis, Mo., the Missouri Athletic Club has been presenting college soccer’s player of the year awards since 1986. The MAC was established in 1903 as an athletic, dining and social club. It has a “Platinum Club of America” status, which is awarded to the top private clubs in the country. To learn more about the Missouri Athletic Club, go to mac-stl.org.