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Buchanan, Lawrence on Hermann Trophy Watch List
August 05, 2015 01:04 PM | Women's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University juniors Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence have been named to the 2015 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List, released today by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
The award is college soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy and represents the highest level of individual achievement in the sport. Players are selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List by a committee of Division I coaches who are NSCAA members.
“Earning a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List is an amazing achievement for Kadeisha and Ashley,” said Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “Landing on this list is recognition of all the hard work these talented athletes put in each day. I’m extremely excited for both of them to have the opportunity to be a part of such a prestigious list.”
MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List Members
* was added to the list during the season
West Virginia has now had nine different student-athletes on the initial MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List since 2003, including four who advanced to the semifinals and one finalist.
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Chrissie Abbott | 2003 |
| Deana Everett | 2006* |
| Ashley Banks | 2007 |
| Greer Barnes | 2008 |
| Amanda Cicchini | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Carolyn Blank | 2009 |
| Bri Rodriguez | 2011 |
| Bry McCarthy | 2012 |
| Frances Silva | 2013* |
| Kadeisha Buchanan | 2014, 2015 |
| Ashley Lawrence | 2015 |
WVU is one of five schools to have two student-athletes named to the Watch List. Today marks the third time since 2007 WVU has had two student-athletes land on the first list of the season. Nine different Mountaineers have been named to the initial Watch List since 2003. WVU has had four semifinalists and one finalist since 2003.
Today’s recognition is the second consecutive for Buchanan, a native of Brampton, Ontario. One of five defenders named to the list, she also is one of four semifinalists and one of 13 NSCAA All-Americans from 2014 named to this season’s Watch List.
Lawrence, a Toronto native, lands on the list for the first time in her career. She is one of 10 midfielders named to the 28-person Watch List.
Buchanan and Lawrence have collected a slew of awards throughout their first two seasons with the Mountaineers.
A two-time NSCAA All-American, Buchanan scored first-team honors last year and was named to the second team in 2013. She also was named to the 2014 Soccer America Women’s MVP First Team, the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI First Team and the ECAC Division I Women’s Soccer All-Star First Team. Buchanan is the two-time reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. She posted a career-best eight points (3 G, 2 A) in 2014.
Lawrence is a two-time NSCAA All-Central Region First Team and All-Big 12 First Team honoree. She ranked second on the team in 2014 with 15 points (4 G, 7 A); her team-best seven assists ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference.
Most recently, the duo started all five matches for Canada at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Buchanan was named the tournament’s Best Young Player, while Lawrence tallied the squad’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw against Netherlands on June 16.
Near the end of the collegiate regular season, NCAA Division I coaches whose programs are current NSCAA College Services members will vote on their top choices, and the list will be narrowed down to the top 15 players. From that pool, three women will be chosen as finalists. The winner will be announced on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at the trophy presentation banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
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