Notre Dame, North Carolina and Penn State each place three on roster

The three women who gathered at the Missouri Athletic Club for the announcement of the winner of the 2004 M.A.C. Hermann Trophy will vie for another invitation, as they are among the 25 players that comprise the 2005 Hermann Trophy Watch List. The list, announced by the Missouri Athletic Club, was compiled by a panel of coaches from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Christine Sinclair (Portland/Burnaby, B.C.), Heather O’Reilly (North Carolina/East Brunswick, N.J.) and Tiffany Weimer (Penn State/North Haven, Conn.) comprised last year’s field of finalists when Sinclair claimed the award, the highest individual honor presented in intercollegiate soccer.

Three teams placed three players each on the list, including reigning national champion Notre Dame. The Irish are represented by junior Jen Buczkowski (Elk Grove, Ill.) and seniors Candace Chapman (Ajax, Ontario) and Katie Thorlakson (Langley, B.C.), whose torrid scoring late in the season carried Notre Dame to the Division I title. O’Reilly, a junior, is joined by fellow Tar Heels Lori Chalupny (St. Louis, Mo.) and Lindsay Tarpley (Kalamazoo, Mich.). In addition to Weimer, Penn State players selected the list include Natalie Jacobs (Centreville, Va.) and Erin McLeod (Vancouver, B.C.).

Three other schools had dual selections: Kansas with junior Holly Gault (Spring Hill, Kan.) and senior Caroline Smith (Edina, Minn.); Ohio State with sophomore Lara Dickenmann (Kriens, Switzerland) and Melissa Miller (Cincinnati, Ohio); and UCLA with seniors Iris Mora (Cancun, Mexico) and Jill Oakes (West Hills, Calif.).

A list of 15 semifinalists for the award will be announced in early November, with the three finalists announced in December. The trio will be invited to St. Louis for a news conference and dinner held at the Missouri Athletic Club on Jan. 6, 2006, where the winner of the award will be revealed. The winner is determined through voting of NCAA Division I members of the NSCAA.

Women’s 2005 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List
Compiled by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America

Player, Class, School, Hometown
Ronda Brooks, Jr., Auburn, Marietta, Ga.
Jen Buczkowski, Jr., Notre Dame, Elk Grove, Ill.
Lori Chalupny, Sr., North Carolina, St. Louis, Mo.
Candace Chapman, Sr., Notre Dame, Ajax, Ontario
Lara Dickenmann, So., Ohio State, Kriens, Switzerland
Holly Gault, Jr., Kansas, Spring Hill, Kan.
Sarah Huffman, Sr., Virginia , Flower Mound, Texas
Lindsey Huie, Sr., Portland, Mission Viejo, Calif.
Hayley Hunt, Sr., Stanford, San Marino, Calif.
Natalie Jacobs, Sr., Penn State, Centreville, Va.
Diana Matheson, So., Princeton, Oakville, Ontario
Erin McLeod, Sr., Penn State, Vancouver, B.C.
Melissa Miller, Jr., Ohio State, Cincinnati, Ohio
Iris Mora, Sr., UCLA, Cancun, Mexico
Fran Munnelly, Sr., Colorado, Arvada, Colo.
Jill Oakes, Sr., UCLA, West Hills, Calif.
Heather O’Reilly, Jr., North Carolina, East Brunswick, N.J.
Kelly Rowland, Jr., Florida State, Wallingford, Pa.
Christine Sinclair, Sr., Portland, Burnaby, B.C.
Caroline Smith, Sr., Kansas, Edina, Minn.
Kati Jo Spisak, Sr., Texas A&M, Manchester, Mo.
Lindsay Tarpley, Sr., North Carolina, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Katie Thorlakson, Sr., Notre Dame, Langley, B.C.
Brittany Timko, Jr., Nebraska, Coquitlam, B.C.
Tiffany Weimer, Sr., Penn State, North Haven, Conn.

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