Coastal is one of eight programs to have multiple players named to the prestigious list.
Aug. 13, 2012
2012 NSCAA Men's MAC Hermann Award Watch List
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The preseason accolades continue to accumulate for the Coastal Carolina men's soccer team, with the latest addition being Ashton Bennett and Pedro Ribeiroearning slots on the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Watch List for 2012.
Considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, the recipient of the M.A.C's Hermann Trophy is selected by Division I head coaches who are current members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Bennett, a rising senior, and Ribeiro, a rising junior, are among 42 of the best men's Division I intercollegiate soccer players who comprise the 2012 Watch List.
The Chanticleers, who rank 17th in the NSCAA national preseason poll, join Iona (4), Connecticut (2), Memphis (2), Old Dominion (2), Furman (2), Maryland (2) and New Mexico (2) with multiple players on the list. In addition, Bennett and Ribeiro were the only two Big South Conference players to make the exclusive list.
Bennett, who was voted the 2012 Big South Preseason Attacking Player of the Year, was a semifinalist for the award a year ago. As a junior, the Jamaican striker was named a first team All-American by the NSCAA after the 2011 campaign. The 2011 Big South Attacking Player of the Year and All-South Atlantic Region first team selection, Bennett ranked first in the NCAA with 23 goals, 53 points and 2.41 points per game. He also finished the season ranked second in the nation with 1.05 goals per game.
Ribeiro, a native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was an NSCAA All-American third team honoree last season. He finished tops on the team with eight assists while finding the net nine times himself -- including a pair of game-winners against Gardner-Webb and High Point -- as Coastal netted 66 goals as a team which was the highest goal output in the nation. Ribeiro was a NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region first team honoree and first team All-Big South Conference selection in 2011 as well as a Big South All-Freshman team member in 2010.
The watch list will be narrowed down by NSCAA members from Division I programs to 15 semifinalists by Thursday, Nov. 29. NSCAA member coaches and fans will then vote for their top three choices and the finalists will be announced Thursday, Dec. 6. The winner will be announced at an awards banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, Jan. 11.
2012 Hermann Trophy Watch List
Sammy Adjei, Jr., F, Iona
Carlos Alvarez, Sr., M, Connecticut
Borja Barbero, So., GK, Iona
Will Bates, Sr., F, Virginia
Nathaniel Bekoe, Jr., M, Fordham
Ashton Bennett, Sr., F, Coastal Carolina
Andrew Blake, So., GK, Connecticut
Brendon Burgdorf, Sr., F, Bucknell
Scott Caldwell, Sr., M, Akron
Franklin Castellanos, Jr., M, Iona
Marvcello Castro, Sr., D, Sacred Heart
Marc Cintron, Sr., M, Providence
Ryan Clark, Sr., M, Monmouth
Liam Collins, Jr., M, Memphis
Leonardo Fernandes, Sr., M, Stony Brook
Shaun Foster, Jr., D, Hofstra
Victor Francoz, Sr., GK, Old Dominion
Tyler Gibson, Jr., M, Charlotte
Simon Gomez, Jr., F, Dusquesne
Nick Hagglund, Jr., D, Xavier
Chris Hegngi, Sr., F, Ohio State
Coleton Henning, Sr., M, Furman
Taylor Kemp, Sr., D, Maryland
Jonathan Mendoza, Sr., M, Stetson
Steve Neumann, Jr., F, Georgetown
Oscar Otto, Sr., F, Iona
James Price, Sr., D, Saint Francis (Pa.)
Jonny Raj, Sr., D, Fairfield
Pedro Ribeiro, Jr., M, Coastal Carolina
Devon Sandoval, Sr., F, New Mexico
Eric Schoenle, Sr., D, West Virginia
Mark Sherrod, Jr., F, Memphis
Patrick Slogic, Jr., D, Cornell
Yannick Smith, Sr., F, Old Dominion
John Stertzer, Sr., M, Maryland
Kyle Venter, Sr., D, New Mexico
Lee Williams, Sr., D, Appalachian State
Reece Wilson, Sr., F, Central Connecticut
Paul Wyatt, Sr., M, James Madison
Gyasi Zardes, Jr., F, CSU Bakersfield
Eriq Zaveleta, So., F, Indiana
Walker Zimmerman, So., D, Furman
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