Rice University Athletics
Walker Named To MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
8/9/2018 3:29:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Owl Senior Grabs Early Attention For College Soccer's Top Honor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rice senior forward Annie Walker is one of just 45 Division I women's soccer players named to the inaugural 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, presented by World Wide Technology, the Missouri Athletic Club and United Soccer Coaches announced on Thursday (Aug. 9).
The MAC Hermann Trophy, presented by World Wide Technology, is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer and is presented annually to the most outstanding women's and men's players of the year. The award's respective watch lists are compiled by members of the United Soccer Coaches Men's and Women's NCAA Division I All-America Committees. Fifteen semifinalists will be named for both the men's and women's MAC Hermann Trophy near the end of the college season based on voting by NCAA Division I coaches and from those candidates. Three finalists will ultimately be placed on the ballot for the coveted award. This year's winners will be announced Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
Seventeen of the 45 players on the women's watch list were United Soccer Coaches All-America selections last season. Walker was recently selected by the Conference USA head coaches as a 2018 preseason all-conference honoree. A year ago Walker led C-USA, and was tied for ninth in the nation, in assists per game. The senior forward from Grand Blanc, Michigan, passed out nine assists on Rice goals last season while also scoring four of her own as the Owls went on to post a 9-0-1 record in C-USA matches. Walker also finished among the C-USA leaders in shots and is serving as a Rice team captain for a second-consecutive year.
The women's watch list honorees is as follows. For more information about the MAC Hermann Trophy, including a list of past winners, visit MACHermannTrophy.org.
2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List| Name | Yr. | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Julia Ashley | Sr. | D | North Carolina | Verona, N.J. |
| Marjorie Boilesen | Jr. | F | Florida Gulf Coast | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Jaye Boissiere | Jr. | M | Stanford | Los Altos Hills, Calif. |
| Deyna Castellanos | Jr. | F | Florida State | Maracay, Venezuela |
| Alana Cook | Sr. | D | Stanford | Far Hills, N.J. |
| Katie Cousins | Jr. | M | Tennessee | Forest, Va. |
| Paige Culver | Sr. | D | Kent State | Oakville, Ontario |
| Tierna Davidson* | Jr. | D | Stanford | Menlo Park, Calif. |
| Savannah DeMelo | So. | M | USC | Bellflower, Calif. |
| Emma Ekic | So. | M | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. |
| Caitlin Farrell | Sr. | F | Georgetown | Wallingford, Conn. |
| Grace Fisk* | Jr. | D | South Carolina | Bromley, England |
| Jessie Fleming** | Jr. | M | UCLA | London, Ontario |
| Rylee Foster | Jr. | K | West Virginia | Cambridge, Ontario |
| Abby Givens | Jr. | F | Princeton | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Hailey Harbison | Sr. | D | Pepperdine | Rancho Penasquitos, Calif. |
| Cyera Hintzen | Jr. | F | Texas | Garland, Texas |
| Tziarra King | Jr. | M | North Carolina State | Sicklerville, N.J. |
| CeCe Kizer | Sr. | M | Mississippi | Overland Park, Kan. |
| Alli Klug | Jr. | D | Saint Louis | Webster Groves, Mo. |
| Taylor Kornieck | Jr. | M | Colorado | Henderson, Nev. |
| Natalia Kuikka | Sr. | D | Florida State | Kemi, Finland |
| Katie Lund | Jr. | K | TCU | Plano, Texas |
| Catarina Macario* | So. | F | Stanford | San Diego, Calif. |
| Hailie Mace* | Sr. | F | UCLA | Ventura, Calif. |
| Kayla McCoy | Sr. | F | Duke | Lincolnwood, Ill. |
| Kaiya McCullough | Jr. | D | UCLA | Mission Viejo, Calif. |
| Tegan McGrady | Sr. | D | Stanford | San Jose, Calif. |
| Paige Monaghan | Sr. | M | Butler | Succasunna, N.J. |
| Casey Murphy* | Sr. | K | Rutgers | Bridgewater, N.J. |
| Emily Ogle | Sr. | M | Penn State | Strongsville, Ohio |
| Victoria Pickett | Jr. | M | Wisconsin | Barrie, Ontario |
| Ally Prisock | Sr. | D | USC | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
| Dani Rhodes | Jr. | F | Wisconsin | Waukesha, Wis. |
| Deana Rose | So. | F | Florida | Alliston, Ontario |
| Alessia Russo | So. | F | North Carolina | East Fairleigh, England |
| Ashley Sanchez | So. | F | UCLA | Monrovia, Calif. |
| Khadija Shaw | Sr. | F | Tennessee | Spanish Town, Jamaica |
| Bianca St. Georges | Sr. | D | West Virginia | St. Felix de Valois, Quebec |
| Vera Varis | Sr. | K | UCF | Vantaa, Finland |
| Evelyne Viens | Jr. | F | South Florida | L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec |
| Marisa Viggiano | Sr | M | Northwestern | Macomb Township, Mich. |
| Annie Walker | Sr. | F | Rice | Grand Blanc, Mich. |
| Ally Watt | Jr. | F | Texas A&M | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Haley Woodard | Sr. | F | Oklahoma State | Norman, Okla. |
