McLaughlin named to 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
CCSU midfielder Roma McLaughlin has been included on the preseason watch list for the 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy according to a Thursday release from the United Soccer Coaches.
The MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List is compiled by members of the United Soccer Coaches Women's NCAA Division I All-America Committee.
Presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, the MAC Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer. Fifteen women's players will become semifinalists on Nov. 30, following completion of Division I All-America voting, then on Dec. 7, three players from a final round of voting will be tabbed as finalists. Winners will be announced Jan. 6, 2023, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo.
McLaughlin joins 60 other players named to the list. In the 2022 preseason, McLaughlin has additionally been named to the NCAA Division I Women's Players to Watch List. At CCSU, McLaughlin has been named All-Northeast Conference First Team selection three times as well as NEC Midfielder of the Year. She earned All-America honors in back-to-back seasons and has earned All-Region honors three times and is a two-time All-New England selection. McLaughlin was also the NEC Rookie of the Year in 2018.
McLaughlin and the rest of the Blue Devils take on the Siena Saints to open the 2022 regular season, Thursday, Aug. 18 at the CCSU Soccer Stadium at 6:00 P.M.