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Cooper Named to 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch List
8/18/2022 12:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The United Soccer Coaches announced Thursday that Duke women's soccer standout Michelle Cooper was one of 61 student-athletes named to the 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch list.
Cooper, the 2021 TopDrawerSoccer National and ACC Freshman of the Year, is coming off a season where she led Duke with 12 goals and 29 points, while tying for second with five assists. Her 12 goals were a Blue Devil freshman record. She became the first Duke player to score six goals over her first six career matches and went on to be a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy.
A native of Clarkston, Mich., Cooper also became the first freshman in program history to earn All-America status and was the only newcomer listed on last year's first team. She was the 16th Duke All-American since 1992 (20 total honors). Cooper registered at least one point in 14 of her 18 matches played as a rookie.
The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
Fifteen women's players will become Hermann Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 30, following completion of Division I All-America voting following the fall season. Then on Dec. 7, the top three players from a final round of voting are the 2022 finalists. The 2022 winner will be revealed on Jan. 6, 2023, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo.
Cooper recently represented the United States at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. Duke will open the 2022 regular season Thursday, Aug. 18 at East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. The game is slated to start at 7 p.m., and aired live on ESPN+.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC".
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Cooper, the 2021 TopDrawerSoccer National and ACC Freshman of the Year, is coming off a season where she led Duke with 12 goals and 29 points, while tying for second with five assists. Her 12 goals were a Blue Devil freshman record. She became the first Duke player to score six goals over her first six career matches and went on to be a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy.
A native of Clarkston, Mich., Cooper also became the first freshman in program history to earn All-America status and was the only newcomer listed on last year's first team. She was the 16th Duke All-American since 1992 (20 total honors). Cooper registered at least one point in 14 of her 18 matches played as a rookie.
The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
Fifteen women's players will become Hermann Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 30, following completion of Division I All-America voting following the fall season. Then on Dec. 7, the top three players from a final round of voting are the 2022 finalists. The 2022 winner will be revealed on Jan. 6, 2023, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo.
Cooper recently represented the United States at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica. Duke will open the 2022 regular season Thursday, Aug. 18 at East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. The game is slated to start at 7 p.m., and aired live on ESPN+.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils women's soccer, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWSOC".
#GoDuke
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