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Minestrella, Rader Tabbed to Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List
10/7/2025 1:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. — The Duke women's soccer tandem of Mia Minestrella and Kat Rader have been named to the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List, as announced Tuesday by the United Soccer Coaches.
Minestrella and Rader have combined for 16 points, 10 assists, 42 points and five game-winning goals over the first 11 contests for the Blue Devils. They are two of 35 student-athletes nationally recognized on the midseason list.
A native of Redondo Beach, California, Minestrella has tallied eight goals, three assists and 19 points on the season. She has played her best against the top competition, as Minestrella has notched five goals and one assist for 11 points against five ranked opponents. She collected goals in three matches in a row against Virginia, Miami and Notre Dame, becoming the first Blue Devil in program history to open league play by scoring in three consecutive contests. In ACC action, Minestrella has totaled four goals, including the game-winner on the road at Miami. She ranks tied for 19th nationally in goals per game (0.73).
Rader, who is from Stuart, Florida, owns eight goals and seven assists for 23 points on the year. She has notched at least a goal or assist in 10 of her 11 matches this season, including finding the back of the net the last three times out. Against ranked opponents, Rader has two goals and four assists in five contests. In the national rankings, Rader ranks fourth in points per game (2.09), eighth in assists per game (0.64) and 11th in points (23).
The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. It is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League. He was inducted into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
Over the last three years, Duke has featured Michelle Cooper as the 2022 winner of the Hermann Trophy and last year Maggie Graham was a finalist.
Duke will next host North Carolina Sunday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m., inside Koskinen Stadium. The contest will be aired live on ESPNU.
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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Minestrella and Rader have combined for 16 points, 10 assists, 42 points and five game-winning goals over the first 11 contests for the Blue Devils. They are two of 35 student-athletes nationally recognized on the midseason list.
A native of Redondo Beach, California, Minestrella has tallied eight goals, three assists and 19 points on the season. She has played her best against the top competition, as Minestrella has notched five goals and one assist for 11 points against five ranked opponents. She collected goals in three matches in a row against Virginia, Miami and Notre Dame, becoming the first Blue Devil in program history to open league play by scoring in three consecutive contests. In ACC action, Minestrella has totaled four goals, including the game-winner on the road at Miami. She ranks tied for 19th nationally in goals per game (0.73).
Rader, who is from Stuart, Florida, owns eight goals and seven assists for 23 points on the year. She has notched at least a goal or assist in 10 of her 11 matches this season, including finding the back of the net the last three times out. Against ranked opponents, Rader has two goals and four assists in five contests. In the national rankings, Rader ranks fourth in points per game (2.09), eighth in assists per game (0.64) and 11th in points (23).
The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. It is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League. He was inducted into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
Over the last three years, Duke has featured Michelle Cooper as the 2022 winner of the Hermann Trophy and last year Maggie Graham was a finalist.
Duke will next host North Carolina Sunday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m., inside Koskinen Stadium. The contest will be aired live on ESPNU.
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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