Friday, January 7, 2022

Florida State soccer star Jaelin Howell repeats as MAC Hermann Trophy winner

 




Florida State soccer star Jaelin Howell repeats as MAC Hermann Trophy winner

For the second straight season, Jaelin Howell earned the nation’s top honor as the Missouri Athletic Club and United Soccer Coaches Association named Howell the winner of the MAC Hermann Trophy, presented to the top female player in NCAA Division I soccer.

Howell becomes the fifth player to win the MAC Hermann Award in back-to-back season, joining Mia Hamm (UNC, 1992-93), Cindy Parlow (UNC, 1997-98), Christine Sinclair (Portland, 2004-05) and Morgan Brian (Virginia (2013-14).

She also earned Florida State’s third MAC Hermann Trophy, joining Mami Yamaguchi (2007) and herself from last season.

She started in 23 games while playing in all 25 for the Seminoles this season as their starting holding midfielder. She won her second national championship in December as she made her third appearance in the national championship game in four years.

The Lone Tree, Colorado native was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team and was named a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American both for the second consecutive season. Howell was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First team and was rated the No. 2 player in the country by TopDrawerSoccer in the end of season top-100.

Howell was named to the All-ACC First Team in the fall and the ACC’s Midfielder of the Year for the second straight season. She is the first student-athlete to earn the honor twice.

She also helped lead the Seminoles to their eighth ACC Tournament title. Howell capped off her senior season by helping lead Florida State to its third national title in soccer and the second during her four-year career at FSU.


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