On the eve of the college women’s soccer season, the 2023 Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch list was announced. The list includes 17 players and Rutgers is represented with Emily Mason making the cut. As Rutgers looks to make their twelfth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, Mason will lead the way with her high level of experience.
It is a big honor for the Rutgers central defender as the Hermann Trophy is the highest individual award in college soccer.
During the 2022 campaign, Mason appeared in 16 games and set a career-high in goals with three and points with seven. She also contributed to eight shutouts and to the Scarlet Knights success whenever she was on the field.
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Returning All-American back Emily Mason is a @UnitedCoaches Player to Watch for 2023. #WeNeverStop /// #ForeverRutgers pic.twitter.com/pL9Gpmxxmv
— RUTGERS WOMEN’S SOCCER (@RUWSoccer) August 8, 2023
As Mason helped Rutgers to a 13-5-2 mark, she continued to add to her long list of accomplishments. The Flemington native earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and United Soccer All-North Region First Team honors. Those awards reflect why she has become one of the best at her position.
While her focus will be on helping Rutgers make a deep tournament run, she also has a chance to make history. The Hermann Trophy is given out annually to the top men’s and women’s college soccer players. No Rutgers women’s soccer player has ever won the award. The last player on the men’s side to win it was Alexi Lalas in 1991.
Congratulations to Emily Mason on earning her first Rutgers Werblin Award for achieving national recognition as a Third Team All-American and representing the United States at the U20 World Cup!
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— RUTGERS WOMEN’S SOCCER (@RUWSoccer) August 2, 2023
If Mason can be in the conversation for the award this season, then chances are Rutgers will be well on their way to another strong season.
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