MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist Release
 
LOS ANGELES – Sophomore midfielder Noel Caliskan was named one of 15 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy semifinalist, it was announced today.
 
The MAC Hermann Trophy, presented by World Wide Technology, is the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded annually since 1967. Most recently, Robbie Robinson (Clemson) and Catarina Macario (Stanford) received the award for outstanding intercollegiate performances in 2019.
 
Caliskan, became the first Lion, and second overall, to be named the West Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year (previously "Player of the Year") since former MLS player Arturo Torres shared honors in 2000. The Cologne, Germany native appeared and started in all nine games for the Lions and saw 870 minutes of action on the pitch.
 
His average of 1.12 points per match was good for second among conference leaders. In WCC play, the sophomore midfielder accumulated three goals on 19 shots with three assists for LMU. Caliskan wrapped up the regular season in impressive fashion scoring two goals in the final two minutes in a road win at No. 23 Saint Mary's to secure the outright WCC title.
 
Three men and three women finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, May 12. The 2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on May 27, 2021 to formally announce this year's winners.