Rutgers women’s soccer sophomore Riley Tiernan was named to the 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch List. The honor comes after Tiernan put together a fantastic campaign for the Scarlet Knights.
Last season, Rutgers advanced to the women’s Final Four for the first time in program history.
Tiernan is coming off a first season at Rutgers where she quickly emerged as one of the top attackers in the Big Ten. She was named the conference’s freshman of the year coming off a season where she had two goals and three assists.
Not familiar with the Hermann Trophy? Consider it the Heisman of men’s and women’s soccer:
“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.”
For the full watch list, click here.
Rutgers was recently picked to finish atop the Big Ten in the preseason coaches poll.
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Her sister, Madison Tiernan, was a former standout at Rutgers who went on to successfully play in the NWSL. She is now an assistant coach with the Scarlet Knights.
Story originally appeared on Rutgers Wire