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Moutinho Named Semifinalist for MAC Hermann Trophy
November 28 | Men's Soccer
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MAC HERMANN TROPHY SEMIFINALIST RELEASE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches unveiled its 15 semifinalists in consideration for the 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy and among that list based on voting by NCAA Division I soccer coaches was University of Akron men's soccer freshman Joao Moutinho (Lisbon, Portugal).
The MAC Hermann Trophy, the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer, has been awarded annually since 1967. Most recently, Ian Harkes (Wake Forest) and Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia) received the award for outstanding intercollegiate performances during their senior seasons in 2016.
A first-team All-Mid-American Conference performer this season, Moutinho has started all 22 matches for the Zips, and has been a key playmaker for Akron totaling three goals and five assists. He has also contributed 17 shots on goal as part of 38 overall shots, totals that rank third on the squad.
A starter at the center-back position, Moutinho has helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that has posted 11 shutouts this season.
Three men's finalists and three women's finalists will be named on December 8 in conjunction with the Men's College Cup semifinals in Philadelphia. The 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on January 5, 2018 to formally announce this year's winners.
For more information about the history of the MAC Hermann Trophy, visit MACHermannTrophy.org.
Moutinho and the third-ranked and fifth-seeded Zips (18-3-1) will travel to face fourth-seeded Louisville (13-2-4) in an Elite Eight tilt on Friday, Dec. 1, in a 7 p.m. tilt at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
The showdown against the Cardinals will mark the first encounter between the two schools since Akron captured its first-ever NCAA title with a 1-0 victory over Louisville on Dec. 12, 2010, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
2017 Men's MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists
MAC HERMANN TROPHY SEMIFINALIST RELEASE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches unveiled its 15 semifinalists in consideration for the 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy and among that list based on voting by NCAA Division I soccer coaches was University of Akron men's soccer freshman Joao Moutinho (Lisbon, Portugal).
The MAC Hermann Trophy, the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer, has been awarded annually since 1967. Most recently, Ian Harkes (Wake Forest) and Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia) received the award for outstanding intercollegiate performances during their senior seasons in 2016.
A first-team All-Mid-American Conference performer this season, Moutinho has started all 22 matches for the Zips, and has been a key playmaker for Akron totaling three goals and five assists. He has also contributed 17 shots on goal as part of 38 overall shots, totals that rank third on the squad.
A starter at the center-back position, Moutinho has helped anchor a Zips' defensive unit that has posted 11 shutouts this season.
Three men's finalists and three women's finalists will be named on December 8 in conjunction with the Men's College Cup semifinals in Philadelphia. The 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on January 5, 2018 to formally announce this year's winners.
For more information about the history of the MAC Hermann Trophy, visit MACHermannTrophy.org.
Moutinho and the third-ranked and fifth-seeded Zips (18-3-1) will travel to face fourth-seeded Louisville (13-2-4) in an Elite Eight tilt on Friday, Dec. 1, in a 7 p.m. tilt at Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
The showdown against the Cardinals will mark the first encounter between the two schools since Akron captured its first-ever NCAA title with a 1-0 victory over Louisville on Dec. 12, 2010, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
2017 Men's MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists
| NAME | YR | POS | SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
| Jon Bakero | Sr | F | Wake Forest | Sitges, Spain |
| Tucker Bone | Jr | M | Air Force | Granite Bay, Calif. |
| Arthur Bosua | Sr | F | Columbia | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Brandon Bye | Sr | F | Western Michigan | Portage, Mich. |
| Mauro Cichero | Sr | M | SMU | Norman, Okla. |
| Jon Gallagher | Sr | F | Notre Dame | Dundalk, Ireland |
| Tomas Hilliard-Arce | Sr | D | Stanford | Matthews, N.C. |
| Tim Kubel | Sr | D | Louisville | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Foster Langsdorf | Sr | F | Stanford | Vancouver, Wash. |
| Grant Lillard | Sr | D | Indiana | Hinsdale, Ill. |
| Cameron Lindley | So | M | North Carolina | Carmel, Ind. |
| Joao Moutinho | Fr | D | Akron | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Wyatt Omsberg | Sr | D | Dartmouth | Scarborough, Maine |
| Santiago Patino | Jr | F | FIU | Orlando, Fla. |
| Alan Winn | Sr | F | North Carolina | Garland, Texas |
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