Three Cavaliers were named to the 2012 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List today, as announced by the Missouri Athletic Club and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. On the men's side, senior forward Will Bates represents the Cavaliers, while on the women's side, the Hoos are represented by sophomore midfielder Morgan Brian and senior forward Caroline Miller. The MAC Herman Trophy is the highest individual award in intercollegiate soccer presented annually in January during a banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
Before his season was cut short due to an knee injury on October 21 last year, Bates ranked seventh nationally in goals. He finished the season ranked 13th nationally in goals and 15th in points. He was named to the NSCAA All-South Region second team and All-ACC first team.
Virginia is one of just nine schools with two players to the women's watch list. Brian is one of just nine players who were named at least a semifinalist last year. She was named the Soccer America National Freshman of the Year, ACC Freshman of the Year, NSCAA All-American first team, and Soccer America MVP second team, among other awards.
Miller started 22 of 24 games last season and racked up such accolades as NSCAA All-American third team, NSCAA All-Southeast Region first team, and All-ACC first team.She tied for ACC lead with seven goals in conference play.
Each list will be narrowed down by NSCAA members from Division I programs to 15 semifinalists by November 29. Member coaches and, for the first time ever, fans will then vote for their top three choices and the finalists will be announced December 6. The winners will be announced at the awards' banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, Jan. 11.
The full watch lists follow the jump.
2012 NSCAA Men's MAC Hermann Award Watch List
| Player | Class | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Sammy Adjei | Jr. | F | Iona | Newark, N.J. |
| Carlos Alvarez | Sr. | M | Connecticut | Los Angeles |
| Borja Barbero | So. | GK | Iona | Valladolid, Spain |
| Will Bates | Sr. | F | Virginia | Chester, Va. |
| Nathaniel Bekoe | Jr. | M | Fordham | Accra, Ghana |
| Ashton Bennett* | Sr. | F | Coastal Carolina | Claredon, Jamaica |
| Andrew Blake | So. | GK | Connecticut | May Pen, Jamaica |
| Brendon Burgdorf | Sr. | F | Bucknell | Westfield, N.J. |
| Scott Caldwell | Sr. | M | Akron | Braintree, Mass. |
| Franklin Castellanos | Jr. | M | Iona | Dover, N.J. |
| Marvcello Castro | Sr. | D | Sacred Heart | Parana, Brazil |
| Marc Cintron | Sr. | M | Providence | Piscataway, N.J. |
| Ryan Clark | Sr. | M | Monmouth | Freehold, N.J. |
| Liam Collins | Jr. | M | Memphis | Skibbereen, Ireland |
| Leonardo Fernandes | Sr. | M | Stony Brook | North Babylon, N.Y. |
| Shaun Foster | Jr. | D | Hofstra | Southport, England |
| Victor Francoz | Sr. | GK | Old Dominion | Fleurieu Sur Saone, France |
| Tyler Gibson | Jr. | M | Charlotte | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| Simon Gomez | Jr. | F | Dusquesne | Manizales, Colombia |
| Nick Hagglund | Jr. | D | Xavier | Cincinnati |
| Chris Hegngi | Sr. | F | Ohio State | Silver Spring, Md. |
| Coleton Henning | Sr. | M | Furman | Shawnee, Kan. |
| Taylor Kemp | Sr. | D | Maryland | Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| Jonathan Mendoza | Sr. | M | Stetson | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| Steve Neumann | Jr. | F | Georgetown | New Hope, Pa. |
| Oscar Otto | Sr. | F | Iona | Willingshore, N.J. |
| James Price | Sr. | D | Saint Francis (Pa.) | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Jonny Raj | Sr. | D | Fairfield | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Pedro Ribeiro | Jr. | M | Coastal Carolina | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Devon Sandoval | Sr. | F | New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Eric Schoenle | Sr. | D | West Virginia | Yardley, Pa. |
| Mark Sherrod* | Jr. | F | Memphis | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| Patrick Slogic | Jr. | D | Cornell | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| Yannick Smith* | Sr. | F | Old Dominion | Hillsborough, N.J. |
| John Stertzer | Sr. | M | Maryland | Oakton, Va. |
| Kyle Venter | Sr. | D | New Mexico | Aurora, Colo. |
| Lee Williams | Sr. | D | Appalachian State | Liverpool, England |
| Reece Wilson | Sr. | F | Central Connecticut | London, England |
| Paul Wyatt | Sr. | M | James Madison | Modbury, England |
| Gyasi Zardes* | Jr. | F | CSU Bakersfield | Hawthorne, Calif. |
| Eriq Zaveleta | So. | F | Indiana | Westfield, Ind. |
| Walker Zimmerman | So. | D | Furman | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
* 2011 Hermann Award Semifinalist
2012 NSCAA Women's MAC Hermann Award Watch List
| Player | Class | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Caitlin Alves | Sr. | M | Hartford | Ludlow, Mass. |
| Natasha Anasi* | Jr. | D | Duke | Arlington, Texas |
| Audrey Bledsoe | Jr. | GK | Wake Forest | Cincinnati |
| Morgan Brian* | So. | M | Virginia | St. Simon's Island, Ga. |
| Chelsea Buckland | Sr. | F | Oregon State | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Zakiya Bywaters | Sr. | M | UCLA | Las Vegas |
| Abigail Dahlkemper | So. | D | UCLA | Menlo Park, Calif. |
| Vanessa DiBernardo | Jr. | M | Illinois | Naperville, Ill. |
| Crystal Dunn | Jr. | M | North Carolina | Rockville Center, N.Y. |
| Christine Exeter | Jr. | F | Louisville | Pickering, Ontario |
| Adrianna Franch* | Sr. | GK | Oklahoma State | Salina, Kan. |
| Kelsey Haycook | So. | F | LaSalle | Point Pleasant, N.J. |
| Maya Hayes# | Jr. | F | Penn State | West Orange, N.J. |
| Ines Jaurena* | Sr. | D | Florida State | Charenton-le-Pont, France |
| Tishia Jewell | Sr. | F | Central Florida | Satellite Beach, Fla. |
| Julie Johnston* | Jr. | M | Santa Clara | Mesa, Ariz. |
| Maegan Kelly | Jr. | M/F | Marquette | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Kaitlyn Kerr | Jr. | M | Duke | Bensalem, Pa. |
| Nadia Link | Sr. | F | Long Beach State | Walnut, Calif. |
| Lindsi Lisonbee | Sr. | D | Brigham Young | Park City, Utah |
| Bry McCarthy | Sr. | D | West Virginia | Ajax, Ontario |
| Tiffany McCarty* | Sr. | F | Florida State | Laurel, Md. |
| Kristen Mewis | Sr. | M | Boston College | Hanson, Mass. |
| Caroline Miller | Sr. | F | Virginia | Rockville, Md. |
| Kelley Monogue | So. | F | Texas A&M | McKinney, Texas |
| Christine Nairn | Sr. | M | Penn State | Arnold, Md. |
| Alexa Newfield | Jr. | M | Georgia | Atlanta |
| Christabel Oduro | Jr. | F | Memphis | Brampton, Ontario |
| Emily Oliver | Jr. | GK | Stanford | Flossmoor, Ill. |
| Michelle Pao | Jr. | D | Pepperdine | Cupertino, Calif. |
| Erin Quinlan | Jr. | GK | Hartford | Saugus, Mass. |
| Katie Stengel* | Jr. | F | Wake Forest | Melbourne, Fla. |
| Mallory Schaffer* | Sr. | M | William & Mary | Allison Park, Pa. |
| Erika Tymrak | Sr. | M | Florida | Lakewood Ranch, Fla. |
| Becca Wann | Jr. | F | Richmond | Chesterfield, Va. |
| Renee Washington | Jr. | M | LaSalle | Ewing, N.J. |
| Colleen Williams | Sr. | F | Dayton | Titusville, N.J. |
| Kathryn Williamson | Sr. | D | Florida | McKinney, Texas |
* 2011 Hermann Award Semifinalist
# 2011 Hermann Award Finalist