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Lackey Named Semifinalist for MAC Hermann Award
12/4/2024 3:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Freshman forward Ginny Lackey of the James Madison women's soccer team has been named to the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Semifinal List, as announced by United Soccer Coaches on Wednesday afternoon.
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The Hermann Trophy, considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, was first awarded in 1988 and will be presented on Jan. 3, 2025 at the Hermann Trophy Press Conference and Awards Banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
Lackey is the first JMU player to be named a semifinalist to the award. The Dukes have previously had five players named to the initial watch list in program history, most recently being Alexandra Blom prior to the 2023 campaign.
In 2024, Lackey posted one of the best freshman campaigns in JMU history. She started 16 matches, recording back-to-back braces in just her second and third collegiate matches that began a program record-tying nine consecutive matches in which she scored a goal. The goal streak coincided with her JMU record 11 consecutive matches of scoring a point. After tallying 12 goals and ten assists for 34 points on the season, Lackey became the first player in JMU history and second in the Sun Belt since 2016 to win both Player and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season, while grabbing First Team All-Sun Belt and All-Tournament Team accolades. In a single season at JMU, she ranks tied for fifth in points, tied for eighth in assists and tied for ninth in goals. She became the eighth Duke to record double-digit assists in a season and recorded the 13th 30-point season in program history. Lackey is also the first Duke to record at least ten goals and assists in a season since Julie Reule logged 10 assists and 13 goals in 1994.
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The Hermann Trophy, considered the highest individual honor in intercollegiate soccer, was first awarded in 1988 and will be presented on Jan. 3, 2025 at the Hermann Trophy Press Conference and Awards Banquet at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
Lackey is the first JMU player to be named a semifinalist to the award. The Dukes have previously had five players named to the initial watch list in program history, most recently being Alexandra Blom prior to the 2023 campaign.
In 2024, Lackey posted one of the best freshman campaigns in JMU history. She started 16 matches, recording back-to-back braces in just her second and third collegiate matches that began a program record-tying nine consecutive matches in which she scored a goal. The goal streak coincided with her JMU record 11 consecutive matches of scoring a point. After tallying 12 goals and ten assists for 34 points on the season, Lackey became the first player in JMU history and second in the Sun Belt since 2016 to win both Player and Freshman of the Year honors in the same season, while grabbing First Team All-Sun Belt and All-Tournament Team accolades. In a single season at JMU, she ranks tied for fifth in points, tied for eighth in assists and tied for ninth in goals. She became the eighth Duke to record double-digit assists in a season and recorded the 13th 30-point season in program history. Lackey is also the first Duke to record at least ten goals and assists in a season since Julie Reule logged 10 assists and 13 goals in 1994.
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