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Canadian soccer international Jessie Fleming has been named as one of three finalists for the 2017 women's MAC Hermann Trophy. The MAC Hermann Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding U.S. College male and female soccer players of the year. University of South Carolina senior forward Savannah McCaskill and Stanford University senior midfielder Andi Sullivan are the other finalists. The winners to be announced Jan.
5 at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Canadian international defender Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia) won the award last year. Canada captain Christine Sinclair (Portland) won in 2004 and 2005. Fleming, a sophomore midfielder with UCLA from London, Ont., helped the Bruins reach the NCAA women's soccer final. Fleming scored on a penalty kick as the Bruins rallied from a 2-0 deficit before falling 3-2 to Stanford.
The UCLA co-captain, was named first-team All-Pac-12 for the second-straight year. She scored six goals, including three game-winners, with eight assists in 2017. Canadians Rebecca Quinn and Vanessa Gregoire were semifinalists for the award. The Canadian Press.
Canadian international Kadeisha Buchanan is a finalist for the women’s MAC Hermann Trophy for a second straight year. The West Virginia defender from Brampton, Ont., is up against University of Southern California midfielder Morgan Andrews and Stanford midfielder Andi Sullivan for the award given to the top women’s player in NCAA soccer. Fellow Canada international and West Virginia teammate Ashley Lawrence of Toronto was a semifinalist for the honour. Buchanan is the four-time reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. She anchored a Mountaineers defence that allowed just 12 goals this season and lifted the team to the NCAA women’s soccer championship, where top-ranked West Virginia was defeated 3-1 by USC. Internationally, Buchanan and Lawrence helped Canada win a second straight Olympic bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games. Wake Forest midfielder Ian Harkes, Florida Gulf Coast forward Albert Ruiz and Maryland forward Gordon Wild are the men’s MAC Hermann finalists.
Vermont forward Brian Wright of Ajax, Ont., was a semifinalist for the men’s award.