KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club announced today the 77 NCAA Division I players named to the 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists, presented by World Wide Technology. Four BIG EAST student-athletes were among the 77 – Butler’s Brandon Guhl and Paige Monaghan, and Georgetown’s Brendan McDonough and Caitlin Farrell.
The MAC Hermann Trophy, presented by World Wide Technology, is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer and is presented annually to the most outstanding male and female players of the year. This year’s winners will be announced Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
Guhl was selected as a Second-Team All-American by College Soccer News following the 2017 season, which was his first as a Bulldog after transferring from SMU. Guhl led the BIG EAST with 13 goals and 31 points and was named the conference's Co-Offensive Player of the Year in addition to landing a spot on the conference's first team. That included five game-winning goals. In NCAA Tournament play, Guhl scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Lipscomb in the first round before netting the game-winner at VCU in the second round.
Monaghan, the 2017 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, led the league in shots (33), points (18), goals (8) and game-winning goals (3) over nine BIG EAST games. The Second Team All-American selection had three multi-goal games throughout the season and also earned First Team All-Midwest Region honors. She is a unanimous selection for the 2018 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.
McDonough appeared in 18 games with 17 starts to his credit last season. He led a defense that posted eight shutouts and allowed just 15 goals on the year. As a junior, he was named First Team All-Great Lakes Region by the United Soccer Coaches as well as being a First Team All-BIG EAST honoree. In his career, he has tallied 42 games played with 35 starts. This is his first nod to the MAC Hermann Watch List.
Last season, Farrell earned a spot on the First Team All-BIG EAST with eight goals and three assists for 19 points to rank third on the squad. This included four game winners. She was also named to the BIG EAST All-Tournament Team. Farrell was called up to the U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team in May. Earlier on Thursday, Farrell was also selected to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.
The MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists are compiled by members of the United Soccer Coaches Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division I All-America Committees. Fifteen semifinalists will be named for both the men’s and women’s MAC Hermann Trophy near the end of the college season based on voting by NCAA Division I coaches and from those candidates, three finalists will ultimately be placed on the ballot for the coveted award. For more information about the MAC Hermann Trophy, including a list of past winners, visit
MACHermannTrophy.org.
2018 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
Brandon Guhl, Butler, Jr., F
Brendan McDonough, Georgetown, Sr., D
2018 Women’s MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
Caitlin Farrell, Georgetown, Sr., F
Paige Monaghan, Butler, Sr., F