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Foster and Orkus Land on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
8/19/2021 | Soccer
Rebel Duo Recognized for Second Straight Season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. โ For the second consecutive year, Ole Miss' Channing Foster and Ashley Orkus have been named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, announced Thursday by the Missouri Athletic Club.
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The MAC Hermann Trophy is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the nation's National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
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Foster and Orkus are two of six SEC players recognized on the watch list, joining Arkansas's Parker Gions and Anna Podojil and Texas A&M's Barbara Olivieri and Karlina Sample.
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Entering her fifth and final season in Oxford, Foster ranks as the SEC's active leading scorer with 35 goals in her prolific career. A four-time all-conference performer, Foster garnered her first All-America nod last season after bagging five goals, all of which were game-winners.
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Also a 2020 United Soccer Coaches All-American, Orkus also brought home TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team laurels and was unanimously voted as the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year. A year ago, Orkus led the conference with 85 saves and seven clean sheets, while registering a 0.825 save percentage.
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Ole Miss kicks off the regular season tonight, hosting ETSU at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium at 6 p.m. CT. Admission to all regular season home matches is free to the public, with capacity restored to 100% for the 2021 campaign. For fans unable to attend, the match will be streamed on SEC Network +.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss Soccer on Twitter at @OleMissSoccer, on Facebook atย Facebook.com/OleMissSoccer, and on Instagram at Instagram.com/officialolemisssoccer. Also, follow head coach Matt Mott on Twitter atย @CoachMattMott.
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The MAC Hermann Trophy is the nation's highest individual honor recognizing the nation's National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
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Foster and Orkus are two of six SEC players recognized on the watch list, joining Arkansas's Parker Gions and Anna Podojil and Texas A&M's Barbara Olivieri and Karlina Sample.
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Entering her fifth and final season in Oxford, Foster ranks as the SEC's active leading scorer with 35 goals in her prolific career. A four-time all-conference performer, Foster garnered her first All-America nod last season after bagging five goals, all of which were game-winners.
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Also a 2020 United Soccer Coaches All-American, Orkus also brought home TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team laurels and was unanimously voted as the SEC Goalkeeper of the Year. A year ago, Orkus led the conference with 85 saves and seven clean sheets, while registering a 0.825 save percentage.
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Ole Miss kicks off the regular season tonight, hosting ETSU at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium at 6 p.m. CT. Admission to all regular season home matches is free to the public, with capacity restored to 100% for the 2021 campaign. For fans unable to attend, the match will be streamed on SEC Network +.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Rebels by following Ole Miss Soccer on Twitter at @OleMissSoccer, on Facebook atย Facebook.com/OleMissSoccer, and on Instagram at Instagram.com/officialolemisssoccer. Also, follow head coach Matt Mott on Twitter atย @CoachMattMott.
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