North Carolina vs. Wake Forest: 2024 Women's College Cup final extended highlights
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Jan. 3, 2025) â Ohio State senior midfielder Michael Adedokun and North Carolina junior
forward Kate Faasse were named the winners of the 2024 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy,
on Friday at the MACâs annual banquet. Adedokun (Erwua, Nigeria) led the Buckeyes and the Big Ten
Conference with 33 points, 11 goals and 11 assists as Ohio State advanced to the College Cup semifinals
and Faasse (Phoenix, Ariz.) led the Tar Heels with 44 points behind her nation-leading 20 goals and four
assists as North Carolina captured its 23rd NCAA National Championship and first national title since
2012.
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Adedokun, the 2024 Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, paced the Buckeyes to a 16-2-4 record. He was named
a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America selection. In the 2024 MLS Super Draft, Adedokun was
selected in the first round by FC Montreal. Runners-up for the menâs award were University of Denver
senior defender Sam Bassett (Littleton, Colo.) and University of Akron graduate forward Emil
Jaaskelainen (Bolton, England).
Faasse had four goals and three assists during the NCAA Tournament. She netted the game-winner in the
quarterfinals and semifinals while dishing out the game-winning assist in the third round while picking up
United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America honors. This yearâs runners up for the womenâs award
were Duke University graduate forward Maggie Graham (Atlanta, Ga.) and Wake Forest University junior
forward Caiya Hanks (Kailua-Kona, Hawaiâi).
The , a 10-pound crystal soccer ball awarded annually since 1967, honors the
United Soccer Coaches National Players of the Year in NCAA Division I menâs and womenâs soccer based
on voting conducted by member coaches.
Previous winners of this prestigious award can be found on the .
