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USC's Penelope Hocking Named Semifinalist for MAC Hermann Trophy
May 04, 2021 | Women's Soccer
LOS ANGELES – USC junior forward Penelope Hocking was named a semifinalist for the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy, which is given each year to the top player in college soccer.
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Hocking is one of 15 semifinalists for the award and is the sixth USC player ever to earn the distinction. The Trojans have had a semifinalist for the award four of the last five seasons, with Tara McKeown being named a semifinalist last year, Ally Prisock in 2018 and Morgan Andrews being named a finalist in 2016.
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Hocking earned Pac-12 Forward of the Year and All-Pac-12 first team honors during the 2020-21 season, with her 10 goals leading the Pac-12 and good for 12th in the nation during the regular season. Her 23 total points (10 goals, 3 assists) also led the conference and her three game-winning goals were the fifth most in the Pac-12. She posted two multi-goal games this year, and had at least a point in eight of USC's 13 regular-season games.
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Hocking continued her steady climb up the USC career scoring list this year, becoming just the second Trojan to ever reach the 40 goal plateau when she netted a hat trick against Washington on April 2nd. The junior forward currently sits at 42 career goals, putting her second behind USC's all-time leader Isabelle Harvey (48 goals). Her 100 career points are third on the Trojans' all-time list and her 13 game-winning goals are second.
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Even in a shortened 2020-21 campaign, Hocking's 10 goals are tied for the 12th most ever in a season by a Trojan. She helped lead USC to a second place finish in the Pac-12 this year and the program's seventh straight postseason appearance. Hocking has already been named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American in her career, and has been All-Pac-12 in each of her three collegiate seasons.
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Three men and three women finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, May 12. The 2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on May 27, 2021Â to formally announce this year's winners.
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Hocking is one of 15 semifinalists for the award and is the sixth USC player ever to earn the distinction. The Trojans have had a semifinalist for the award four of the last five seasons, with Tara McKeown being named a semifinalist last year, Ally Prisock in 2018 and Morgan Andrews being named a finalist in 2016.
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Hocking earned Pac-12 Forward of the Year and All-Pac-12 first team honors during the 2020-21 season, with her 10 goals leading the Pac-12 and good for 12th in the nation during the regular season. Her 23 total points (10 goals, 3 assists) also led the conference and her three game-winning goals were the fifth most in the Pac-12. She posted two multi-goal games this year, and had at least a point in eight of USC's 13 regular-season games.
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Hocking continued her steady climb up the USC career scoring list this year, becoming just the second Trojan to ever reach the 40 goal plateau when she netted a hat trick against Washington on April 2nd. The junior forward currently sits at 42 career goals, putting her second behind USC's all-time leader Isabelle Harvey (48 goals). Her 100 career points are third on the Trojans' all-time list and her 13 game-winning goals are second.
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Even in a shortened 2020-21 campaign, Hocking's 10 goals are tied for the 12th most ever in a season by a Trojan. She helped lead USC to a second place finish in the Pac-12 this year and the program's seventh straight postseason appearance. Hocking has already been named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American in her career, and has been All-Pac-12 in each of her three collegiate seasons.
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Three men and three women finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, May 12. The 2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on May 27, 2021Â to formally announce this year's winners.
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