Women’s Soccer’s Martinez, Nasello Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 25, 2021 – University of South Florida women's soccer student-athletes
Sydney Martinez and
Sydny Nasello were selected to the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy watchlist. This is the second consecutive year the pair has been chosen as watch list members, while Nasello was tabbed as a semifinalist for the 2020-21 season.
Martinez (Rincon, Ga.) finished a successful 2020-21 season with a slew of awards, including being named a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American and American Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Year. The goalkeeper finished with a 10-1-2 record while breaking the program record for goals-against average, as she allowed just 0.45 goals per game through the season.
In total, Martinez has compiled 18 shutouts and a career 0.797 save percentage and 0.751 goals-against average in 4314:43 minutes played and 47 appearances.
Nasello (Land O' Lakes, Fla.) was also a United Soccer Coaches All-American in the 2020-21 season and was also voted as the AAC Offensive Player of the Year. Last season, she posted six goals and five assists for 17 points, while taking 44 shots and scoring four game-winning goals.
In her career, Nasello has scored 15 goals and tallied 25 assists for 54 points. She's taken 151 shots and played in 54 games.
About USF Women's Soccer
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The USF women's soccer team has posted eight consecutive seasons of 10-plus wins and nine in the last 10 years under head coach Denise Schilte-Brown. The Bulls made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010 and returned in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. South Florida has won four consecutive conference championships, earning the tournament title in 2017, 2019 and 2020 as well as the regular-season title in 2018 and 2020. The program had its first draft pick and second-highest pick in USF Athletics history with Evelyne Viens being taken with the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NWSL Draft by Sky Blue FC, now Gotham FC.
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