Kentucky goalkeeper Jan Hoffelner was named a semifinalist for the 2021 MAC Hermann Trophy on Tuesday.
Hoffelner, the Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year, is the only keeper among the 15 semifinalists.
The MAC Hermann Trophy is given annually to the top player in NCAA Division I soccer.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club announced that Kentucky goalkeeper Jan Hoffelner has been named a semifinalist for the 2021 MAC Hermann Trophy on Tuesday.
Hoffelner is the only keeper among the 15 semifinalists for the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer, awarded annually since 1967.
Hoffelner earned Conference USA Goalkeeper of the Year, first-team All-C-USA and C-USA All-Tournament Team honors, as well as the C-USA Golden Glove Award, during his lone season in Lexington.
The graduate transfer from Langen, Germany, leads the nation outright in goals-against average (0.417) and is tied with Luka Gavran, his former teammate at St. John’s, for the lead in shutouts (12).
Kentucky ended its 2021 campaign with a 15-2-4 record, its second C-USA Championship crown and third appearance in the NCAA Championship round of 16 in the last four years. The Wildcats opened the season with a program-best 14-game unbeaten streak and won each of its regular-season non-conference matches for the first time ever before finishing undefeated at home and tying the school record for the fewest losses in a single season.
Three finalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy will be named on Dec. 15, with a winner being chosen on Jan. 7 in St. Louis. Former Kentucky forward JJ Williams was named a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist in 2018.
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