FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas forward Ava Tankersley has been named the program’s third MAC Hermann Semifinalist, the pinnacle of individual accolades in college soccer, the United Soccer Coaches announced Wednesday.
Tankersley, the 2024 SEC Forward of the Year and a First Team All-SEC selection is coming off her best season yet with 12 goals and nine assists (33 points) to lead Arkansas back to the Sweet 16. The Saint Peters, Mo. native started in all 21 matches this season and ranks tied for fourth in program history with 102 career appearances. Tankersley sits among the top 10 in several career categories: T-No. 4 in Goals (38), T-No. 2 in Assists (32), No. 2 in Points (111), No. 7 in Game-Winning Goals (10), T-No. 4 in Games Played (102), No. 7 in Games Started (89).
Tankersley was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week three times this season and led the league in points (17), goals (7), points per game (1.70), and goals per game (.70), earning her the conference’s back-to-back choice as SEC Forward of the Year, the first player to do so since the award was created in 2019. Tankersley notched four multi-goal games and helped the Hogs tie the program record for most goals in a single season (71).
Aside from being an elite finisher, Tankersley showcased her ability as a key playmaker for the Razorbacks with a team-leading nine assists including important goals in the Hogs’ games against BYU, No. 24 South Carolina, LSU, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
Three women’s finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Jan. 3, 2025, to formally announce this year’s winners.
Fans are encouraged to vote for their favorite player at www.machermanntrophy.org.
Tankersley is the first Razorback to make the semifinalist list since Parker Goins did so in 2021. Anna Podojil was the program’s first semifinalist after her sophomore season in 2020.
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