Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell's Conor O'Brien Named to Hermann Trophy Watch List
8/19/2008 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 19, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell men's soccer co-captain Conor O'Brien (Mt. Sinai, N.Y./St. Anthony's) has been included in the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy Watch List. A total of 48 players were named to the list and O'Brien was one of just two Patriot League players mentioned, along with Lehigh's Kyle Evans.
The Hermann Trophy is considered one of the highest individual honors in intercollegiate soccer. The recipient of the trophy is selected by Division I head coaches who are members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A list of 15 semifinalists will be selected by a coaches committee in November, with the finalists announced in early December. They will be invited to a January news conference at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo., where the winner will be announced.
O'Brien, who was a Second Team All-Patriot League selection and an NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Second Team choice last year, led Bucknell with seven goals and 19 points in 2007. His five assists were tied for first on the squad with Justin Wolf. O'Brien's goal total was the most by a Bison since Scott Visnic netted 12 in 2003. O'Brien tallied five goals over the final six games of the regular season, and he assisted on Mark Schmiegel's goal in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals against Colgate.
O'Brien enters the 2008 season with eight career goals and eight career assists for 24 career points. He has started all 42 matches since setting foot on campus before the 2006 season.
O'Brien will begin his junior campaign with the Bison on Friday, Aug. 29, when the squad travels to Buffalo, N.Y., to face Buffalo. It is the first of four consecutive matches away from home to start the season for Bucknell. The Bison play their first home contest Friday, Sept. 12, when they host Cornell on the first day of the four-team Days Inn Classic at Varsity Soccer Field.
