KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Senior captain Keegan Hughes has been named one of 15 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy semifinalists the United Soccer Coaches announced on Wednesday. Hughes marks the first Stanford Men's Soccer player to earn MAC Hermann trophy semifinals honors since Zach Ryan during the 2020-21 season.
The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded annually since 1967. The 2022 MAC Hermann Trophy banquet will be held at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Jan. 6, 2023 to formally announce this year's winners.
Hughes started all 20 games for the Cardinal, including its second and third round NCAA Tournament matches. He added individual honors to his resume, earning the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award, the first for a Stanford player since Tanner Beason in 2019, as well as a First Team All-Pac-12 selection.
He was also named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Sept. 27) and the College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Sept. 27). For his efforts in the classroom, Hughes earned CSC Academic All-District honors.
The six-foot-three defender led a stout Cardinal defense that recorded nine shutouts during the regular season, the most in the Pac-12. Hughes was a dominant force on the back line, guiding the Cardinal to the top ten in shutout percentage in the NCAA (10th, 0.500), 22nd in goal differential (+23), and 26th in goals against average (.889) during the regular season.
Hughes also contributed four goals on the year, scoring the match winner against UCSB, the late equalizer against No. 1 Washington to earn a draw, against Pacific, and against High Point in the NCAA Tournament. He assisted one goal as well, setting up fellow captain Cam Cilley's match-winning goal against California.
The men's finalists will be released on for Dec. 14. For more information about the history of the MAC Hermann Trophy, visit MACHermannTrophy.org.