Aug. 8, 2007

Mission, Kan. (SMU) - Two Mustang soccer student-athletes have been included on the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy watch lists, as released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Wednesday. They are junior midfielder Bruno Guarda (Piricicaba, Brazil) on the 29-member men's list and junior goalkeeper Ashley Gunter (Lancaster, Pa.) on the 45-member women's list.

A 2006 NSCAA All-America third-team pick, Guarda is the reigning Conference USA Player of the Year. Over the summer, he was selected to the PDL All-League team as well as the PDL Southern All-Conference team, scoring seven goals and three assists with the DFW Tornados. Guarda was a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2006.

Gunter earned second team NSCAA All-America honors in 2006 and was named the 2006 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. An NSCAA All-Central Region first team pick, she saw action in all 23 games last season, posting a 17-5-1 record with 11 shutouts.

Players are selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List by a committee of Division I coaches who are NSCAA members. In November, the list will be narrowed to 15 semifinalists. Three finalists will be named in early December in conjunction with the NCAA Division I College Cup and will be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club on Friday, January 11, 2008. The winner of the 2007 award will be announced during a nationally-televised news conference that evening.

2007 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch ListAs selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)Pos.    Name    Cl. School  HometownK   Matt Allen  Sr. Creighton   Omaha, Neb.M   Eric Avila  Jr. UCSB    Encinitas, Calif.D   Rhett Bernstein Jr. Brown   San Diego, Calif.D   Eric Brunner    Sr. Ohio State  Dublin, OhioF   Byron Dacy  Jr. Creighton   Omaha, Neb.F   Patrick Figueiredo  Jr. Adelphi Compinas, BrazilF   Kevin Forest    Sr. Washington  Edmonds, Wash.F   Juan Gavaria    Sr. St. Peter's Elizabeth, N.J.M   Tom Gray    Sr. Monmouth    Middletown, N.J.M    Bruno Guarda Jr. SMU Piracicaba, BrazilD   David Horst Sr. Old Dominion    Pine Grove, Pa.D   Andy Iro    Sr. UCSB    Liverpool, EnglandF   Saidi Isaac Sr. Winthrop    Eldoret, KenyaM   Dejan Jakovic   Jr. UAB Etobicoke, OntarioD   Julius James    Sr. Connecticut Maloney Gardens, TrinidadF   George Josten   Sr. Gonzaga Idaho Falls, IdahoM   Stephen King    Sr. Maryland    Medford, N.J.F   Joseph Lapira   Sr. Notre Dame  Lake Charles, La.M   Peter Lowry Sr. Santa Clara Fair Oaks, Calif.M   Travis MacKenzie    Sr. Duquesne    Carnegie, Pa.M   Ryan Maduro Sr. Providence  Bristol, R.I.F   Patrick Nyarko  Jr. Virginia Tech   Kumasi, GhanaF   Yannick Reyering    Jr. Virginia    Mettingen, GermanyM   David Roth  Sr. Northwestern    St. Louis, Mo.D   Andre Sherard   Sr. North Carolina  Greenville, N.C.M   Eric Sweetin    Jr. Saint Louis Kansas City, Mo.D   Julian Valentin Sr. Wake Forest Lancaster, Pa.D   Rob Valentino   Sr. San Francisco   Cave Creek, Ariz.M   Michael Videira Sr. Duke    Milford, Mass.

2007 Women's Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch ListAs selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)Pos.    Name    Cl. School  HometownM   Ameera Abdullah Jr. Florida Denver, Colo.F   Danesha Adams   Sr. UCLA    Shaker Heights, OhioM   Yael Averbuch   Jr. North Carolina  Upper Montclair, N.J.G   Lizzie Barnes   Jr. Navy    New Orleans, La.F   Stacy Bishop    Sr. Florida Land O'Lakes, Fla.M   Paige Carmichael    Sr. Texas A&M   Glendale, Ariz.F   Kelsey Carpenter    Sr. Texas   Allen, TexasF   Lauren Cheney   So. UCLA    Indianapolis, Ind.M   Amanda Cicchini Jr. West Virginia   Oakville, OntarioM   Amanda Cinalli  Sr. Notre Dame  Maple Heights, OhioM   Danielle Collins    Jr. William & Mary  Cream Ridge, N.J.M   Lara Dickenmann Sr. Ohio State  Kriens, SwitzerlandM   Christina DiMartino Jr. UCLA    Massapequa, N.Y.F   Gina DiMartino  So. Boston College  Massapequa, N.Y.M   Sheree Gray Jr. Penn State  Tom's River, N.J.G    Ashley Gunter   Jr. SMU Lancaster, Pa.F   Kerri Hanks Jr. Notre Dame  Allen, TexasD   Jessica Harmon  Jr. BYU Provo, UtahM   Tobin Heath So. North Carolina  Basking Ridge, N.J.D   Lauren Hyde So. Florida Carmel, Ind.D   Nikki Krzysik   Jr. Virginia    Clifton, N.J.F   Katie Larkin    Jr. BYU Draper, UtahF   Adele Letro Jr. Utah    Davis, Calif.M   Allie Long  Jr. North Carolina  Northport, N.Y.D   Stephanie Lopez Sr. Portland    Elk Grove, Calif.G   Jillian Loyden  Sr. Villanova   Vineland, N.J.F   Ella Masar  Sr. Illinois    Urbana, Ill.D   Jessica Maxwell Sr. North Carolina  Colleyville, TexasD   Kasey Moore Jr. Texas   Mission Viejo, Calif.F   Kelley O'Hara   So. Stanford    Fayetteville, Ga.M   Yolanda Odenyo  Sr. Oklahoma State  Uppsala, SwedenK   Ashley Phillips Sr. Clemson West Peabody, Mass.F   Ashlee Pistorius    Sr. Texas A&M   Bloomington, Ill.M   Megan Rapinoe   Jr. Portland    Redding, Calif.D   Denay Riley Sr. Penn State  Washingtonville, N.Y.F   Kylie Rossi Jr. Tennessee   Pennington, N.J.F   Jess Rostedt    Jr. Virginia    Kent, OhioM   Meghan Schnur   Sr. Connecticiut    Butler, Pa.M   Marisha Schumacher-Hodge    Jr. Boston University   Pittsburgh, Pa.F   Meagan Snell    Sr. Santa Clara Arroyo Grande, Calif.D   Brittany Taylor Jr. Connecticut Campbell Hall, N.Y.D   Sara Wagenfuhr  Jr. Florida State   Colorado Springs, Colo.M   Angie Woznuk    Sr. Portland    El Cajon, Calif.F   Claire Zimmeck  Jr. William & Mary  Fairfax, Va.D   Emily Zurrer    Jr. Illinois    Vancouver, B.C.