Notre Dame's
Joseph Lapira, winner of last year's MAC Hermann Trophy, is one of the 15 semifinalists for the 2007 award.
Lapira, who leads the
Fighting Irish in points (25), goals (8) and assists (9) this season, will try to become the first back-to-back recipient of the award since Virginia's
Claudio
Reyna took home the Hermann Trophy in 1992 and 1993.
Three finalists will be named on Dec. 14 at the Men's College Cup, and the winner will be announced at the Missouri Athletic
Club on Jan. 11, 2008.
HERMANN TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS Andre Akpan, Harvard
Alejandro Bedoya, Boston College
Mike Grella, Duke
Bruno Guarda, SMU
Andy Iro, UC Santa Barbara
Julius James, Connecticut
Stephen King,
Maryland
Joseph Lapira, Notre Dame
Peter Lowry, Santa Clara
Patrick
Nyarko, Virginia Tech
Yannick Reyering, Virginia
Brad Ring, Indiana
Julian Valentin, Wake Forest
Michael Videira, Duke
O'Brian White, Connecticut