Indiana University Athletics
Will Bruin Named MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
12/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Dec. 2, 2010
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University junior forward Will Bruin has been named one of 15 semifinalists for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy, the organization announced today.
The list will be narrowed to three semifinalists announced on Dec. 10. Those three individuals will travel to the Missouri Athletic Club where the winner will be announced on Jan. 7. For the complete list of semifinalists, visit www.NSCAA.com.
Bruin had an outstanding season for the Hoosiers, tallying 18 goals and five assists for 41 points. His 18 goals are the most by a Hoosier this century and he was honored with the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year award. A unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection, Bruin was also named to the Top Drawer Soccer team of the season and was a three-time Big Ten Player of the Week honoree in 2010.
Five times this season Bruin scored multiple goals in a match, beginning with three in a 5-1 victory over then-No. 5 UCLA on Sept. 5. He also had a pair of goals in a 3-2 win at No. 11 Creighton, and two goals in a 3-0 win at Michigan State. With Northwestern holding a 2-0 lead and the Big Ten regular season title on the line, Bruin scored two goals to tie the match as the Hoosiers went on to a 3-2 victory for their 14th Big Ten regular season crown. In the Hoosiers' 5-1 win over No. 23 Tulsa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Bruin contributed two goals and a pair of assists.
The St. Louis native tallied three game-winning scores on the season, including a goal with 11 seconds remaining in regulation to give Indiana a 3-2 win at No. 20 Penn State. Bruin tallied at least one goal in 12 of 20 matches in 2010.
For his career Bruin started all 66 matches, with 33 goals and nine assists for 75 points. Eleven of his career strikes have been game winners. His 33 career goals ranks tied for 15th in school history, while his 257 shots is ninth on the all-time IU lists. Bruin's 18 goals this season is 14th in Hoosier history, with his 41 points ranking just outside the top 15. Bruin took 103 shots this season, tied for fourth among IU's single-season records.
Bruin is one of two Big Ten players among the 15 semifinalists, joining Penn State's Corey Hertzog. He is the first Indiana semifinalist since Brad Ring in 2008.
Indiana has nine Missouri Athletic Club/Hermann Trophy winners, as the two awards were merged in 2002. Angelo DiBernardo (1978), Armando Betancourt (1981), Ken Snow (1988, 1990), and Brian Maisonneuve (1994) were Hermann Trophy winners, while Snow (1988, 1990) and Todd Yeagley (1994) won the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year award. In 2004 Danny O'Rourke won the combined MAC Hermann Trophy.
