TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State soccer star Jenna Nighswonger will look to close her illustrious career in fashion on Friday night at the MAC Hermann Trophy ceremony. Nighswonger is one of three finalists joining Korbin Albert (Notre Dame) and Michelle Cooper (Duke). The ceremony will take place Friday night at 7:30 p.m. eastern and can be seen live at http://www.machermanntrophy.org/. Nighswonger looks to be the third consecutive Seminole to win the MAC Hermann Trophy as Jaelin Howell won the trophy in 2020 and 2021.
Nighswonger put together a special season for the Seminoles and helped FSU advance to its third-straight College Cup. In starting all 22 games for the Seminoles, Nighswonger recorded career highs in goal (6), assists (16) and points (28). Her 16 assists were the second-most in school history behind Mami Yamaguchi in 2007. In her career, Nighswonger ended with 34 assists, the second-most in school history, and 72 points, which is the ninth-most in school history.
Nighswonger was named a First Team All-American by College Soccer News and the United Soccer Coaches. She was named a Honda Sport Award Finalist and United Soccer Coaches Scholar Player of the Year. She was also named to the first team of the TopDrawer Soccer Best XI. Nighswonger won the ACC Tournament MVP after tallying a goal and an assist in the ACC Championship game against North Carolina.
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