Saint Louis, Mo. – The most prestigious honor in college soccer has returned to Clemson, S.C., as Ousmane Sylla was named the recipient of the MAC Hermann Trophy earlier this evening. Sylla is now the fourth Clemson player to win the award, joining Bruce Murray (1987), Wojtek Krakowiak (1998), and Robbie Robinson (2019).
A native of Dakar, Senegal, Sylla led the Tigers in goals, assists and points on the season. He was also named the MVP for both the ACC Tournament and the College Cup, as well as first team All-ACC, first team All-Atlantic Region and first team All-America.
Sylla finished the year ranked 14th nationally in total goals (13), eighth in total assists (10), and fifth in total points (36). He also finished 10th nationally in game-winning goals (5). He led the Tigers to their second NCAA Championship in three seasons, scoring a goal in the championship game against Notre Dame to put the Tigers up 2-0 at the time.
With tonight’s honor, Sylla has become the 21st ACC player to win the award. In December, Sylla was drafted in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo.
The two other finalists for the award were Charlie Sharp (Western Michigan) and Garrison Tubbs (Wake Forest). Full MAC Hermann release here.
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The best. 🏆Ousmane Sylla has been named the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy Recipient. He joins three other Clemson athletes who have previously won the award. #ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/XImy1GHZnK— Clemson Men's Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) January 6, 2024
The best. 🏆
Ousmane Sylla has been named the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy Recipient. He joins three other Clemson athletes who have previously won the award. #ClemsonUnited pic.twitter.com/XImy1GHZnK
— Clemson Men's Soccer (@ClemsonMSoccer) January 6, 2024
Ousmane Sylla from @ClemsonMSoccer is the 2023 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Winner! #ncaasoccer #collegesoccer @UnitedCoaches pic.twitter.com/q0rSbndjzr— MAC Hermann Trophy (@HermannTrophy) January 6, 2024
Ousmane Sylla from @ClemsonMSoccer is the 2023 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Winner! #ncaasoccer #collegesoccer @UnitedCoaches pic.twitter.com/q0rSbndjzr
— MAC Hermann Trophy (@HermannTrophy) January 6, 2024
𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐘𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑'𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐂 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐘! #NCAASoccer x @ClemsonMSoccer pic.twitter.com/iTrawCbkpw— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) January 6, 2024
𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐘𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑'𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐂 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐘! #NCAASoccer x @ClemsonMSoccer pic.twitter.com/iTrawCbkpw
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) January 6, 2024
NO ONE BETTER ⚽️🏆 #AccomplishGreatness pic.twitter.com/ZMEAXWZwAR— The ACC (@theACC) January 6, 2024
NO ONE BETTER ⚽️🏆 #AccomplishGreatness pic.twitter.com/ZMEAXWZwAR
— The ACC (@theACC) January 6, 2024
✅All-ACC✅All-American ✅ACC Champion✅National Champion✅National Player of the YearSo proud of Ousmane & @clemsonmsoccer!! 🐅⚽️ #ClemsonUnited https://t.co/eS0eOYwRdH— Graham Neff (@GrahamNeff) January 6, 2024
✅All-ACC✅All-American ✅ACC Champion✅National Champion✅National Player of the Year
So proud of Ousmane & @clemsonmsoccer!! 🐅⚽️ #ClemsonUnited https://t.co/eS0eOYwRdH
— Graham Neff (@GrahamNeff) January 6, 2024
Congratulations to Ousmane Sylla from @ClemsonMSoccer! He is the 2023 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Winner! pic.twitter.com/e4hpSZTosn— MAC Hermann Trophy (@HermannTrophy) January 6, 2024
Congratulations to Ousmane Sylla from @ClemsonMSoccer! He is the 2023 Men’s MAC Hermann Trophy Winner! pic.twitter.com/e4hpSZTosn