KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The United Soccer Coaches announced the 61 NCAA Women’s Division I college soccer players named to the 2022 Hermann Trophy Watch List on Thursday and Notre Dame defender Eva Gaetino was on the prestigious list. The junior out of Dexter, Michigan, anchors the backline for the Fighting Irish at the center back position.
Gaetino, along with wing defenders Waniya Hudson and Eva Wirtz, posted a 0.963 goals against average last season. All-in-all, the Irish defense allowed 22 goals with 97 shots on net. Total shots-wise, they only allowed 9.6 shots per game. Furthermore, the 22 goals were the fewest allowed in Coach Norman’s tenure (not counting the shortened 2020 season due to Covid-19), and the fewest since 2016.
Offensively, Gaetino scored one of the standout goals from last season, diving through the air to head the ball into the net for a 2-1 overtime win over Clemson.
Unreal game-winner in overtime from @evagaetino!!
Irish with their 8th straight win | Move to 6-0-0 in ACC play. #SCTop10 #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/1OW8Uqs0Gq
— ND Women's Soccer (@NDSoccer) October 10, 2021
The Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by the voting of Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. Fifteen men’s players and 15 women’s players become Hermann Trophy semifinalists on Nov. 30 following completion of Division I All-America voting following the fall season. Then on Dec. 7, the top three players from a final round of voting are the 2021 finalists. The 2022 winner is revealed on Jan. 6, 2023, at a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis, Mo.
United Soccer Coaches
2022 Women’s Hermann Trophy Watch List
| Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Lauren Brzykcy | Sr. | UCLA | San Clemente, Calif. |
| K | Nadia Cooper | So. | Washington State University | Houston, Texas |
| K | Leah Freeman | Jr. | University of Oregon | Berkeley, Calif. |
| K | Lauren Kellett | Jr. | Texas Christian University | Coppell, Texas |
| K | Bella Killgore | Sr. | Rice University | Houston, Texas |
| K | Lauren Kozal | Sr. | Michigan State University | Ada, Mich. |
| K | Ashley Orkus | Sr. | University of Mississippi | Vestavia Hills, Ala. |
| K | Kaitlyn Parks | Jr. | Wake Forest University | Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| D | Maycee Bell | Sr. | University of North Carolina | Wichita, Kan. |
| D | Megan Bornkamp | Jr. | Clemson University | Mooresville, N.C. |
| D | Jordan Brewster | GR5 | West Virginia University | North Canton, Ohio |
| D | Emma Clarke | Sr. | University of Houston | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| D | Madison Curry | Sr. | Princeton University | Coto de Caza, Calif. |
| D | Kayla Duran | Jr. | Brown University | Woburn, Mass. |
| D | Eva Gaetino | Jr. | University of Notre Dame | Dexter, Mich. |
| D | Katia Hanger | Jr. | Lipscomb University | Alpharetta, Ga. |
| D | Jyllissa Harris | Sr. | University of South Carolina | Hazlet, N.J. |
| D | Tianna Harris | GR5 | Kent State University | Whitby, Ont. |
| D | Mykiaa Minnis | GR5 | Washington State University | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| D | Dunja Mostarac | Sr. | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Belgrade, Serbia |
| D | Lily Reale | So. | UCLA | Hingham, Mass. |
| D | Reyna Reyes | Sr. | University of Alabama | Garland, Texas |
| D | Jade Rose | So, | Harvard University | Marcum, Ont. |
| D | Laveni Vaka | Jr. | Brigham Young University | Sandy, Utah |
| D | Trinity Watson | GR5 | Pepperdine University | Ocean Beach, Calif. |
| M | Hannah Bebar | So. | Harvard University | Naperville, Ill. |
| M | Croix Bethune | Sr. | University of Southern California | Alpharetta, Ga. |
| M | Gracie Brian | Sr. | Texas Christian University | Frisco, Texas |
| M | Shelby Craft | Jr. | Lipscomb University | Frisco, Texas |
| M | Maya Doms | Sr. | Stanford University | Davis, Calif. |
| M | Jadyn Edwards | Sr. | University of New Mexico | Mill Creek, Wash. |
| M | Carlee Giammona | GR5 | Pepperdine University | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| M | Lia Godfrey | Jr. | University of Virginia | Fleming Island, Fla. |
| M | Anna Haddock | Jr. | Auburn University | Bowling Green, Ky. |
| M | Taylor Huff | So. | University of Tennessee | Mansfield, Ohio |
| M | Camille Lafaix | Jr. | Cal Poly | Los Gatos, Calif. |
| M | Julia Leas | Jr. | Georgetown University | Vienna, Va. |
| M | Molly McLaughlin | GR5 | Xavier University | Granger, Ind. |
| M | Roma McLaughlin | GR5 | Central Connecticut State | Greencastle, Ireland |
| M | Lexi Missimo | So. | University of Texas | Southlake, Texas |
| M | Delaney Schultz | Sr. | Rice University | St. Louis, Mo. |
| M | Courtney Sebazco | GR5 | Southern Methodist University | Fort Worth, Texas |
| M | Jamie Shepherd | Jr. | Brigham Young University | American Fork, Utah |
| F | Tanya Boychuk | GR5 | University of Memphis | Edmonton, Alb. |
| F | Messiah Bright | GR5 | Texas Christian University | Dallas, Texas |
| F | Michelle Cooper | So. | Duke University | Clarkston, Mich. |
| F | Nicole Douglas | Sr. | Arizona State University | London, England |
| F | Mackenzie George | GR5 | University of Tennessee | Lincoln, Calif. |
| F | Penelope Hocking | GR5 | Penn State University | Anaheim, Calif. |
| F | Jameese Joseph | Jr. | North Carolina State University | Beltsville, Md. |
| F | Louise Lillback | Jr. | Florida Gulf Coast University | Stockholm, Sweden |
| F | Megan Nemec | Sr. | Loyola University Chicago | Tinley Park, Ill. |
| F | Beata Olsson | Jr. | Florida State University | Enkoping, Sweden |
| F | Anna Podojil | GR5 | University of Arkansas | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| F | Brittany Raphino | Sr. | Brown University | Randolph, Mass. |
| F | Ally Schlegel | Sr. | Penn State University | Parker, Colo. |
| F | Katie Soderstrom | Sr. | Butler University | Carmel, Ind. |
| F | Jaida Thomas | Jr. | University of Tennessee | Dallas, Texas |
| F | Riley Tiernan | So. | Rutgers University | Voorhees, N.J. |
| F | Tori Waldeck | Jr. | Pepperdine University | Newhall, Calif. |
| F | Summer Yates | GR5 | Washington | Pasco, Wash. |
*GR5 Indicates student-athletes exercising their extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19