TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Three former Seminole soccer players will find out their futures on Thursday night at the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draft. The draft will take place at 6 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia and can be seen on CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ and CBS Sports HQ. Live updates can also be found at https://www.nwslsoccer.com/nwsldraft. Emily Madril, Jenna Nighswonger and Clara Robbins are all projected to be high draft picks come Thursday night. After being honored as a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist just under a week ago, Nighswonger is projected to be a first round pick on Thursday night. Nighswonger had a phenomenal year in 2022 and was named the United Soccer Coaches Scholar Player of the Year. Nighswonger started all 22 games for the Seminoles and tallied 28 points off of six goals and 16 assists. Her 16 assists were the second-most in school history. Only one person played more collegiate soccer than Clara Robbins as the Seminole
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.
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