Penn State University

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s soccer graduate forward Kaitlyn MacBean was named to the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List on Thursday afternoon.

It was announced by the United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club.

A Minnesota, native MacBean joins a long line of Nittany Lions to garner preseason recognition to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and becomes the first Penn Stater since current NWSL professionals in Chicago Stars FC forward Ally Schlegel and Bay FC forward Penelope Hocking each earned spots ahead of the 2022 campaign.

Last season was MacBean’s single-season career-best 34-point outburst, the most by an individual Nittany Lion since Maya Hayes turned in an astounding 70-point campaign in 2013.

She started all 25 games in the team’s run to the NCAA Tournament National Quarterfinals last season.