Alex Bono Finalist for Hermann Trophy * Update

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  9:57 AM - 2 Dec 2014
  SU Mens Soccer ‏@SUMensSoccer 4m4 minutes ago
  Congrats to @Alex25Bono on making the @HermannTrophy semifinal cut for national player of the year!

 

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Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 7m7 minutes ago
SU goalkeeper Alex Bono (@Alex25Bono) is one of 15 semifinalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the award given to college soccer's top player.

 

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SU Mens Soccer ‏@SUMensSoccer 10m10 minutes ago
SU soccer fans, #voteforBono in the race to win the @HermannTrophy. http://lockerdome.com/7197477841538369/7197481767406872…

 

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  7:00 AM - 3 Dec 2014
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  Daily Orange Sports ‏@DOsports 58m58 minutes ago
  .@Alex25Bono is the lone GK of 16 Hermann Trophy semifinalists, w/ quotes http://bit.ly/1vkX55P by @matt_schneidman

Bono earns spot as lone goalie of 16 Hermann Trophy semifinalists

Margaret Lin | Photo Editor
Syracuse goalkeeper Alex Bono — seen here speaking with reporters after beating Penn State in round two of the NCAA tournament — is the only goalie of 16 semifinalists for the Hermann Trophy, the award given to college soccer’s top player.
By Matt SchneidmanAsst. Copy Editor
21 hours ago

Syracuse goalkeeper Alex Bono was named one of 16 semifinalists for the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America announced Tuesday.
The award is given to college soccer’s top player and Bono is the only goalie of all the semifinalists. This season, the junior set Syracuse single-season records with a .55 goals-against average, 12 shutouts and 1,949 minutes played.
“For me, yeah, you can look at this year as personally my best year, but I still won’t take too much credit for it,” Bono said. “Especially for a goalkeeper, it all depends on how the team in front of you is playing. And this year they’ve been so good, it’s hard for me to look bad.”
From Sept. 13 to Oct. 7, the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year didn’t surrender a goal for a total of 537:34. He finished seventh nationally in both goals against average and save percentage.
Bono admitted, though, that watching the NCAA tournament from home while five other semifinalists are still alive may play to his disadvantage.
“They definitely have a leg up,” Bono said. “They have a couple more chances to show what they’ve got.”
Bono can rely on his supporters to get his own leg up, as there’s an option on the award’s website that lets fans cast their vote for one of the 16 semifinalists. Bono said he hasn’t thought of a campaign hashtag yet, but he knows someone who will.
“I’m sure Fergus (Barrie) will do something along those lines,” Bono said of the team’s student manager, who runs the SU men’s soccer Twitter account. “I haven’t figured anything out yet, but Fergus will figure it out.”
Division I coaches that are part of the NSCAA College Services have the chance to vote for the award until Dec. 11. But Bono isn’t worried about who votes, his body of work or anything else that is determining whether he is named one of the three finalists for the nation’s best player.
Said Bono: “I think that I’ve made my case and if it’s meant to be, it’ll come

 

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  9:16 AM - 12 Dec 2014
  Syracuse Athletics ‏@Cuse 52s52 seconds ago
  RT @SUMensSoccer: @Alex25Bono named a finalist for the 2014 @HermannTrophy as national POY! pic.twitter.com/ESUwDFE1f2

 

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Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 28s28 seconds ago
Alex Bono (@Alex25Bono) is one of three finalists for the Hermann Trophy, the award given to college soccer's best player.

 

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Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 6m6 minutes ago
UCLA midfielder Leo Stolz and North Carolina forward Andy Craven are the other two finalists up against Bono for POY.

 

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Ian McIntyre ‏@ismcinty 29m29 minutes ago
Wonderful news for Alex Bono + his family. His selection as a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist is a landmark day for our SU program. Very Proud!

 

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  11:02 AM - 12 Dec 2014
  The ACC ‏@theACC 6m6 minutes ago
  #ACC Boasts Four MAC Hermann Trophy Finalists: http://theacc.co/Hermann121214 #ACCWSoccer #ACCMSoccer pic.twitter.com/CSOFuqHiZ6

 

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  9:57 AM - 9 Jan 2015
  NSCAA College ‏@NSCAACollege 4m4 minutes ago
  Tonight at 5:30p CT on @NSCAATV, the 2014 @HermannTrophy winners are announced! Tune in: http://nscaatv.com pic.twitter.com/C1tF3uNNdJ

 

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  4:05 PM - 9 Jan 2015
  SU Mens Soccer ‏@SUMensSoccer 2m2 minutes ago
  RT @UCLAMSoccer: Despite being competitors on the field, it's nice to see the guys share a laugh @HermannTrophy pic.twitter.com/dAvsAgTQq3

 

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  3:46 PM - 9 Jan 2015
  SU Mens Soccer ‏@SUMensSoccer 26m26 minutes ago
  RT @matt_schneidman: Standard tie for @ismcinty on the MAC Hermann Awards show. Cracking jokes right off the bat. pic.twitter.com/YPMqJkeYR5

 

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Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 23s23 seconds ago
Almost a perfect day for Alex Bono, but he's beat out by UCLA midfielder Leo Stolz for the Hermann Trophy given to the nation's top player.