CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State junior forward Donavan Phillip was named the winner of the 2025 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, presented on Friday, January 9, at the MAC’s annual banquet.
 
Phillip is the 22nd ACC men's soccer player to win the Hermann Trophy and the first since Clemson’s Ousmane Sylla in 2023. He is the first player in NC State program history to win the award.
 
In leading the Wolfpack to the NCAA national championship match, Phillip racked up a nation’s best 19 goals. The native of Saint Lucia played in 22 of NC State’s 23 total matches this season, totaling 1,482 minutes and averaging 67 minutes of action per game.
 
He was the first-ever Wolfpack player to be named ACC Offensive Player of the Year, and he also was a First-Team All-ACC and First-Team All-America selection.
 
Phillip scored the most goals by an NC State player since Sam Okpodu scored 20 goals in 1984. He recorded the most points by a Wolfpack player (40) since Roy Lassiter racked up 40 in 1991.
 
The MAC Hermann Trophy, a 10-pound crystal soccer ball, is awarded to the United Soccer Coaches National Players of the Year in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s soccer based on voting conducted by member coaches.