Timko Named Semifinalist for National Player of the Year

Lincoln ? Nebraska senior forward Brittany Timko, the reigning three-time Big 12 Soccer Player of the Year, was named a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy for the third consecutive season. Timko is one of 15 semifinalists for the award, which is the official National Soccer Coaches Association of America Player-of-the-Year award for Division I.

 

The recipient of the award will be determined through voting by NSCAA Division I member coaches. The three women’s finalists will be announced Monday, Nov. 27 and the winner will be announced on Dec. 2, 2006 in St. Louis.

 

Timko is one of two players on the list to be named a semifinalist for the third time, joining North Carolina’s Heather O’Reilly who was also a semifinalist with Timko the past two seasons.

 

In an outstanding senior season, Timko reached new heights in her collegiate career as she joined the 40/40 club with 41 goals and 42 assists in her career. Timko is one of just 35 players in the history of the NCAA to reach the mark.

 

Timko led the Huskers in 2006 with a team-high 11 goals and seven assists, marking the third straight time she has led the club in both goals and assists.  Prior to Timko’s arrival, no single player had led the team in goals and assists in the same season.