IRVINE, Calif. --- Coming off an All-American season as a junior, defender CoCo Goodson (Ramona / University of Texas) was named a Soccer America Women's Preseason All-American and named to the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List.

She becomes the first Anteater and Big West Conference player since it was formed to ever be a preseason All-American, and also first ever to be named to the MAC Watch List.

Goodson was one of 25 players to be named, seven of whom are defenders. Here is the list below:

GOALKEEPERS: PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR
Adrianna Franch, Oklahoma State, Jr.
Bianca Henninger, Santa Clara, Sr.
Jillian Mastroianni, Boston College, Jr.

DEFENDERS: PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR
Cassie Dickerson, Ohio State, Jr.
Alina Garciamendez, Stanford, Jr.
CoCo Goodson, UC Irvine, Sr.
Kerry McBride, Marquette, Sr.
Toni Pressley, Florida State, Sr.
Jessica Schuveiller, Notre Dame, Sr.
Kat Williamson, Florida, Jr.

MIDFIELDERS: PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR
Katie Frierson, Auburn, Sr.
Kristie Mewis, Boston College, Jr.
Christine Nairn, Penn State, Jr.
Teresa Noyola, Stanford, Sr.
Ingrid Wells, Georgetown, Sr.

FORWARDS: PLAYER, SCHOOL, YEAR
Vicki DiMartino, Boston College, Jr.
Crystal Dunn, North Carolina, Soph.
Danielle Foxhoven, Portland, Sr.
Sarah Hagen, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Sr.
Melissa Henderson, Notre Dame, Sr.
Sydney Leroux, UCLA, Sr.
Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska, Jr.
Jasmyne Spencer, Maryland, Sr.
Katie Stengel, Wake Forest, Soph.
Colleen Williams, Dayton, Jr.

In addition to this, Goodson has been named as one of 42 players to the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Watch List.

The MAC Hermann Trophy is the highest individual award in intercollegiate soccer. The recipients are selected by head coaches of NCAA Division I programs who are members of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Voting for the MAC Hermann Trophy is conducted in late November, when a field of 15 semifinalists is reduced to three finalists. Those three will be invited to the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, where a news conference will be held to announce the winner, followed by a banquet to honor the three finalists.

This is all coming on the heels of Goodson being ranked No. 90 out of the Top-100 upperclassmen in women's college soccer for 2011.

Goodson and the Anteaters head out to College Station, Texas to open the season the Texas A&M Invitational, Friday vs. UT-San Antonio, and Sunday vs. No. 11 Texas A&M.