KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tyrese Spicer was announced as a 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist by the United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club. Spicer is one of 15 semifinalists voted on by NCAA Division I Men's Soccer coaches. 
 
Spicer is the second ever Lipscomb men's soccer player and third ASUN player to be named a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist and second-consecutive for Lipscomb. He joins Noah Gulden who was named a semifinalist in 2022. 
 
The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I honor and has been awarded annually since 1967. Most recently, Duncan McGuire (Creighton) and Michelle Cooper (Duke) received the award for outstanding intercollegiate performances last year. 
 
Three men's finalists will be named for the award on Wednesday, Dec. 13 after voting by NCAA Division I coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches. 
 
Spicer was the ASUN Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region honoree this season and was All-ASUN for the third time in his career. Spicer led the ASUN with 14 goals and added three assists for an ASUN-leading 31 points. He also leads the nation in goals per game, is top-10 in the nation in total goals, total points (29) and points per game (2.23). Sitting at the top of the ASUN in several categories, Spicer was first in the ASUN in goals, points, shots on goal, goals per game, points per game and game-winning goals. Of his 13 goals, six of them and one assist came in ASUN play for 13 points. There was a stretch during the season that he scored in 10-straight matches. The Trinidad and Tobago native contributed to 16 of Lipscomb's goals on the season, the 4^th-best scoring offense in the country and has a point in every match he has played in but one. Twice he scored multiple goals in a match. Spicer was named to the MAC Hermann Watch List, was a Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honoree and a TSWA Player of the Week selection.