Noeh Hernandez Named BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
8/19/2025 10:00:00 AM | MEN'S SOCCER
Junior midfielder also unanimously selected to Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
CHICAGO – DePaul's Noeh Hernandez was named BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and unanimously selected to the All-BIG EAST Team Tuesday morning as the league released its preseason coaches' poll and major award winners ahead of the 2025 season. Both were selected by a vote of the conference's 12 head coaches who weren't permitted to vote for their own programs. Â
In the coaches' poll, the Blue Demons were selected to finish fifth in the Midwest Division while Akron was picked the preseason champion. Georgetown was voted the favorite in the East Division.Â
Hernandez, the 2024 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, returns for his junior campaign after leading DePaul in almost every offensive category a season ago. The Bridgeview, Ill. native tallied eight goals and nine assists as a sophomore. His 25 points ranked second among all players in the conference.Â
He led DePaul to its best offensive season in nearly three decades with goal involvement in 17 of the team's 32 goals in 2024. Hernandez notched a point in 11 of his 17 appearances and eight of those performances were multi-point outings. He was DePaul's first major award winner since Brian Visser earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year in 2007.
The Blue Demons open the 2025 season on Thursday, Aug. 21 when Purdue Fort Wayne visits Wish Field. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. with coverage carried on ESPN+.Â
BIG EAST Preseason Men's Soccer Coaches' Poll
East Division
(first-place votes)
1. Georgetown (10)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 65
2. Providence (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 56
3. St. John's                     45
4. Connecticut                 34
5. Seton Hall                   30
6. Villanova                       16
Midwest Division
(first-place votes)
1. Akron (10)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 65
2. Creighton (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 57
3. Xavier                            41
4. Marquette                      34
5. DePaul                           26
6. Butler                             23
Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Noeh Hernandez, Jr., M, DePaul
Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Agustin Resch, Sr., D, Seton Hall
Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Mitch Budler, R-Sr., GK, Akron
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Mitch Budler, R-Sr., GK, Akron *
Josemir Gomez, Sr., F, Butler
Noeh Hernandez, Jr., M, DePaul *
Mitch Baker, So., F, Georgetown
Tate Lampman, So., D, Georgetown
Matthew Van Horn, Jr., M, Georgetown
Zach Zengue, Sr., M, Georgetown
Bruno Rosa, Sr., F, Providence
Diego Batista, Sr., M, Providence
Antonio Biggs, Gr., D, St. John's
Agustin Resch, Sr., D, Seton Hall *
*Unanimous Selection
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