28th December 2010.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. -Junior forward Corey Hertzog (reading, PA.), the leader of the nation in goals and points in 2010, decided to forgo his senior season at Penn State and sign a contract with the generation adidas. He will participate in the next major League Soccer Player combine and will be available for selection by the teams from MLS SuperDraft in 2011.
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Hertzog will join fellow Penn State invited Matheus Braga (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), adidas 2011 of major League Soccer Player combine, which is scheduled for January 8-11 in Central Park, Regional Broward in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Training teams and managing all the teams from MLS # 18 will be in attendance to scout talent in the combine, concluding two days before the MLS SuperDraft 2011. The project will be held on Thurs, January 13, in Baltimore, MD. at the Baltimore Convention Center. In 2010, Hertzog, a selection of NSCAA First Team All-District and All-Second Team attacking American, emerged as the most dangerous nation in one of the top NCAA attack units, bringing together the most productive season offensive by a lion Nittany in 55 years and one of the largest in the history of the Big Ten.
The Hermann Trophy semifinalist and unanimous selection First Team All-Big Ten NCAA yielded a better 20 goals in 2010, the most by a player of Penn State, since the scorer of all time and future Hermann Trophy winner Jim Stamatis equalled mark in 1977. Goal of Hertzog total also classifies him fourth in program record book behind only Bill Fiedler (21, 1957), Jack Pinezich (23, 1952) and Dick Packer (24, 1955) and places it in the first place tie for most goals in a single season in the history of the Big Ten with Indiana Dema Kovalenko (1997) and Aleksey Korol (1999).
With 46 points, Hertzog sits in second place from Penn State and Big Ten season points ranking, trailing only Packer (50, 1955) and Korol (50, 1999), respectively. In 2010, it also has established itself as the holder of record all-time Penn State for shots in a season, totaling 115, break 33-year old mark Stamatis 95.
Highlight season Hertzog were several outstanding efforts. In a decisive 4-1 win over Old Dominion in a contest the second round of the NCAA Championship 2010, he totaled three goals, the second "hat trick" of his career and a helper to lead Nittany Lions first victory of NCAA postseason programme since 2005. His seven points you are classified in the second draw for the ultimate in a single game in the history of Big Ten place and he remains the only lonely player to make the first two from the list based on a performance of the NCAA championship game. Vs. Binghamton, Hertzog totaling six points, scoring two goals, including a game-winning 45-yard and registering two assists to lead Penn State in a non-Conference victory. The winner of the game in a 2-1 upset of no. 6 Michigan State helped the Nittany Lions wins his first Big Ten win of the season. During the heart of the season, he caught fire, mark at least one goal in 10 of 11 games.
In recognition of its exceptional season 2010, Hertzog was honored as the player of the year national topdrawersoccer.com and was named First Team All-America by College Soccer News and a First Team MVP by Soccer America. During the season, he won three national player of the week Awards, and was selected for six national teams of the week. Hertzog also was recognized as the classic Wolstein and MVP of the tournament team All-Big Ten Tournament.
Hertzog ranks 13th in career points list of Penn State, totaling 80 points (33 goals, 2 assists) in three years (61 games).
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