Maddy Herniter

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Palos Verdes
Hometown:
Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.

Third Team All-SEC (2026)
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2025)
S.A.A.C. Team Representative (2026-27)

2026: Named to Third Team All-SEC...Played and started in 18 matches, tallying 1,554 minutes...Led team in minutes and ranked fifth in goals...Played full 90 minutes in 13 matches...Led backline that only allowed 23 opponent goals and held teams to 11.2 shots per match...Scored first career goal on equalizing header late in tie at LSU (Sept. 27)...Scored equalizer on corner kick header at South Carolina (Oct. 23)...Tallied 10 shots with four on frame...Serves as team representative to UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

2025: Ranked No. 51 on TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100 Freshmen List...Played in 19 matches with 17 starts, tallying 1,536 minutes...Ranked No. 13 on TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Freshmen List...Made Georgia debut against No. 8 UCLA, playing full 90 minutes on backline (Aug. 14)...Member of Georgia backline that allowed only 18 goals, a .103 shooting percentage, and eight shutouts...Tallied four shots...Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics.

National: Invited to numerous USWNT U-19 national camps, most recently in June 2026.

Prior to Georgia: Played for Beach FC and Palos Verdes High School…Helped lead Beach FC to 2024 ECNL U17 national championship as team captain…Named to 2024 ECNL Southwest All-Conference Second Team…Helped lead Palos Verdes to CIF state final in 2024…Named to All-CIF First Team in 2023 and 2024…Named 2023-24 Daily Breeze All-Area First Team…Named team MVP in 2022, 2023, and 2024…Named Rookie of the Year in 2021.