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Pac-12 Men's Soccer Weekly Release - Aug. 31, 2021

by Pac-12 Conference
Aug 31, 2021
Washington Athletics

Schedule | Standings | Statistics | NCAA Statistics | Record Book

Week 2 Fixtures

  • 10 matches dot the weekly Pac-12 Men's Soccer slate from Thursday, Sept. 2 to Monday, Sept. 6, highlighted by a pair of meetings with WAC preseason favorite Grand Canyon. WASHINGTON will host the Antelopes on Friday before OREGON STATE welcomes GCU on Monday.
  • A pair of matches are set to be televised with CALIFORNIA hosting UNLV on Pac-12 Bay Area on Sunday at 1 p.m. PT, and STANFORD taking on UC Santa Barbara on Pac-12 Los Angeles on Monday at 7 p.m. PT.

Solid Opening-Week Results

  • Pac-12 programs opened the season 6-3-2 (.636) across 11 non-conference matches from Aug. 26-30.
  • Oregon State (2-0-0) and Washington (2-0-0) both opened with a pair of victories, with the Beavers outscoring their opponents 7-1, and the Huskies by a 6-1 margin.
  • SAN DIEGO STATE earned a scoreless draw at then-No. 17 Loyola Marymount to cap a 1-0-1 start that featured consecutive shutouts to begin a season for the first time since 2005.
  • UCLA (1-1-0) knocked off San Francisco in overtime, while CALIFORNIA (0-1-1) secured a result with a 1-1 road draw at Big West co-favorite UC Santa Barbara.

Key Week 1 Performers

  • Washington midfielder Lucas Meek was selected Pac-12 Player of the Week and named to both the Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News National Teams of the Week after totaling five points (1g/3a) in two Husky wins. He set up Dylan Teves' 105th minute golden goal in a season-opening 2-1 victory over UC Davis, then added a goal and two assists in a 4-0 rout of Cal State Fullerton.
  • Oregon State forward Tsiki Ntsabeleng erupted for six points (2g/2a) and had a hand in every goal of the Beavers' 4-1 triumph over Air Force on Monday.
  • Meek and Ntsabeleng are among six players tied atop the NCAA Division I stats rankings with three total assists through Aug. 31.
  • San Diego State's Jacob Castro and the Aztec backline remain the only Pac-12 defense yet to concede a goal this fall as Castro amassed seven total saves in a 2-0 win over CSUN and 0-0 draw at LMU.

Huskies Lead Pac-12 Poll Trio

  • Washington climbed into the top 5, jumping four spots to No. 5, while No. 22 Oregon State and No. 25 Stanford (0-1-0) round out the three Pac-12 teams in the latest United Soccer Coaches national poll.
  • The three ranked teams are tied for the second-most nationally (Big East 3, Big Ten 3) behind only the ACC's six.
  • San Diego State continues to receive votes, the sixth-most in the Also Receiving Votes category.

Hermann Trophy Candidates

  • Four Pac-12 standouts were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List last Thursday: Washington defender Charlie Ostrem and midfielder Dylan Teves, Oregon State midfielder Sofiane Djeffal, and Stanford forward Zach Ryan.
  • UW is 1-of-10 programs nationally with multiple representatives on the watch list.
  • Pac-12 Men's Soccer boasts three of the last seven Hermann Trophy winners after former OSU forward Gloire Amanda won the honor last spring (Jordan Morris, STAN, 2015; Leo Stolz, UCLA, 2014).

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