PREVIEWING THE WEEK:
Stanford enters the week on top of the United Soccer Coaches Poll after the first week of play. The No. 1 Cardinal play No. 23 Creighton on Friday for the top 25 matchup of the week. No. 15 UCLA kicks off the week against Maryland on also Friday, followed by Oregon State vs. American, No. 10 Washington vs. Akron, and California hosting Northeastern. On Sunday, Oregon State travels to UC Riverside, California hosts No. 23 Creighton, No. 1 Stanford hosts Northeastern, and No. 15 UCLA travels to Georgetown. On Monday, San Diego State hosts UCSB.
WEEKLY RECAP:
Four Pac-12 teams finished the first week of the season with a win. No. 10 Washington won both of its games for the week against New Mexico and LMU, placing them on top of the Conference standings. UCLA beat San Francisco, leading to sophomore
Joey Parish
to recieve the Player of the Week nod.
IN THE RANKINGS:
Stanford tops the United Soccer Coaches Poll after the first week of the season after being selected the preseason favorite. Washington closely follows at No. 1 and UCLA is No. 15.
INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL STATS LEADERS:
Stanfords
Sam Werner
tied for first in assists per game (2.00) and 12
th
in total assists (2). His teammate
Nico Corti
is tied for first in goals against average (0.000) and in saves percent (1.000). UCLAs
Brian Iloski
and Stanfords
Foster Langsdorf
are tied for fourth in points per game (4.00). Iloski is also second in shots on goal per game (4.00).
TEAM NATIONAL STATS LEADERS:
No. 1 Stanford is fourth in the nation in assists per game (5.0), fifth in points per game (13.00), tied for first in saves percentage (1.000), sixth in scoring offense (4.00), tied for first in shutout percentage (1.00), team goals against average (0.00), and won-lost tied percentage (1.000). UCLA is ninth in points per game (12.00), second in scoring offense (5.00), 13
th
in shots on goal per game (9.00), 16
th
in total goals (5), tied for first in won-lost-tied percentage and (1.000). Stanford is also tied with UCLA and Washington for first in won-lost-tied percentage (1.000).
MAC HERMANN WATCH LIST:
San Diego States
Pablo Pelaez
, and Stanfords
Tomas Hilliard-Arce
and
Foster Langsdorf
represent the Pac-12 on the preseason MAC Hermann trophy watch list. Twenty-eight players from NCAA Division I schools around the country have been marked as potential contenders for the 2017 Missouri Athletic Clubs (MAC) Hermann Trophy. The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer, presented annually to one male and one female athlete.
TOPDRAWERSOCCER PRESEASON BEST XI:
Seven Pac-12 student-athletes appear on the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI. Stanford tied for the most of any school with four players featured on the teams. Stanfords
Tomas Hilliard-Arce
was selected for the first team; San Diego States
Pablo Pelaez
and Stanfords
Foster Langsdorf
are on the second team; Stanfords
Drew
Skundrich is on the third team; and UCLAs
Brandon Terwege
, Stanfords
Logan Panchot
, and Washingtons
Blake
Bodily are on the freshman team.
PRESEASON COACHES POLL:
Breaking a seven-year streak, the Pac-12 coaches tabbed Stanford as the 2017 favorite over rival UCLA, which is ranked second in the preseason coaches poll. Washington followed in third, San Diego State is fourth, and Oregon State edged out California for fifth and sixth, respectively.
PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12:
Stanfords 2016 co-Pac-12 Player of the Year
Foster Langsdorf
and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
Tomas Hilliard-Arce
highlight the star-studded 2017 Preseason All-Pac-12 team. 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Washingtons
Handwalla Bwana
, UCLAs junior
Erik Holt
, and SDSUs senior
Adam Allmaras
also appear on the team.
2016 PAC-12 MENS SOCCER IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT:
Four Pac-12 mens soccer teams were selected to participate in the 2016 NCAA Mens Soccer Championship, tied for the second-most conference representatives in the field-Stanford, Washington, San Diego State, and UCLA. Stanford went on to win its second consecutive NCAA title after defeating Wake Forest, becoming the first repeat champion since Indiana in 2003-04.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
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Teams
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Points
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Pac-12 Record
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Overall Record
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Washington
|
0
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0-0
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2-0
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Stanford
|
0
|
0-0
|
1-0
|
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UCLA
|
0
|
0-0
|
1-0
|
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Oregon State
|
0
|
0-0
|
1-1
|
|
San Diego State
|
0
|
0-0
|
1-1
|
|
California
|
0
|
0-0
|
0-1
|
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
(all times pacific)
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Friday, Sep. 1
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#15 UCLA at Maryland
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BTN
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4 p.m. PT
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OREGON STATE at American
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4 p.m. PT
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#11 WASHINGTON at Akron
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ESPN3
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4 p.m. PT
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Northeastern at CALIFORNIA
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4:30 p.m. PT
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#23 Creighton at #1 STANFORD
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P12B
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7 p.m. PT
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Sunday, Sep. 3
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OREGON STATE at UC Riverside
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11 a.m. PT
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#23 Creighton at CALIFORNIA
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P12N
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1 p.m. PT
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Northeastern at #1 STANFORD
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Live Stream
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5 p.m. PT
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Monday, Sep. 4
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#15 UCLA at Georgetown
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Fox
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9 a.m. PT
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UC Santa Barbara at SAN DIEGO STATE
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7 p.m. PT
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2017 PAC-12 MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
THIS WEEK: Joey Parish, SO, Washington
ALSO NOMINATED:
Timmy Mueller, OSU; Foster Langsdorf, STAN; Brian Iloski, UCLA.
NATIONAL HONORS
MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
Pablo Pelaez, SDSU; Tomas Hilliard-Arce, STAN; Foster Langsdorf, STAN
IN THE PRESEASON
Pac-12 Preseason Poll
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United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll