The Pac-12 today announced its Players of the Week for Women's Soccer, Men's Soccer and Volleyball, highlighting several key performances from the week that was.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week: F Brooke Metcalfe, Gonzaga (Scored the game-winner in Gonzaga’s 2-0 win over Washington State on Saturday, her fourth goal of the season, and third in the last two games, in the 33rd minute off a corner kick from Makayla Werner)
Defensive Player of the Week: GK Jessie Reiss, Fresno State (Recorded her second shutout of the season against No. 16 Utah State, playing all 90 minutes and made seven saves in the match. Her performance helped Fresno State earn its first point in conference play and improve to 0-4-1 in conference play. It also marked Fresno State's first road point of the season)
Newcomer of the Week: F/MF Campbell Wilson, Boise State (Scored one goal for two points in a 2-1 win over Oregon State on Oct. 17, marking her 11th goal of the season. She scored the match-winning goal, her sixth of the year and is now tied for third in program history for a single season with Raimee Sherle, who set the mark in 2019. She also leads all freshmen in Boise State history in the category after converting on her first career penalty kick)
Pac-12 programs are back in action on Thursday with four conference matches. For a full look at the Pac-12 women’s soccer schedule, click
here.
Previous women's soccer players of the week:
Oct. 13
Offensive: F Victoria Miller, San Diego State
Defensive: GK Ivy Nystrom, Utah State
Newcomer: F Amber Ogbolu, Oregon State
Oct. 6
Offensive: F Mia Lane, Boise State
Defensive: GK Ivy Nystrom, Utah State
Newcomer: F Delaney Hawkins, Washington State
Sept. 29
Offensive: MF/F Campbell Wilson, Boise State
Defensive: GK Ava de Leest, Boise State
Newcomer: MF/F Campbell Wilson, Boise State
Sept. 22
Offensive: MF Amelia Severn, Gonzaga
Defensive: GK Ashlyn Dvorak, Washington State
Newcomer: MF KK Chowanda-Bandhu
Sept. 15
Offensive: F Solena Sellers, Utah State
Defensive: D Summer Sofonia, Utah State
Newcomer: MF/F Campbell Wilson, Boise State
Sept. 9
Offensive: MF Victoria Meza, Texas State
Defensive: GK Jesse Reiss, Fresno State
Newcomer: MF/F Campbell Wilson, Boise State
Sept. 1
Offensive: F Ellie Hendrix, Utah State
Defensive: GK Ivy Nystrom, Utah State
Newcomer: MF/F Campbell Wilson, Boise State
Aug. 25
Offensive: MF Helen Alormenu, Texas State
Defensive: D Jenny Ngankem, Texas State
Newcomer: F Lea Gentry, Oregon State
Aug. 18
Offensive: MF Amelia Severn, Gonzaga (also named IWSOC National Player of the Week)
Defensive: GK Kailey Carlen, San Diego State
Newcomer: MF/F Campbell Wilson, Boise State
MEN'S SOCCER
Offensive Player of the Week: F Finn Linas, Cal Poly (Scored opening goal in 3-1 home win against Utah Valley on Oct. 14 and eventual game-winner in 4-3 upset of No. 22 Oregon State on Oct. 17. He also produced an assist in each match)
Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Week: GK Nic Diana, San Diego State (Earned a shutout at second place California Baptist. Faced 15 shots and six corners and made three saves)
Pac-12 men's soccer programs are back in action beginning on Wednesday, with seven non-conference matches set to take place. For a full look at the Pac-12 men's soccer schedule, click
here.
Previous men's soccer players of the week:
Oct. 13
Offensive: F Jaxson Hutcheon, San Diego State
Defensive: GK John Nicolson, Oregon State
Newcomer: F Wyatt Borso, Oregon State
Oct. 6
Offensive: F Justin Ojo, California Baptist
Defensive: D Stavros Charalampous, California Baptist
Newcomer: F John Koutelieris, Oregon State
Sept. 29
Offensive: D Charlie Hogan, Cal Poly
Defensive: GK Mathew Guerra, Cal Poly
Newcomer: F Devin Bening, Cal Poly
Sept. 22
Offensive: MF Tim Hoffman, Oregon State
Defensive: GK John Nicolson, Oregon State
Newcomer: GK Ulrik Stroem, California Baptist
Sept. 15
Offensive: F Drew Pedersen, Gonzaga
Defensive: D Keenai Brown, UC San Diego
Newcomer: GK Ulrik Stroem, California Baptist
Sept. 9
Offensive: F Nik Orth, San Diego State
Defensive: D Gavin Carlson, UC San Diego
Newcomer: D Gavin Carlson, UC San Diego
Sept. 1
Offensive: F Max Eisenberg, Oregon State
Defensive: GK Nic Thiele, UC San Diego
Newcomer: D Carson Hammond, Gonzaga
Aug. 25
Offensive: MF Oren Stuppel, UC San Diego
Defensive: D Gavin Carlson, UC San Diego
Newcomer: F Wyatt Borso, Oregon State
VOLLEYBALL
Offensive Player of the Week: OH AC Froehlich, Oregon State (Hit .393 on the way to a 15-kill performance in OSU’s sweep of Texas State, an average of 5.0 kills per set, added nine digs, had seven kills in a commanding 25-18 first set victory and at the time of nomination, she ranked second in the Pac-12 for kills (235) and kills per set (3.92) while her average of 4.38 points per set ranks third, and Wednesday’s performance was her 13
th time this season in double digits)
Defensive Player of the Week: MB Kekua Richards, Colorado State (Recorded seven block assists and a pair of solo blocks in Colorado State's 3-0 win over Utah State, as well as led the Rams in blocking on a record breaking day - 18.0 team blocks set the program record for team blocks in a three set match in the modern scoring era.)
Setter of the Week: S Kendall Mairs, San Diego State (Led the Pac-12 with 11.13 assists per set last week and dished out 89 assists overall, the highest total in the conference among players who appeared in nine sets or fewer, topped the squad with 24 digs and 3.00 digs per set, which tied for 10th in the Pac-12 last week and added seven blocks, which ranked third on the team, along with four kills and two service aces. With her setting, SDSU led the Pac-12 in kills (14.63 per set) and assists (13.50 per set), while ranking third with a .241 hitting percentage, also contributed to an Aztec defense that ranked second in the Pac-12 with 3.00 blocks per set, the most by a conference school playing two matches. She logged her 11th double-double of the season and 22nd as a collegian after posting a career-high 53 assists in a reverse sweep against Utah State, adding a match-high 19 digs, her second-best total of the year and recorded a career-high six blocks against the Aggies while contributing two kills and a service ace. Her 53 assists are tied for the fourth-best single-match total in the Pac-12 this season. Assisted on five kills during an 8-2 closing run in the third set that extended the match after SDSU trailed 22-18.She led all players with 36 assists in a sweep of Texas State two days later while tying for match-high honors with five digs. Also added two kills, one ace and a block assist. With her setting, San Diego State posted its highest single-match hitting percentage since 2012 with a .435 clip against Texas State, tied for the best efficiency in the Pac-12 this season.)
Pac-12 volleyball programs are back in action on Wednesday night, as Oregon State travels to San Marcos to battle Texas State. For a full look at the Pac-12 volleyball schedule, click
here.
Previous volleyball players of the week:
Oct. 13
Offensive: OH Azlynn Tittmann, Boise State
Defensive: MB Taelyn Bentley, San Diego State
Setter: S Kendall Mairs, San Diego State
Oct. 6
Offensive: OH Olivia Ruy, Utah State
Defensive: L Maggie Rickert, Gonzaga
Setter: S Kendall Mairs, San Diego State
Sept. 29
Offensive: OH/OPP Claire Wagstaff, Gonzaga
Defensive: MB Kendall Hastings, Boise State
Setter: S Jackie Matias, Oregon State
Sept. 22
Offensive: OH/OPP Claire Wagstaff, Gonzaga
Defensive: MB Kekua Richards, Colorado State
Setter: S Jackie Matias, Oregon State
Sept. 15
Offensive: OH Ella Schabort, San Diego State
Defensive: OH Amelia Hansen, Boise State
Setter: S Kendall Mairs, San Diego State
Sept. 9
Offensive: OH Jenna Legault, Fresno State
Defensive: MB Naomi White, Washington State
Setter: S Erin Debiec, Colorado State
Sept. 1
Offensive: OH AC Froehlich, Oregon State
Defensive: L Melia Barlow, Boise State
Setter: S Jackie Matias, Oregon State