Pac-12 Players of the Week - Sept. 15, 2026

9/15/2026 1:00:00 PM

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.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER

Offensive Player of the Week: Solena Sellers F – Utah State (Scored in both matches for No. 18 Utah State, both wins, including a 4-0 blanking of previously No. 13 BYU)

Defensive Player of the Week: D Summer Sofonia, Utah State (Played all 180 minutes to help lead the Aggies to a pair of shutout wins and a combined four shots against, over No. 13 BYU and South Dakota State, while also scoring the opening goal in the 4-0 win over BYU)
 
Newcomer of the Week: MF/F Campbell Wilson, Boise State (Recorded her second brace of the season, scoring twice in a win over Cal State Bakersfield on Sept. 10, becoming just the third Boise State freshman in program history to have multiple multi-goal games in her first season)
 
Pac-12 women’s soccer programs are back in action beginning on Wednesday with one match, and another five programs in action on Thursday. For a full look at the Pac-12 women’s soccer schedule, click here.

Previous women's soccer players of the week:
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

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MEN'S SOCCER

Offensive Player of the Week: F Drew Pedersen, Gonzaga (Scored the game-winning goal for the Zags in a 1-0 win over Cal State Bakersfield in the 76th minute this past Saturday for his team-high third goal and second match-winner of the season)

Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Week: D Keenai Braun, UC San Diego (Playing all 180 minutes this week, Braun was instrumental in UC San Diego's 2-0 win at Utah Tech on Sunday night, having scored the game-winning goal in that match with only two seconds left in the first half. The center back and team captain guided the defense to a shutout, the Tritons' fifth of the season)

Pac-12 men's soccer programs are back in action beginning on Tuesday night, with one match 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:
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

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VOLLEYBALL

Offensive Player of the Week: OH Ella Schabort, San Diego State (Led the Pac-12 with averages of 4.75 points and 4.25 kills in 12 sets across three matches and also ranked second in the league with a .500 hitting percentage for the week, committing just seven errors in 88 attempts. She totaled 51 kills (4.25/set), 20 digs (1.67/set), four block assists, four service aces and four setting assists for the week and led the Aztecs in kills in all three matches, posting at least a .400 hitting percentage in those contests)

Defensive Player of the Week: OH Amelia Hansen, Boise State (Earned Boise State Invitational MVP after tallying 17 blocks and 21 kills during the tournament and posted a total of 19 blocks and 29 kills this week against #25 BYU, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's and Eastern Washington. She also helped Boise State collect their third-consecutive sweep at the Boise State Invitational and sixth sweep of the season) 

Setter of the Week: S Kendall Mairs, San Diego State (Enjoyed another set of all-round performances in three matches, leading the Pac-12 with 118 assists for the week while ranking second with 9.83 assists per set. She also led the team with five service aces for the week and ranked third on the squad with 30 digs (2.50) while adding five kills and one block assist and finished with 32 assists, seven digs and one kill in a sweep of Santa Clara. With her setting, the Aztecs recorded a .407 hitting percentage against the Broncos, which marks the highest efficiency in the Pac-12 this season and best by an SDSU team since 2018)

Pac-12 volleyball programs are back in action beginning on Tuesday night, with Utah State back on the court, taking on Weber State on the road. For a full look at the Pac-12 volleyball schedule, click here.

Previous volleyball players of the week:
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