Agaton Pourshahidi Award Offensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/23/2024 Sport Men's Soccer School UC Irvine Year Junior Position Forward Hometown Stockholm, Sweden High School Sjolins Gymnasium Sodermalm Agaton Pourshahidi recorded a hat trick in UC Irvine's win over Utah Tech to claim The Big West Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award. It is Pourshahidi's first career offensive weekly honor from the conference. The junior was twice the Freshman of the Week during the 2022 season. In Saturday's 4-2 home win over Utah Tech, the forward found the back of the net in the 16th, 32nd and 80th minutes. It was the first Anteater hat trick since 2010. On Sunday at Saint Mary's, the forward found the back of the cage in the 69th minute, once again the game-winning goal, as the Hornets prevailed 4-2. HAT TRICK!!! Agaton (80') from Francesco and Sam for his third of the night!! UC Irvine 4-2 Utah Tech #TWZ pic.twitter.com/UfucRRgwq5 — UCI Men's Soccer (@UCImsoc) September 22, 2024 Pourshahidi is second in the conference in goals with five and third in points with 11. UC Irvine is 2-4-1 on the season.