Owen Beninga Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/29/2025 Sport Men's Soccer School UC Santa Barbara Year Freshman Position Goalkeeper Hometown Jackson Hole, Wyo. High School American HS UC Santa Barbara goalkeeper Owen Beninga recorded a shutout for The Big West Defensive Player of the Week award. It is Beninga’s first career weekly honor The freshman recorded five saves in a 0-0 draw at home against Cal Poly, Saturday in front of a crowd of 7,447. UC Santa Barbara has a 2-4-3 record. Beninga has recorded two shutouts this season.