• UC Irvine freshman Nolan DiCenzo scored a goal to be named The Big West Freshman of the Week. It is the third time this season that an Anteater has won the top freshman award as Agaton Pourshahidi has won two previously this season.
• DiCenzo played all 90 minutes and scored the eventual game-winning goal in Saturday's 1-0 win at UC San Diego. It was the rookie's first career goal, game-winner and point.
• The rookie played a full 90 minutes in Wednesday's 2-2 draw against UC Santa Barbara that secured a berth into the 2022 Big West Championship.