Cal State Northridge forward Willie Sims (Los Angeles, CA/Reseda HS) and UC Irvine goalkeeper Cameron Rossi (Mission Viejo, CA/El Toro HS) were named Big West Men's Soccer Co-Players of the Week after outstanding efforts keyed the success of their teams.

Sims played an instrumental role in Northridge's upset of No. 1 UC Santa Barbara, tallying the game-winning score and assisting on an insurance goal in a 3-1 triumph on Saturday. It was the fourth game-winning goal of the season for the sophomore. He also added a goal and an assist in the Matadors' 4-3 loss to Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday. He gave the team a 1-0 lead for the fifth straight game with a goal in the fifth minute. He assisted on the game-tying goal with less than four minutes remaining before the Matadors fell in overtime. Sims scored in his fifth and sixth straight contests for the week.

Rossi was a stalwart in goal for the Anteaters as the team posted a 1-1 week. The senior faced 15 shots, 11 of which were on goal, and made seven saves in UC Irvine's 2-1 loss to Cal Poly. Both of the goals he allowed were from close range. In UCI's in 2-1 victory versus Cal State Fullerton, Rossi recorded 11 saves on 18 Fullerton shots. He made a key save from point blank range to preserve the victory. Rossi's 18 saves on the week increased his career total to 211 and vaulted him into the Big West top 10 for career saves.