On the day after he took home Big West Player of the Week, UC Santa Barbara junior midfielder Chris Pontius was also named
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Soccer America National Player of the Week. The Yorba Linda, Calif., native had a big week in helping the Gauchos extend their unbeaten string to five matches. He tallied a hat trick in a nationally televised game against then #25 UC Irvine, then added the game-winner three days later in a 1-0 win over Cal State Fullerton.
Pontius leads the Big West in goals (8), points (17) and game-winning goals (4) and has scored six of UCSB's last 10 goals.