Sebastian Cruz, Cal State Fullerton
Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Freshman • Midfielder • Kerman, Calif. |
• Sebastian Cruz wins earns first Big West Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honor after helping Cal State Fullerton to a 2-0 week with wins over San Francisco and San Diego.
• The midfielder scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 triumph over San Francisco.
• With the score even at 1-1 against San Diego, Cruz found the back of the net to give the Titans the lead for good. He also assisted on the Cal State Fullerton’s third goal of the day.
Also Nominated: Maximilian Arfsten (UC Davis); Ricardo Ibarra (UC Irvine); Neil Boyal (Cal Poly); Roberto Garcia-Vargas (UC Riverside); Oscar Govea (Sacramento State); Aodan O’Hara (CSU Bakersfield); Omar Sabbagh (UC San Diego);
Dominic Peters, UC San Diego
Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Senior • Goalkeeper • Santa Clara, Calif. |
• Dominic Peters wins his first Big West Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award after helping UC San Diego to a 2-0 shutout win against San Jose State.
• The senior goalkeeper played all 90 minutes, not allow a goal and made four saves in UCSD’s lone contest of the week.
Also Nominated: Ryan Curtis (Sacramento State); Harry Downing (CSU Bakersfield); Jose Espino (Cal State Fullerton); Carlos Gonzalez (UC Riverside); Jake Haupt (UC Davis); Leroy Zeller (UC Santa Barbara);
Omar Sabbagh, UC San Diego
Men’s Soccer Freshman of the Week
Sophomore • Forward • Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Omar Sabbagh is this week’s Big West Men’s Soccer Freshman of the Week after helping UC San Diego to a 2-0 win against San Jose State. Sabbagh is academically a sophomore, but in his first year of playing collegiate soccer.
• Sabbagh scored two goals, the first two of his career, in only 32 minutes of play as UCSD defeated San Jose State 2-0, the first Division I win for the Tritons.
Also Nominated: Erick Serrano (Cal State Fullerton); Jacob Glass (Cal Poly); Alejandro Padilla (Sacramento State); Scott Pengelly (CSU Bakersfield);