Men's Soccer

Cal State Fullerton’s Carlos, UC Irvine’s O’Shaughnessy and Banks of UC Davis Take Home Player of the Week Honors

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Offensive Player of the Week
Mario Carlos, Cal State Fullerton | Senior • Forward • Torrance, Calif.
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  • Cal State Fullerton forward Mario Carlos compiled four goals in two wins to earn The Big West Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award. It is the first career weekly honor for Carlos.
  • The senior scored a goal in the Cal State Fullerton’s 2-1 victory against UC Riverside, Wednesday.
  • On Saturday, Carlos recorded a hat trick with three goals in a 5-2 win at Cal State Bakersfield.
  • Cal State Fullerton is 7-4-5 overall and 4-1-1 in Big West play. Carlos leads The Big West in points (14) and goals (7).
Also Nominated: Nami Banks (UC Davis), Adam Dunbar (UC San Diego), Marcus Lee (UC Irvine).
Defensive Player of the Week
Joe O'Shaughnessy, UC Irvine | Sophomore • Goalkeeper • Warrington, England
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  • Goalkeeper Joe O’Shaughnessy helped secure two shutouts for UC Irvine to win The Big West Defensive Player of the Week award. It is O’Shaughnessy’s second career weekly honor, having won it once earlier this season.
  • The sophomore recorded one save in a 1-0 triumph over CSUN, Wednesday.
  • On Saturday, the Warrington, England product made one stop in a 3-0 victory at Sacramento State.
  • UC Irvine is 7-3-5 overall and 2-0-4 in conference action. O’Shaughnessy has six shutouts on the season.
Also Nominated: Josh Farrell (Cal State Bakersfield), Haruki Utsumi (UC Santa Barbara), Lucien Wa Bwanda (Cal State Fullerton), Evan Wellerstein (UC San Diego).
Freshman of the Week
Nami Banks, UC Davis | Freshman • Midfielder • Watsonville, Calif.
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  • UC Davis freshman Nami Banks recorded two goals to secure The Big West Men's Soccer Freshman of the Week award. It is Banks’ first career weekly honor.
  • Banks scored two goals in a 3-2 win against UC Riverside, Saturday. It was the first two goals of the rookie’s young collegiate career
  • On Wednesday, the Watsonville, Calif. native played a full 90 minutes at Cal State Bakersfield.
  • UC Davis is 2-2-2 in league play.
Also Nominated: Adam Dunbar (UC San Diego), Cristian Gallo (UC Irvine), Alex Lugo (Cal State Fullerton), Jack Middleton (UC Santa Barbara).