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Offensive Player of the Week
Buba Fofanah, UC Santa Barbara | Graduate • Forward • Kenema, Sierra Leone |
- UC Santa Barbara's Buba Fofanah compiled two goals and one assist in two games to earn The Big West Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award. It is the first career weekly honor from the conference for Fofanah.
- The forward scored the lone goal in a 1-0 road victory at Cal State Fullerton, Wednesday.
- On Saturday, Fofanah scored the eventual game-winner and assisted on another goal in a 3-0 home win against UC Riverside.
- UC Santa Barbara is 4-4-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The Gaucho graduate student has four goals and one assist on the season.
Also Nominated: Jose de la Torre (Cal State Fullerton), Adam Dunbar (UC San Diego), Oshea Foster (Cal State Bakersfield), Misael Gonzalez Lopez (UC Irvine), Gavin House (UC Davis), Sean McTague (Cal Poly).
Defensive Player of the Week
Zenden Hart, Cal State Bakersfield | Junior • Goalkeeper • Central Coast, Australia |
- Cal State Bakersfield goalkeeper Zenden Hart recorded two shutouts for The Big West Defensive Player of the Week award. It is Hart’s first career weekly honor
- The junior made three saves in a 1-0 shutout win on the road at Sacramento State, Wednesday.
- The Central Coast, Australia product stopped five shots in another 1-0 shutout road victory at CSUN, Saturday night.
- Cal State Bakersfield has a 2-7-1 overall record, 2-0 in conference play. Hart has recorded two shutouts this season.
Also Nominated: Owen Beninga (UC Santa Barbara), Nicky McCune (Cal Poly), Emanuel Padilla (Cal State Fullerton), Isaac Powell (UC Irvine), Nola Premack (UC San Diego), Noah Schwengler (UC Davis).
Freshman of the Week
Owen Beninga, UC Santa Barbara | Freshman • Goalkeeper • Jackson Hole, Wyo. |
- UC Santa Barbara freshman Owen Beninga recorded two shutout to secure The Big West Men's Soccer Freshman of the Week award. It is Beninga’s second career freshman weekly honor.
- The rookie recorded four saves in a 1-0 road win at Cal State Fullerton, Wednesday.
- The Jackson Hole, Wyo. product made two stops in Saturday's 3-0 home triumph over UC Riverside.
- UC Santa Barbara is 4-4-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Beninga has recorded four shutouts in four starts this season.
Also Nominated: Adam Dunbar (UC San Diego), Jackson Mpawenayo (Cal State Bakersfield).