SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Securing his first career brace, San Francisco's David Raphael won West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. Helping Santa Clara knock off No. 5 Portland, Jackson Ozburn of Santa Clara won West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – DAVID RAPHAEL, SO., F – SAN FRANCISCO
David Raphael scored two goals on six shots (four on goal) in two matches last week. He garnered his first career brace in USF's 2-1 win over LMU on Sunday. Raphael scored on a free kick in the 23rd minute to give USF an early 1-0 lead. After LMU tied the match, Raphael converted on a penalty kick in the 88th minute, which proved to be the game-winning goal. In the victory over LMU, Raphael tied his season-high in shots (5) while also finishing with a season best in shots on goal (3). He is now a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty kick opportunities this season. This is San Francisco's first conference weekly award this season.
Also Nominated: Cesar Batres, Saint Mary's; Niv Berkovitz, Santa Clara; Arnau Farnos, Oregon State; Luca Fava, San Diego; Robbie Mora, Gonzaga
WEST COAST CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JACKSON OZBURN, SR., GK – SANTA CLARA
Jackson Ozburn came up with a big penalty kick save in Santa Clara's 1-0 victory over No. 5 Portland on Saturday. The save on Joe Highfield's PK was immediately followed by another denial on the rebound shot to preserve a scoreless match early in the second half. They were two of his five saves on the day in recording his seventh clean sheet of the season. The Pilots entered the game with the No. 3 ranked scoring offense in the nation. Highfield's left-footed attempt was turned away by Ozburn as he dove to his right and quickly got up to make another stop on Alex Waggoner's shot off the rebound from point blank range. This is Ozburn's third conference weekly award this season.
Also Nominated: Lucca Adams, San Diego; Hubert Deragon, Saint Mary's; Andrew De Gannes, Oregon State; Civan De Jesus Ferreira LMU; Lucas Jones, San Francisco; Chema Preciado, Gonzaga
2025 West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Week
August 25: Fabian Straudi, Oregon State
September 1: Simon Duus Muller, San Diego
September 8: Noah James, San Diego
September 15: Diego Lopez-Rosales, LMU
September 22: Joe Highfield, Portland
September 29: Arnau Farnos, Oregon State
October 6: Arnau Farnos, Oregon State
October 13: Alex Waggoner, Portland
October 20: Drew Pedersen, Gonzaga
October 27: David Raphael, San Francisco
2025 West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Week
August 25: Iker Carbonell Garcia, Oregon State
September 1: Jackson Ozburn, Santa Clara
September 8: Miguel-Angel Hernandez, Portland
September 15: Miguel-Angel Hernandez, Portland
September 22: Lucca Adams, San Diego
September 29: Nikos Clarke-Tosczak, Portland
October 6: Jackson Ozburn, Santa Clara
October 13: Milo Risenhoover, Pacific
October 20: Lucca Adams, San Diego
October 27: Jackson Ozburn, Santa Clara