SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Helping No. 4 Portland remain unbeaten, Joe Highfield was tabbed West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. San Diego's Lucca Adams took West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after helping No. 23 San Diego top No. 20 UC Irvine.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JOE HIGHFIELD, SO., F – PORTLAND
Joe Highfield scored his fifth goal of the year in Portland's 3-2 win over Denver, helping Portland maintain its unbeaten streak, extending it to 17 games, the longest streak for the program since 1988. This is Highfield's first conference weekly award this season and the third overall for the Pilots.
Also Nominated: Luca Baltzer, Pacific; Owen Benson, San Francisco; TJ Knight, Saint Mary's; Steven Ramirez, San Diego; Ian Silva, Gonzaga; Will Wiersdorf, Santa Clara
WEST COAST CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – LUCCA ADAMS, SO., GK – SAN DIEGO
Lucca Adams recorded a pair of shutouts in USD's wins over No. 20 UC Irvine and UC San Diego. Beginning the week against the Anteaters, Adams recorded a save and kept UCI off the scoreboard as the Toreros won, 2-0. Against UC San Diego, Lucca made two more key saves in another shutout, as USD won, 1-0, over the Tritons. This is the first weekly conference award for Adams and the third this season for San Diego.
Also Nominated: Quinn Galvin, LMU; Sebastian Hernandez, Portland; Sam Jackson, Saint Mary's; Chris Maldonado, San Francisco; Carter Tseu, Santa Clara
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
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