SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Helping No. 2 Portland remain unbeaten, Nikos Clarke-Tosczak was tabbed West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week. Arnau Farnos of Oregon State took West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week after garnering five points last week.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – ARNAU FARNOS, SR., M – OREGON STATE
Battling two strong opponents in the Bay Area last week, Arnau Farnos nearly helped Oregon State upset No. 6 Stanford when he scored a goal and notched an assist against the Cardinal. Last weekend, in the conference opener, he led the Beavers to an important win at San Francisco, scoring his second goal of the week. This is the first conference weekly award for Farnos and the Beavers now own three this season.
Also Nominated: Vicente Ayala, San Diego; Diego Lopez-Rpsales, LMU; Diego Rosas, Portland; Bastian Toelhoej, Saint Mary's
WEST COAST CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – NIKOS CLARKE-TOSCZAK, JR., D – PORTLAND
Nikos Clarke-Tosczak played 84 minutes and earned an assist in Portland's 3-0 win over Gonzaga, good for his second assist of the year, which came on the eventual game-winning goal. He helped the Pilot defense earned its seventh shutout of the year. This is Portland's fourth conference weekly award in 2025, and the third time in the last four weeks that a Pilot has won West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Also Nominated: Lucca Adams, San Diego; Alejandro Arenas, Santa Clara; Sam Bentley, Saint Mary's; Iker Carbonell, Oregon State; Ismail Nieves, LMU
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
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