SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Seattle U’s Alex Notzka was named the West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after his exceptional play in two wins, and Portland’s Efetobo Aror claimed the Defensive Player of the Week award after his own sterling play in two victories.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – ALEX NOTZKA, JR., F – SEATTLE U.
Alex Notzka recorded his second hat trick of the season in 4-2 win over Saint Mary's and tallied an assist in a 3-3 draw with Pacific to garner his second WCC weekly honor, with the forward collecting his first award on Sept. 7. With the results, Seattle U. remained unbeaten in conference play (1-0-2) and improved to 4-3-3 overall.
Also Nominated: Xavier Cisneros, Pacific; Joe Highfield, Portland; Cameron Kobey, Saint Mary's; Steven Ramirez, San Diego; Bryce Willoughby, Denver
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – EFETOBO AROR, SR., M – PORTLAND
Efetobo Aror produced a terrific defensive effort against Saint Mary's (5-0 win) and Michigan (2-1 win) while also scoring the game-winning goal against the Gaels. Aror’s second goal of the year in the rout of Saint Mary’s marked the first time he secured multiple goals in a season. Playing as a defensive midfielder, he helped the Pilots earn their (at the time) fourth straight shutout and fifth overall in 2026.
Also nominated: Lucca Adams, San Diego; Alejandro Caracheo Luna, Pacific; Braylon Jernigan, San Francisco; Takashi Sasaki, Seattle U
2026 West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Week
August 24: Steven Ramirez, San Diego
August 31: Nico Ruiz, San Francisco
September 7: Alex Notzka, Seattle U
September 14: Taj Eagleston, San Diego
September 21: David Raphael, San Francisco
September 28: David Ajagbe, Portland
October 5: Alex Notzka, Seattle U
2026 West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Week
August 24: Ky Mani Dade, LMU
August 31: William Krause, San Francisco
September 7: Ismail Nieves, LMU
September 14: Luca Fava, San Diego
September 21: Ritvik Karra, Portland
September 28: Ritvik Karra, Portland
October 5: Efetobo Aror, Portland