SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Portland swept the West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week awards, with Diego Rosas (Offensive) and Miguel-Angel Hernandez (Defensive) earning honors after leading the Pilots to a pair of WCC wins and their first regular-season WCC championship since 2016.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – DIEGO ROSAS, SR., F – PORTLAND
Diego Rosas posted four assists across two games for Portland – a 3-0 win at Seattle U on Wednesday and a 5-2 rout of Santa Clara on Saturday. He assisted on each of the game-winning goals this past week and has posted multiple assists in four WCC matches this season. With his four assists, Rosas broke the program record for assists in a career at 37. He is the first WCC player to tally 10 assists this season and is now tied for fifth in WCC history in career assists. Other WCC highlights for Rosas – he became the first player in conference history to reach 25 assists in WCC contests, broke the WCC record for assists in a conference season, leads the conference in assists and ranks second in the country, and became one of just seven players to reach at least 37 assists for their career since 1998.
Also nominated: Matthew Sacristan, Loyola Marymount; Matteo Salcedo, San Diego; Luke Schaefer, Saint Mary's; Luke Schultz, Denver
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – MIGUEL-ANGEL HERNANDEZ, SR., G – PORTLAND
Miguel-Angel Hernandez made a crucial penalty-kick save in the 5-2 win over Santa Clara and earned his sixth shutout of the season in the 3-0 win over Seattle U. He is the only WCC goalkeeper to post six shutouts this season. Now with 19 career shutouts, his total ranks seventh in program history.
Also nominated: Ky Mani Dade, Loyola Marymount; Devin Dillon, San Diego; Matthew Duggan, San Francisco
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
October 12: David Ajagbe, Portland
October 19: Alex Waggoner, Portland
October 26: Diego Rosas, Portland
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
October 12: Jackson Ozburn, Santa Clara
October 19: Jackson Ozburn, Santa Clara
October 26: Miguel-Angel Hernandez, Portland