SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Pepperdine’s Julia Quinonez scored the winning goal in a 1-0 West Coast Conference result at Pacific to garner her fourth WCC Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award, while Denver goalkeeper Lucy Garnsey earned her first Defensive Player of the Week honor after shutting out San Francisco.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – JULIA QUINONEZ, SR., F – PEPPERDINE
Julia Quinonez netted her 12th goal of the year in Pepperdine’s 1-0 win at Pacific on Saturday and now leads the WCC with 5 game-winning goals. The forward also leads the nation in shot accuracy with a .769 on-goal percentage and is tied for sixth in career goals at Pepperdine with 31.
Also Nominated: Elise Bolanos, Loyola Marymount; Kacey Harvey, Denver; Brittany Holden, Saint Mary's; Veronica Osejo, San Diego; Kennedy Schoennauer, Santa Clara
WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – LUCY GARNSEY, SO., G – DENVER
Lucy Garnsey made six saves in her fourth shutout of the season — a 1-0 win at San Francisco on Saturday — to lead Denver to its first road win of the season. Including a 0-0 tie at Portland on Oct. 17, Garnsey has posted back-to-back clean sheets for the second time this season.
Also Nominated: Elise Bolanos, Loyola Marymount; Adison Bosa, Portland; Ella Callanan, San Diego; Ally Harrison, Santa Clara; Peyton Leonard, Pepperdine; Kate Plachy, Saint Mary's
2026 West Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Week
August 17: Julia Quinonez, Pepperdine and Kennedy Schoennauer, Santa Clara
August 24: Kailee Wilson, Seattle U
August 31: U'i Kaaihue, Seattle U
September 7: Brianna Jurasek, Saint Mary's
September 14: Julia Quinonez, Pepperdine
September 21: Katie Piburn, Seattle U
September 28: Kennedy Schoennauer, Santa Clara
October 5: Julia Quinonez, Pepperdine
October 12: Kailee Wilson, Seattle U
October 19: Julia Zawal, Loyola Marymount
October 26: Julia Quinonez, Pepperdine
2026 West Coast Conference Women’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Week
August 17: Chloe Walls, San Diego
August 24: Soraya Souvanaphong, Saint Mary's
August 31: Kate Plachy, Saint Mary's
September 7: Anna Emperador, Saint Mary's
September 14: Ava Hartstein, Pepperdine
September 21: Ally Harrison, Santa Clara
September 28: Sydney Schuler, Loyola Marymount
October 5: Kate Plachy, Saint Mary’s
October 12: Molly Silva, Saint Mary’s
October 19: JJ Hoover, Loyola Marymount
October 26: Lucy Garnsey, Denver