SAN BRUNO, Calif. – LMU’s Skyler Wright scored a hat trick in a 3-0 win over Pacific to earn the West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award, while San Diego’s Elijah Zelkind was named the Defensive Player of the Week after stellar play in a 4-0 rout of Saint Mary’s.

WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SKYLER WRIGHT, SO., F – LMU
Skyler Wright scored all three goals in LMU’s 3-0 win over Pacific to close the regular season, recording a second-half hat trick in just 46 minutes of action. Wright was perfectly efficient, putting three shots on target and finding the back of the net every time. The match was scoreless at halftime, and the Austin, Texas, product took it over after the break.
 
Also nominated: Joe Highfield, Portland; Tyler Schommer, Denver; Iain Wagner, San Diego
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – ELIJAH ZELKIND, SR., D – SAN DIEGO
Elijah Zelkind assisted on San Diego’s first two goals and helped the Toreros hold Saint Mary’s to four shots on goal in a 4-0 shutout on Senior Night on Friday at Torero Stadium. Starting on the right side of the back line for the fifth straight match, the San Diego, native began the sequence that produced the 59th-minute game-winner, passing inside from the right flank to Taj Eagleston, who fed Iain Wagner for the finish. Less than three minutes later, Zelkind’s cross from near the end line was mishandled by the goalkeeper, and Devin Zachry buried the rebound for a 2-0 lead. Zelkind played 69 minutes as San Diego outshot the Gaels 23-10 and recorded its third clean sheet of the 2026 season.

Also nominated: Miguel-Angel Hernandez, Portland; Will King, Denver; Ismail Nieves, LMU

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
November 2: Joe Highfield, Portland
November 9: Skyler Wright, LMU
 
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
November 2: Matthew Duggan, San Francisco
November 9: Elijah Zelkind, San Diego