2012 Men's Soccer Awards

2012 MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

• September 3, 2012
  
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Matthew Howard - Hope International
    • Senior - 5-9 - Midfielder - Temecula, Calif.
    • Matthew Howard accounted for all three goals of the week by Hope International, including two game winners with both matches played on the road. The senior midfielder scored the lone goal in the 1-0 win at Marymount and both goals in the 2-0 win against NCAA Div. III Chapman. Howard has scored seven goals (three game winners) in the first four matches. The Royals remain undefeated this year at 4-0.

• September 10, 2012
  
  • Defensive Player of the Week
    • Julio Trejo - Concordia
    • Junior - 6-3 - Goalkeeper - Garden Grove, Calif.
    • Julio Trejo started all three games for No. 7-ranked Concordia and did not allow a goal, earning two wins and a tie. The junior goalkeeper recorded 14 saves in 232 minutes of action. He leads the GSAC with a .65 goals against average and .842 save percentage. He is 4-0-1 on the year and recorded one shutout on the week.
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • William Prado - Concordia
    • Senior - 5-7 - Midfielder - Anaheim, Calif.
    • William Prado, a 2011 NAIA All-American, scored three goals as No. 7-ranked Concordia went 2-0-1 on the week. The senior midfielder had two goals against Embry-Riddle (AZ) and one unassisted goal at Concordia (OR). He also had an assist against Warner Pacific (OR). The Concordia single-season leader in assists is second in the GSAC in goals with five and 18th in the country. He is also second in points with 12 and 20th in the NAIA.

• September 17, 2012
  
  • Defensive Player of the Week
    • Julio Trejo - Concordia
    • Junior - 6-3 - Goalkeeper - Garden Grove, CA
    • Julio Trejo of Concordia notched his second individual shutout of the season against Cal State San Marcos. He had three saves in the game. The junior goalie is ranked 11th in the nation and leads the GSAC with a .54 goals against average. He has only allowed three goals all season after 502 minutes in goal.
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Sava Pantic - Biola
    • Sophomore - 5-10 - Midfielder - Belgrade, Serbia
    • Biola sophomore midfielder Sava Pantic tied a school record with 15 points, scoring a record-tying six goals and adding three assists as the Eagles defeated Pacific Union 15-0. Pantic, who comes to Biola from Belgrade, Serbia, tied an old school record with six goals in the game including four straight at one point. The only other time a Biola player scored six goals in a match came in 1969 when Musa Dogonyaro scored six of Biola's nine goals in a 9-3 win over Pomona College. In addition, Pantic also assisted on three other goals to give him a school-record 15 points in the match. For the season, Pantic has seven goals and three assists for a team-best 17 points.

• September 24, 2012
  
  • Defensive Player of the Week
    • Luca Licciardi - Vanguard
    • Freshman - 6-1 - Goalkeeper - Sparks, Nev.
    • Luca Licciardi posted a shutout in an overtime 1-0 victory over Cal State San Marcos. The freshman goalkeeper recorded 2 saves in the 94 minutes of play.
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Christian Ramirez - Concordia
    • Senior - 6-2 - Forward - Garden Grove, Calif.
    • Christian Ramirez scored two goals and had two assists for Concordia against Marymount in the team's only action this week. Playing the first half and only sparingly in the second half, the senior forward recorded all six points in the first half. He is 10th in the NAIA in goals (9) and 11th in points (21). Ramirez ranks 14th in the country in points per game (2.63) and goals per game (1.13). Ramirez leads the conference in points per game, points, and goals.

• October 1, 2012
  
  • Defensive Player of the Week
    • Cameron Riley - San Diego Christian
    • Junior - 6-0 - Goalkeeper - Bakersfield, Calif.
    • Cameron Riley recorded a shutout and had four saves in a 3-0 win over Westmont. In addition, the junior goalkeeper had three saves in a 3-1 win over Hope International earlier in the week. Thanks to Riley's play in goal, San Diego Christian is 2-0 in the GSAC for the first time in its history.
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Andrew Robles - San Diego Christian
    • Junior - 6-1 - Forward - Lynwood, Calif.
    • Andrew Robles scored two goals and had an assist in a GSAC-opening win over Hope International. In addition, the junior forward added an assist in a win over Westmont. Robles has four goals and two assists in only four games this season. San Diego Christian has started GSAC play at 2-0 for the first time in its history.

• October 8, 2012
  
  • Defensive Player of the Week
    • Jhovany Hernandez - Hope International
    • Senior - 5-9 - Goalkeeper - Garden Grove, Calif.
    • Jhovany Hernandez recorded seven saves in 200 minutes of play to help Hope International record a win and a tie in conference play last week. The senior goalkeeper had a key save in each game. Against Westmont, a shot was hit from the left side of the box that was headed for the far side of the goal when Hernandez laid out and pushed the ball just wide. Against The Master's, Hernandez made a finger save on a breakaway in the closing minutes to secure his GSAC-leading sixth shutout of the season. The win gave the Royals their first win ever against The Master's in men's soccer.
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Gerald Ben - Westmont
    • Sophomore - 6-2 - Forward - Brooklyn Center, Minn.
    • Gerald Ben led Westmont to a 5-0 upset of No. 19-ranked Biola with two goals. The sophomore forward also contributed to two additional goals against the Eagles. Earlier in the week, Ben scored the game-tying goal for the Warriors in a 1-1 double-overtime tie with Hope International. He has 10 goals on the season, which is the most by any Warrior since 2007.

• October 15, 2012
  
  • Defensive Player of the Week
    • Joshua Crichton - Biola
    • Freshman - 6-0 - Goalkeeper - Mission Viejo, Calif.
    • Joshua Crichton played solid in goal, making six saves while earning a pair of big GSAC wins last week. The senior allowed one goal but made four big saves, all in the second half, to allow Biola time to score two goals in the final four minutes for the 2-1 win over San Diego Christian. He followed that up with a pair of saves as Biola rolled to a 4-1 win over Vanguard in a battle for second place in the GSAC. Overall he is 8-4-1 on the season with a 1.23 goals against average.
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Christian Ramirez - Concordia
    • Sophomore - 6-2 - Forward - Garden Grove, Calif.
    • Christian Ramirez scored three goals and had one assist as Concordia stayed a perfect 6-0 in the GSAC with two more wins last week. The senior forward recorded a goal and an assist against Westmont. Then against Hope International he scored twice for the fifth time this season. Ramirez is ranked fifth in the nation in goals (16), sixth in points (36), and ninth in goals per game (1.140). He is the GSAC leader in these same categories. He is four goals short of breaking the school's single-season record.

• October 22, 2012
  
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Kevin Cornwall - Vanguard
    • Senior - 6-1 - Forward - Dublin, Ireland
    • Kevin Cornwall tallied 7 points with 3 goals and an assist as Vanguard split its GSAC games last week. The senior forward scored the lone goal for the Lions against No. 4-ranked Concordia and posted two scores and an assist in Vanguard's victory over Hope International. The senior forward leads the Lions in scoring on the year.

• October 29, 2012
  
  • Defensive Player of the Week
    • Alex Cozzi - San Diego Christian
    • Senior - 5-9 - Goalkeeper - Valley Center, Calif.
    • Senior goalkeeper Alex Cozzi made 7 saves in two complete games and picked up a pair of wins against Vanguard and Hope International to give San Diego Christian the second seed in the upcoming GSAC tournament. Cozzi has won three consecutive games for the Hawks. San Diego Christian completed the regular season with its best record since joining the GSAC in 1999.
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Emmanuel Onywera - San Diego Christian
    • Senior - 6-1 - Forward - Kisimu, Kenya
    • Senior forward Emmanuel Onywera capped off his career with a pair of goals in GSAC wins over Vanguard and Hope International. The wins placed San Diego Christian in second place in the GSAC, their highest finish ever. On the season, Onywera has 9 goals in 16 games.

• November 5, 2012
  
  • Defensive Player of the Week
    • Julio Trejo - Concordia
    • Junior - 6-3 - Goalkeeper - Garden Grove, Calif.
    • Julio Trejo notched his sixth individual shutout of the year as Concordia defeated Hope International at home in the GSAC Tournament Semifinals. The junior goalkeeper had two saves and stopped multiple early Hope International chances when the game was knotted at 0-0. He is ranked fifth in the NAIA in goals against average (.68) and is the only GSAC goalkeeper allowing less than one goal per game.
  • Offensive Player of the Week
    • Emmanuel Onywera - San Diego Christian
    • Sophomore - 6-1 - Forward - Kisimu, Kenya
    • Emmanuel Onywera scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season in the 2-1 GSAC Tournament Semifinal win over Biola. Onywera has led the Hawks to an appearance in their first conference championship game in school history.