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SAN BRUNO, Calif. \u2013 San Francisco swept this week’s West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer player of the week awards after the Dons took down No. 15 Kansas City last Sunday. Nico Ruiz won Offensive Player of the Week and Williams Krause won Defensive Player of the Week. These are USF’s first conference weekly awards this season.\u00a0
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\nWEST COAST CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE\u00a0PLAYER\u00a0OF\u00a0THE\u00a0WEEK\u00a0\u2013 NICO RUIZ, SO., MF \u2013 SAN FRANCISCO
\nNico Ruiz scored twice in San Francisco’s 3-2 win over No. 15 Kansas City, earning his first career brace. Ruiz converted on a cross from Brayden Beason in the opening minutes of the contest to give the Dons an early lead. Ruiz netted his second goal of the night in the 74th minute to make it 3-1, a goal which proved to be the game-winning goal. For the week, Ruiz finished with two goals, five shots (two on goal) and four points.<\/p>\n
Also Nominated:\u00a0Oliver Rhoades, San Diego;\u00a0Luke Schaefer, Saint Mary’s<\/p>\n
WEST COAST CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE\u00a0PLAYER\u00a0OF\u00a0THE\u00a0WEEK\u00a0\u2013 WILLIAM KRAUSE, SR., GK \u2013 SAN FRANCISCO
\nWilliam Krause made a big impact in USF’s 3-2 road win at No. 15 Kansas City. Making his first start in goal this season, and his first appearance since Oct. 15, 2025 at Pacific, Krause collected six saves off of 19 shots. The six saves marked a career high.<\/p>\n
Also Nominated:\u00a0Lucca Adams, San Diego;\u00a0Miguel-Angel Hernandez, Portland<\/p>\n
2026 West Coast Conference Men\u2019s\u00a0Soccer\u00a0Offensive\u00a0Players of\u00a0the\u00a0Week\u00a0
\nAugust 24:\u00a0Steven Ramirez, San Diego
\nAugust 31:\u00a0Nico Ruiz, San Francisco
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\n2026 West Coast Conference Men\u2019s\u00a0Soccer Defensive\u00a0Players of\u00a0the\u00a0Week\u00a0
\nAugust 24: Ky Mani Dade, LMU
\nAugust 31:\u00a0William Krause, San Francisco
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