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\n Men’s Soccer
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\n\t\t\tEnrique Pineda, CSUN | Senior \u2022 Forward \u2022 Sylmar, Calif.
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\n\tCSUN forward Enrique Pineda scored three goals in two games to earn The Big West Offensive Player of the Week award. It is Pineda\u2019s first career weekly honor from the league.

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\n\tThe senior scored CSUN\u2019s first goal in a 2-2 draw against Cal State Bakersfield, Wednesday night.

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\n\tPineda found the back of the net twice in a 3-0 win over San Diego State on Saturday. It was the Sylmar, Calif. native\u2019s first career brace.

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\n\tCSUN is 4-4-2 overall this season with a 0-0-1 conference record. Pineda has compiled four goals.<\/p>\n

Also Nominated: Filip Arras (Cal State Bakersfield), Sean Battistessa (Sacramento State), Jose Luis Martin Montealegre (Utah Valley), Gage Lyons (UC Irvine), Donovan Sessoms (UC Santa Barbara).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tFilip Arras, Cal State Bakersfield | Senior \u2022 Defender \u2022 Melhus, Norway
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\n\tDefender Filip Arras played 180 minutes and led Cal State Bakersfield to an undefeated week to secure The Big West Defensive Player of the Week honor. This is the second career defensive weekly honor from the league for Arras, having won it once earlier this season.

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Also Nominated: Peleg Brown (UC Santa Barbara), Isaiahs Gutierrez (UC Irvine), Angad Singh (Sacramento State), Brayden Tester (Utah Valley).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tOliver Watts, Utah Valley | Freshman \u2022 Midfielder \u2022 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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\n\tUtah Valley\u2019s Oliver Watts tallied one goal and one assist to be named The Big West Rookie of the Week. This is the first career weekly honor from the conference for Watts.

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\n\tUtah Valley is 5-1-2 overall with a 1-1 conference record this season.<\/p>\n

Also Nominated: Adrian Alvarenga (Sacramento State), James Arteaga (UC Irvine), Lorimer Bouman (Cal State Bakersfield).<\/p>\n

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