SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Following a pair of clean sheets and Torero victories on the team's home pitch, San Diego sophomore goalkeeper Lucca Adams has been named the West Coast Conference's Defensive Player of the Week. Adams totaled three impressive saves while keeping both No. 20 UC Irvine and UC San Diego off the score sheet as the Toreros ran their unbeaten streak to eight consecutive matches.
Adams picked up his first career save in Wednesday's take down of previously unbeaten UCI as the Torero back line held the Anteaters to just five total shots in the match as San Diego earned the upset victory to start the week on a high note.
Once again playing on a rare rainy night in Southern California, Adams picked up two more massive saves as USD shut down their crosstown rival for a big 1-0 victory as the Toreros enter WCC play unbeaten on their home field.
This marks the first time in Adams' collegiate career that he's earned the conference's weekly award as the sophomore transferred into the Torero program this offseason after competing for UCLA as a freshman. Adams now joins teammates Simon Duus Muller and Noah James as recipients of the conference's weekly award as the pair earned the offensive player of the week in the second and third week of the season respectively.
2025 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Players of the Week
August 25: Fabian Straudi, Oregon State
September 1: Simon Duus Muller, San Diego
September 8: Noah James, San Diego
September 15: Diego Lopez-Rosales, LMU
September 22: Joe Highfield, Portland
2025 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Defensive Players of the Week
August 25: Iker Carbonell Garcia, Oregon State
September 1: Jackson Ozburn, Santa Clara
September 8: Miguel-Angel Hernandez, Portland
September 15: Miguel-Angel Hernandez, Portland
September 22: Lucca Adams, San Diego
San Diego men's soccer now looks forward to the first week of WCC play as they'll head up to the South Bay to take on Santa Clara on Saturday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. from Stevens Stadium. USD's next match under the lights of Torero Stadium will take place on Saturday, October 4 against San Francisco with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff scheduled for Carnival Night. The first 100 fans at USD's match with the Dons will receive a free USD scarf. To purchase tickets for the home conference match, please click here.
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