PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland midfielder and Canby, Ore., native Eddie Sanchez is the 2013 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year, while also landing on the All-WCC First Team. Fellow freshman Matthew Coffey landed on the All-WCC Second Team and junior Derek Boggs and sophomore Hugo Rhoads garnered all-conference honorable mention accolades.
 
Sanchez is the eighth Pilot to capture WCC Freshman of the Year honors and the first since Steven Evans in 2010. Sanchez was tops in the WCC in overall points (27), goals (12) and game-winners (4) and he ranks seventh nationally in goals per game (0.71), is 10th in total goals and 11th in points per game (1.59).
 
Coffey started 18 games during his freshman campaign, finishing with two goals, one game-winner and three assists. Boggs, a center back, had three goals this fall, while Rhoads, an outside back and sometimes midfielder, finished with one goal and a team-best six assists.
 
Sanchez and Coffey both also landed on the WCC All-Freshman Team.
 
Gonzaga senior midfielder Nick Hamer captured WCC Player of the Year honors, while teammate, senior defender Josh Phillips, was named WCC Defensive Player of the Year. LMU sophomore Paul Blanchette earned WCC Goalkeeper of the Year selection, LMU's Paul Krumpe was chosen by his peers as Coach of the Year for the second time overall and the first since 1999.
 
Coach of the Year: Paul Krumpe, Loyola Marymount
Player of the Year: Nick Hamer, Gonzaga
Defender of the Year: Josh Phillips, Gonzaga
Goalkeeper of the Year: Paul Blanchette, Loyola Marymount
Freshman of the Year: Eddie Sanchez, Portland
 
2013 All-WCC First Team
Name, Yr., Pos., School
Connor Brandt, Jr., F, San Diego
Robert Conner, Jr., D, Saint Mary's
Nick Hamer, Sr., MF, Gonzaga
Vegard Karlsen, Sr., M, San Francisco
John McFarlin, Jr., MF, Loyola Marymount
Carlos Montes, Sr., MF, Santa Clara
Craig Nitti, Jr., D, Loyola Marymount
Adrien Perez, Fr., MF, Loyola Marymount
Josh Phillips, Sr., D, Gonzaga
Julian Ringhof, Sr., D, San Diego
Eddie Sanchez, Fr., MF, Portland
 
2013 All-WCC Second Team
Name, Yr., Pos., School
Miguel Aguilar, Jr., F, San Francisco
Paul Blanchette, So., GK, Loyola Marymount
Ryan Caballero, Sr., GK, Gonzaga
Matthew Coffey, Fr., MF, Portland
Mark Daus, Sr., D, Santa Clara
Torrey DeArmas, So., MF, San Diego
Juan De Rada, Jr., MF, Loyola Marymount
Mauricio Diaz De Leon, Sr., M, San Francisco
Harrison Hanley, Sr., MF/F, Santa Clara
Clark Phillips, Jr., F, Gonzaga
Sean Sears, Sr., MF , Loyola Marymount 
 
2013 WCC Honorable Mention Selections
Conner Bevans, Gonzaga; Derek Boggs, Portland; Alex Braman, Saint Mary's; Greg Carter, Gonzaga; Michael D'Arrigo, San Diego; Ryan Felix, Loyola Marymount; Connor Gaal, San Francisco; Elijah Galbraith-Knapp, San Diego; Justin Howard, Saint Mary's; Liam Kelly, San Francisco; Lars Ludwigs, Gonzaga; Jack McCracken, Loyola Marymount; Kendall McIntosh, Santa Clara; Hugo Rhodes, Portland; Dylan Seedman, Loyola Marymount; Michael Semenza, Saint Mary's; Joshua Smith, San Francisco; Keegan Smith, San Diego
 
2013 All-Freshman Team
Name, Pos., School
Alex Braman, D, Saint Mary's
Edson Cardona, F/MF, Santa Clara
Matthew Coffey, MF, Portland
Christian De Luna, D, San Francisco
Mark Dotseth, D, Loyola Marymount
Connor Gaal, GK, San Francisco
Jakob Granlund, F, Gonzaga
Parker Holland, MF, Santa Clara
Adrien Perez, MF, Loyola Marymount
Eddie Sanchez, MF, Portland
Michael Turner, MF, San Diego