SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- Portland senior outside back Hugo Rhoads and junior midfielder Eddie Sanchez were both voted to the All-West Coast Conference Men's Soccer First Team, which was voted on by the league's eight coaches and announced on Tuesday. Five Pilots total earned all-league accolades.
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This is the first first-team honor for Rhoads, who landed on the WCC's Second Team as a junior last year. He landed honorable mention as a sophomore and was named to the all-freshman team in 2012. Rhoads led the Pilots the season with 12 points and was tops in the conference with six assists. A native of West Linn, Ore., Rhoads had three goals, one of which was a game-winner.
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This is Sanchez's second straight selection to the All-WCC First Team. The Canby, Ore., native led the Pilots with five goals and two game-winners, and he was second on the team with 11 points.
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Earning All-WCC Honorable Mention for the Pilots was sophomore Brandon Zambrano, while midfielder Reid Baez and center back Lionel Mills landed on the league's all-freshman team. Zambrano had two goals and four assists this season.
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San Diego senior forward Keegan Smith captured WCC Player of the Year honors, while Torero senior midfielder Darragh Vieyra collected Defender of the Year accolades. Two seniors shared Goalkeeper of the Year honors – Loyola Marymount's Paul Blanchette and Santa Clara's Kendall McIntosh – while Santa Clara's Luis Urias was tabbed as Freshman of the Year.
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Santa Clara's Cam Rast won Coach of the Year honors.
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2015 WEST COAST CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL HONORS2015 West Coast Conference Coach of the YearCameron Rast, Santa Clara
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2015 West Coast Conference Player of the YearKeegan Smith, San Diego
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2015 West Coast Conference Defender of the YearDarragh Vieyra, San Diego
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2015 West Coast Conference Co-Goalkeepers of the YearPaul Blanchette, Loyola Marymount; Kendall McIntosh, Santa Clara;
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2015 West Coast Conference Freshman of the YearLuis Urias, Santa Clara
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2015 All-WCC Men's Soccer First TeamName,
Yr.,
Pos.,
SchoolValdemar Andersen, So., D, Santa Clara
Alex Braman, Jr., D, Saint Mary's
Torrey DeArmas, Sr., F, San Diego
Carlos Delgadillo, So., F, Santa Clara
David Garrett, Jr., F, San Francisco
Alvaro Madrigal, So., F, Loyola Marymount
Hugo Rhoads, Sr., D, PortlandEddie Sanchez, Jr., M, Portland Rafael Sanchez, Jr., D, Saint Mary's
Keegan Smith, Sr., F, San Diego
Darragh Vieyra, Sr., M, San Diego
Ben White, So., D, Gonzaga
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2015 All-WCC Men's Soccer Second TeamName,
Yr.,
Pos.,
SchoolChristian Aldama, So., D, Pacific
Conner Bevans, Sr., F, Gonzaga
Paul Blanchette, Sr., GK, Loyola Marymount
Lucas Champenois, Sr., GK, Saint Mary's
Santiago Digiuseppe, Fr., M, San Francisco
Kevin Gould, Sr., D, San Francisco
John McFarlin, Sr., M, Loyola Marymount
Kendall McIntosh, Sr., GK, Santa Clara
Max Ornstil, Sr., M, Santa Clara
Davi Ramos, Jr., M, San Francisco
Michael Turner, Jr., M, San Diego
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2015 WCC Men's Soccer Honorable MentionDjordje Babic, San Diego; Cruz Corral, Loyola Marymount; Christian De Luna, San Francisco; Jakob Granlund, Gonzaga; Parker Holland, Santa Clara; Gaku Lange, Pacific; Aaron Lombardi, San Francisco; Thomas, Olsen, San Diego; Corey Schmidt, Saint Mary's; Cole Souza, Loyola Marymount; Luis Urias, Santa Clara; Brandon Zambrano, Portland.
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2015 All-WCC Men's Soccer Freshman TeamName, Pos., SchoolReid Baez, M, PortlandJohn Bovill, D, Loyola Marymount
Santiago Digiuseppe, M, San Francisco
Stephen Dougherty, M, Saint Mary's
Andrew Glasnovic, GK, San Francisco
Jordan Hughes, M, San Francisco
Lionel Mills, D, PortlandMatt Sipowicz, GK, Santa Clara
Cole Souza, D, Loyola Marymount
Luis Urias, D, Santa Clara
Garrett Wilson, M, Gonzaga
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