PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland junior goalkeeper Paul Christensen is the West Coast Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week after the Pilots ran their winning streak to seven straight with a pair of shutouts at Merlo Field. The Pilots also remained perfect in the WCC with a 1-0 win over LMU on Friday night and a 4-0 victory over San Diego on Sunday.
 
Christensen and the Pilots have not allowed a goal in more than 270 minutes. The Pilots have also matched the legendary 1988 Portland team for the best conference start ever (5-0), and have the best record after 15 games (11-3-1) since the 1995 team, which was the last UP squad to advance to the College Cup.
 
Christensen was masterful on Friday night against the Lions as the Pilots claimed a key 1-0 win. The junior had three saves total, which included a diving save to open the second half on a well-hit LMU shot from distance in the 48th minute. Christensen kept the game at 0-0 with another stellar save in the 62nd minute when he punched an LMU free kick over the crossbar, and he came through with a clutch save in the 90th minute after the Pilots had taken a 1-0 lead.
 
Christensen provided three more saves on Sunday as the Pilots rolled to a 4-0 win over the San Diego Toreros, giving him five blank sheets on the year.
 
He's the second Pilot to earn WCC Player of the Week honors this season, joining Eddie Sanchez who's won the award twice.