SAN MATEO, Calif. – Portland senior Luke Hendel and freshman Nick Fernandez were named to the All-West Coast Conference second team, highlighting eight total Pilots to be honored as selected by the league's head coaches.
Hendel's seven goals led the WCC, including a pair of penalty kicks in road matches at San Diego and Gonzaga leading to good results.
Fernandez made seven starts and nine total appearances and logged a goal and an assist while playing quality minutes for the Pilots. The Downers Grove, Ill. native was also named to the All-WCC Freshman team.
Freshman striker Buba Fofanah joined Fernandez on the freshman team and was also an honorable mention pick. Fofanah finished the season with four goals and two assists in 10 matches played.
Midfielder Brandon Cambridge (4g, 2a) also garnered freshman honors making Portland the only team with three All-WCC Freshman Team representatives.
Midfielders Jake Arteaga and Miles Robinson, defender Paul Odendahl, and goalkeeper Jacopo Viola also picked up honorable mention awards for Portland.
The Pilots will return a talented group of players to The Bluff next fall along with a
highly-rated incoming recruiting class.
2020-21 WCC Men's Soccer Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Noel Caliskan, LMU
Defender of the Year: Gerardo Lopez, LMU
Goalkeeper of the Year: Jacob Jackson, LMU
Freshman of the Year: Nonso Adimabua, San Francisco
Coaches of the Year: Paul Krumpe, LMU
2020-21 All-WCC Men's Soccer First Team
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Nonso Adimabua |
San Francisco |
Fr. |
Lucas Andrews |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Noel Caliskan |
LMU |
So. |
Emil Christensen |
Santa Clara |
Jr. |
Alex Churness |
San Diego |
Jr. |
Nick Dauchot |
LMU |
Sr. |
Christian Engmann |
Saint Mary's |
Fr. |
Jacob Jackson |
LMU |
Jr. |
Gerardo Lopez |
LMU |
Sr. |
Javier Ruiz Duran |
Santa Clara |
Sr. |
Sebastian Schacht |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
2020-21 All-WCC Men's Soccer Second Team
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Narciso Cervantes |
LMU |
Sr. |
Boyd Curry |
Saint Mary's |
So. |
Nick Fernandez |
Portland |
Fr. |
Aaron Frey |
San Diego |
Sr. |
Johan Garibay |
Gonzaga |
Jr. |
Luke Hendel |
Portland |
Sr. |
Ryan Her |
Pacific |
So. |
Demetrius Kigeya |
Gonzaga |
Jr. |
Ross Meldrum |
San Diego |
Sr. |
Bastien Oberli |
LMU |
Sr. |
Yazid Omri |
Pacific |
Jr. |
2020-21 All-WCC Men's Soccer Honorable Mention
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Steven Anderson |
LMU |
Fr. |
Jose Angel Reyes |
Pacific |
Jr. |
Jake Arteaga |
Portland |
Jr. |
Alejandro Barajas |
Santa Clara |
Jr. |
Michael Barrow |
San Diego |
Jr. |
Charles Brewah |
Pacific |
Sr. |
Ronaldo Brown |
LMU |
Jr. |
Caden Buckley |
Santa Clara |
Fr. |
Shayan Charalaghi |
San Francisco |
Sr. |
Buba Fofanah |
Portland |
Fr. |
Samuel Herraiz |
Pacific |
Sr. |
Ross Johnstone |
San Diego |
Fr. |
Valentin Kurz |
Saint Mary's |
So. |
Nicholas Lapinid |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
Frankie Ljucovic |
Gonzaga |
Jr. |
Kevyn Lo |
San Francisco |
Jr. |
Ivo Neto |
San Francisco |
Jr. |
Paul Odendahl |
Portland |
Sr. |
Emory Rapaport |
Pacific |
So. |
Miles Robinson |
Portland |
GS |
Dylan Shockey |
LMU |
Jr. |
Till Stockmann |
San Diego |
Jr. |
Oladayo Thomas |
Santa Clara |
Sr. |
Dominic Valdivia |
San Francisco |
Jr. |
Jacopo Viola |
Portland |
GS |
Avery Whipple |
Pacific |
So. |
Duhaney Williams |
LMU |
Sr. |
2020-21 All-WCC Men's Soccer Freshman Team
Name |
Institution |
Nonso Adimabua |
San Francisco |
Steven Anderson |
LMU |
Gabriel Bracken Serra |
San Francisco |
Caden Buckley |
Santa Clara |
Brandon Cambridge |
Portland |
Christian Engmann |
Saint Mary's |
Nick Fernandez |
Portland |
Buba Fofanah |
Portland |
Cory Johnson |
Pacific |
Ross Johnstone |
San Diego |
Andrew Rotter |
Saint Mary's |
Richard Ruiz |
Gonzaga |