SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- Freshman midfielder Steven Evans becomes the first Portland Pilots men’s soccer player since Michael Gavin in 2004, to be named West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year. Evans was not the only honoree out of the University of Portland as the Pilots lead the WCC in First Team honors. In total six Pilots received All-WCC recognition and two found themselves on the all-freshman team.

 

Patrick Wallen of San Diego was named the 2010 WCC Player of the year, Roger Downes of Loyola Marymount earned Defensive Player of the year honors and Santa Clara head coach Cam Rast was named WCC Coach of the Year.

 

Seniors Austin Guerrero and Jarad vanSchaik are joined by junior Ryan Kawulok on the first team, while senior Ryan Luke and Evans were named to the second team. Evans headlines the all-freshman team, with teammate Thomas Iwasaki also earning a nod. Connor Barbaree earned honorable mention honors.

Wallen led the West Coast Conference with 12 goals on the season earning 25 points overall. Wallen, a native of Vasterus, Sweden, had four multiple goal games throughout the season (10/10 vs. Gonzaga, 10/17 at Santa Clara, 11/05 at Gonzaga, and 11/14 vs. Saint Mary’s). He recorded the second highest shots total with 52 and tallied 26 shots on goal for a .500 SOG percentage. He led the conference with five game-winning goals, and was a perfect 3-for-3 on penalty kicks. In WCC action, Wallen scored 10 of his 12 goals as well as all five of his game-winning goals.

 

Downes was the anchor of LMU’s defense that finished the regular season with the second-lowest goals-against-average in the WCC at 1.07. The GAA is the third-lowest season GAA in program history. Downes started all 20 matches and led the team in minutes played (1798), helping the Lions to post five shutouts. His defensive leadership shone through on a backline that featured two first-time defenders in converted midfielder Logan McDaniel and converted forward Jonas Reiter. Downes is the first LMU player since Matt Kovar in 2004 to earn WCC Defensive Player of the Year honors.

 

Evans, a midfielder, was an integral part of the Pilots attack this fall. During conference play, he was second on the team with three goals. Overall, the native of Portland finished with four goals and a team-high four assists.

 

Rast, a Santa Clara alum, has led his alma mater to six NCAA tournaments and four WCC Championships since taking over the Bronco men’s soccer program in 2002. In his ninth year as SCU head coach, the 2010 Broncos went unbeaten in 13 of 14 games to close out the regular season and win the conference title. During that streak, Rast reached the 100-win milestone as a head coach and has moved into third place all-time in WCC coaching victories with 53. The announcement of Rast being named the 2010 WCC ‘Coach of the Year’ marks the fourth time he has earned the honor (2003, 2006, 2007).

 

Player of the Year: Patrick Wallen, San Diego

Defensive Player of the Year: Roger Downes, Loyola Marymount

Coach of the Year: Cam Rast, Santa Clara

 

Rafael Baca, Sr., MF/F, Loyola Marymount

Mykell Bates, Jr., D, Santa Clara

Roger Downes, Jr., D, Loyola Marymount

Erik Hurtado, So., F, Santa Clara

Dylan Leslie, Sr., MF, Saint Mary’s

Cory Norris, Sr., D, San Diego

Patrick Wallen, So., F, San Diego

Justin Warren, Sr., D, San Francisco

 

Malcom Alugas, Jr., D/F, Saint Mary’s

Bryan Burke, Sr., F, San Francisco

Victor Cortez, Sr., D/MF, San Francisco

Stefan Thor Eysteinsson, Sr., MF/D, Gonzaga

Doug Herrick, Jr., GK, Saint Mary’s

Artuz Jozkowicz, Jr., MF/F, Loyola Marymount

David Ponce, So., F, Loyola Marymount

Stephen Posa, Jr., F/MF, San Diego

Brandon Zimmerman, Jr., MF, Santa Clara

 

Connor Barbaree (Portland), Murphy Campbell (Santa Clara), Marcelo Carminatti (San Diego), Wesley Culver (Santa Clara), Mark Daus (Santa Clara), Dan Delgado (San Diego), Christian Duke (San Diego), Colin Flynn (Gonzaga), Philippe Garre (Gonzaga), Jordan Grider (Saint Mary’s), Nick Hamer (Gonzaga), Collin Harrison (Gonzaga), Vegard Karlsen (San Francisco), Kevin Klasila (Santa Clara), Nick Love (Gonzaga), Eric Masch (Santa Clara), Jack McCormack (Loyola Marymount), Logan McDaniel (Loyola Marymount), Trevor Newquist (Saint Mary’s), Vincent Ocampo (Loyola Marymount), James Partee (Gonzaga)

 

Christian Alvarado, F, Loyola Marymount

Ryan Caballero, GK, Gonzaga

Greg Carter, D, Gonzaga

Mark Daus, D/MF, Santa Clara

Elijah Galbraith-Knapp, D, San Diego

Nick Hamer, MF, Gonzaga

Keigo Kameya, F/MF, Santa Clara

Vegard Karlsen, MF, San Francisco

Patrick Watson, D, Saint Mary’s