SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara senior goalkeeper Kevin Klasila is the first West Coast Conference men's soccer Player of the Week for the 2011 season. Klasila made a game-saving stop in the closing moments of Santa Clara's 1-0 season-opening victory over Stanford with five minutes to play Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium. It was one of three saves on the night for Klasila, a two-time All-WCC honorable mention selection. Click here to read the full game story from Saturday night's 1-0 victory over Stanford.
Also nominated: Michael Nielsen, POR; Doug Herrick, SMC
2011 WCC Men's Soccer Standings (Pts)
Santa Clara 1-0-0 (3)
Portland 1-0-0 (3)
Saint Mary's 1-0-0 (3)
Gonzaga 0-1-0 (0)
LMU 0-1-0 (0)
San Diego 0-1-0 (0)
San Francisco 0-1-0 (0)
Last Week's Results:
Cal 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0
UC IRVINE 1, San Diego 0
Washington 3, GONZAGA 0
Sacramento State 1, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 0
SAINT MARY'S 1, UC Davis 0
Portland 2, OREGON STATE 1
SANTA CLARA 1, Stanford 0
Thursday, Sept. 1
Loyola Marymount @ Oral Roberts 5 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 2
Cal State Bakersfield @ San Francisco 7 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast @ Portland 7 p.m.
UCLA @ Santa Clara 7 p.m.
Drake University @ San Diego 7:30 p.m.
Gonzaga @ UC Irvine FRI 8 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 4
Gonzaga vs. Long Island (San Diego, Calif.) 12 p.m.
Loyola-Chicago @ Portland 2:30 p.m.
San Jose State @ Saint Mary's 3 p.m.
San Francisco @ Sacramento State 4 p.m.
Loyola Marymount @ Tulsa 5 p.m.
New Mexico @ Santa Clara 7 p.m.
San Diego State @ San Diego 8 p.m.