LOS ANGELES – The West Coast Conference has named LMU senior goalkeeper Massimo Oedekoven Pomponi the men's soccer Defensive Player of the Week after a string of strong performances.  

 

Pomponi and the Lions defense have not allowed a goal during the run of play in three straight matches, which included his first career clean sheet on Sunday, September 17 at CSUN and his second clean sheet against Oregon State on Sunday, Sept. 24.  

 

The lone goal of the week came against Cal State Fullerton on a penalty kick on Thursday night.  

 

In the two matches last week, Pomponi combined for 13 saves on 33 total shots faced. Dating back to the CSUN match, he has 19 saves and 44 total shots faced.  

 

The highlight of the week came just before the half on Sunday against the Beavers. After a foul was called in the box, Pomponi came up clutch with a two handed lunge to his left to save the penalty shot and keep the one-goal lead (and the shutout) intact. 

 

This is the first weekly award for the Lions in the 2023 season.  

 

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