SAN MATEO, Calif. — The first West Coast Conference weekly soccer awards of the 2021 season were announced on Monday, August 30, and it was a clean sweep for the Gaels in week one.
Freshman forward Jack Vestberg was named Offensive Player of the Week and fifth year goalkeeper Nicholas Lapinid was announced as the Defensive Player of the Week.
Vestberg checked off a few firsts for him in the Gaels opener, scoring the team's first goal of the season in in his first collegiate game and first start.
The Stockholm, Sweden native put a left-foot shot past the Cal keeper in the 86th minute of the opener in the Gaels 1-0 victory and persistently stretched the Bears defense with runs down the right side and middle of the field.