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Washington State’s Nadia Cooper, Sydney Pulver, and Brennan Jackson each earned Pac-12 weekly awards for their respective sports on Monday. Cooper took home the defensive player of the week while Pulver was named goalkeeper of the week for Women’s soccer. Jackson was named defensive lineman of the week for football.
Cooper and Pulver helped lead the Cougars victories over Utah and Colorado. Cooper, a freshman from Houston, Texas, finished the two games with seven saves and allowed zero goals while playing in all 180 minutes including a career high of 5 saves against Colorado on Sunday. She has not allowed a goal this season during her 495 minutes in goal for the Cougars. That mark is tops for freshman in program history and is quickly nearing the all-time record of 512:11 set in 2013 by Gurveen Clair.
Pulver, a fifth year senior from Parker, Colorado, is a massive reason as to why the Cougars have not allowed a goal since September 9th. She has been an anchor on a defense that has allowed just three goals all season. On Thursday against Utah, she set the program’s all-time mark for matches played with 87.
Jackson, a redshirt junior from Temecula, California led the team with two sacks during Saturday’s 21-6 victory over California. He also tallied five total tackles while helping the defense allow their fewest points against a conference team since a shutout against Colorado in 2017.
Cooper and Pulver will look to continue their shut out streak on Thursday when they host 7th ranked Stanford. Jackson and the rest of the Cougar football team will look to stop the conferences number one rushing offense in Oregon State.
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Football:
Washington State edge Brennan Jackson named Pac-12 defensive lineman of the week
Washington State’s Brennan Jackson had his most productive day in a Cougar uniform, and for his work, the junior edge-rusher was named the Pac-12’s defensive lineman of the week Monday.
Washington State/Stanford kickoff time set at 4:30 p.m.
PULLMAN – The kickoff time for Washington State’s home game against Stanford on Oct. 16 has been set at 4:30 p.m., the Cougs’ athletic department announced Monday.
On the final day state employees are able to comply with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate, Washington State’s Nick Rolovich couldn’t say for certain whether he’d still be the Cougars’ football coach after Oct. 18, the day workers must be fully vaccinated to avoid termination.
Brennan Jackson Named Pac-12 Defensive Lineman of the Week
Washington State EDGE Brennan Jackson was named the Pac-12 Conference Defensive Lineman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
Washington State Opens Homestand Saturday Against Oregon State
Washington State (2-3, 1-2 Pac-12) opens a three-game homestand hosting Oregon State (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) at Gesa Field on homecoming weekend. Kickoff is set for 1:07 p.m., Saturday on the Pac-12 Network.
Pac-12 Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Football Week Five
The Pac-12 today announced its 2021 football season’s fifth weekly performance awards, presented by Nextiva. See below for Week Five’s recognitions across the Conference
Soccer:
For the first time since the 2018 season the Cougars nabbed two Pac-12 weekly awards as freshman Nadia Cooper was named Goalkeeper of the Week while fifth-year Sydney Pulver took home Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon.
Pac-12 Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards - Oct. 4, 2021
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sydney Pulver, Sr., Washington State (Parker, Colo.) GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK: Nadia Cooper, Fr., Washington State (Houston, Tex.)