Jack Larsen and Marcell SzecsiJack Larsen and Marcell Szecsi
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Jack Larsen was named the MPSF/Delfina Player of the Week and freshman Marcell Szécsi was been named the MPSF West/S&R Sport Newcomer of the Week.

Bruins Sweep MPSF Weekly Honors

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Jack Larsen was named the MPSF/Delfina Player of the Week and freshman Marcell Szécsi was been named the MPSF West/S&R Sport Newcomer of the Week.


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LOS ANGELES -- The UCLA Bruins have swept the MPSF weekly honors as redshirt senior Jack Larsen was named the MPSF/Delfina Player of the Week and freshman Marcell Szécsi has been named the MPSF West/S&R Sport Newcomer of the Week as announced by the league office today.

UCLA went 2-0 last week and remain undefeated on the year at 9-0. The Bruins picked up two more lopsided wins over ranked teams in their first true road games of the season, defeating No. 7 Pacific, 20-12, and No. 11 UC Davis, 16-7. It marked the most goals against Pacific in program history and the largest margin of victory over UC Davis since 2015.

Larsen, an attacker out of Orinda, Calif., and Campolindo High School, led the Bruins in scoring with 13 points, which included nine goals on just 11 shots (.818) to go with four assists. He also drew two exclusions, had two steals, and won his only sprint in the two outings. Larsen opened the weekend with a career-high eight goals (on nine shots) against Pacific. The eight goals tied for the most-ever in the Adam Wright era (15 years -- Nicolas Saveljic had eight goals against Stanford in 2021) and was just one shy of tying the MPSF all-time single-game record. He also tied for the team lead in scoring at UC Davis with four points, which included one score (on two shots) and a team-high three assists. He also recorded both of his steals, one drawn exclusion and won his only sprint against the Aggies.

Szécsi, a center out of Budapest, Hungary, and Kolping Katolikus Iskola, scored multiple goals in both games, totaling five goals on five shots. He opened with a pair of scores in the win over the Tigers and drew one exclusion. In the win over the Aggies, he had his second hat trick of the year and drew five exclusions to go with one steal.

This is both Larsen's and Szécsi's first career MPSF award.