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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA senior attacker Rafael Real Vergara (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Modular) has been named the MPSF West/Delfina Player of the Week as announced by the league office today.

Real Vergara helped lead UCLA to a 4-0 record this past week, winning the 2023 Overnght MPSF Invitational, to remain undefeated on the year at 13-0. The Bruins picked up three top four wins en route to the title, defeating No. 4 Pepperdine, 15-11, No. 3 USC, 14-10, and No. 1 California, 12-10. The Bruins also opened the tournament with a win over Occidental, 18-9, that Real Vergara did not play in as UCLA rested its starters.

He led the tournament field in scoring with 16 goals in just three games while shooting at a .667 clip (16-for-24). He scored five goals and added a steal in the win over Pepperdine and had a season-high seven goals to go with two assists (nine points) and a steal in the win at USC. He finished the tournament with four goals and three assists (seven points) in the upset win of California, snapping the Golden Bears' 15-game winning streak, and snapping a seven-game losing streak to Cal in the process.

This is Real Vergara's first career MPSF award.