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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA freshman attacker Ryder Dodd (Long Beach, Calif./JSerra Catholic HS) has been named the MPSF West/Delfina Player of the Week and redshirt freshman Nate Tauscher (Sunset Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS) has been named the MPSF West/S&R Sport Newcomer of the Week as announced by the league office today.
Dodd led a pair of MPSF road wins (Nov. 2-3), helping the Bruins clinch the No. 1 seed for the MPSF Championship. Dodd scored six goals in the 20-14 win at No. 7 California, scoring all four of the Bruins' fourth quarter goals. He finished with five earned exclusions, two assists, and one steal to go with the six goals against Cal. Then in the 13-6 win over No. 2 Stanford, he scored twice and added an assist and a steal, while winning both of his sprints.
This is the third career MPSF weekly award for Dodd.
Others Nominated: Bernardo Herzer (USC); Riley Pittman (Stanford).
Tauscher helped the Bruins to a pair of MPSF road wins (Nov. 2-3) which included a third-straight win over the Golden Bears and the largest margin of victory in 24 years over the Cardinal. With UCLA leading 14-13 in the third period at No. 7 Cal, Tauscher was subbed in and allowed just one goal in the final 12:30, picking up five saves, five steals, and one assist in the 20-14 win. He then made his first career start in the 13-6 win at No. 2 Stanford, holding the Cardinal to a season-low six goals with a career-high 13 saves. Tauscher entered
the week having played in only 3.64 games this season.
This is the first career MPSF award for Tauscher.
Others Nominated: Stefan Brankovic (USC); Dash McFarland (Stanford).
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA freshman attacker Ryder Dodd (Long Beach, Calif./JSerra Catholic HS) has been named the MPSF West/Delfina Player of the Week and redshirt freshman Nate Tauscher (Sunset Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS) has been named the MPSF West/S&R Sport Newcomer of the Week as announced by the league office today.
Dodd led a pair of MPSF road wins (Nov. 2-3), helping the Bruins clinch the No. 1 seed for the MPSF Championship. Dodd scored six goals in the 20-14 win at No. 7 California, scoring all four of the Bruins' fourth quarter goals. He finished with five earned exclusions, two assists, and one steal to go with the six goals against Cal. Then in the 13-6 win over No. 2 Stanford, he scored twice and added an assist and a steal, while winning both of his sprints.
This is the third career MPSF weekly award for Dodd.
Others Nominated: Bernardo Herzer (USC); Riley Pittman (Stanford).
Tauscher helped the Bruins to a pair of MPSF road wins (Nov. 2-3) which included a third-straight win over the Golden Bears and the largest margin of victory in 24 years over the Cardinal. With UCLA leading 14-13 in the third period at No. 7 Cal, Tauscher was subbed in and allowed just one goal in the final 12:30, picking up five saves, five steals, and one assist in the 20-14 win. He then made his first career start in the 13-6 win at No. 2 Stanford, holding the Cardinal to a season-low six goals with a career-high 13 saves. Tauscher entered
the week having played in only 3.64 games this season.
This is the first career MPSF award for Tauscher.
Others Nominated: Stefan Brankovic (USC); Dash McFarland (Stanford).