Nov. 11, 2008

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - San Diego State's Raymundo Reza (Denver, Colo.) has been named the Pac-10 Player of the Week, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced today. The award is the second consecutive weekly honor for an Aztec and the team's third conference accolade of the season. Senior Jorge Rosales won the award last week (Nov. 4), while redshirt junior Matt McManus received recognition on Oct. 7.

A sophomore, Reza had a career day Sunday in leading SDSU to a 4-0 win over Cal State Bakersfield, its third consecutive victory and fourth straight decision without a loss. Reza had a hand in every goal with three tallies and an assist to become the first Aztec to record a hat trick since Tyler Tinling scored four times against Christian Heritage on Oct. 4, 2001. His seven points were also the most in a match by a Pac-10 player this season.

Reza connected on goals in the 17th, 47th and 80th minute, respectively, and assisted on sophomore Khadim Diouf's strike in the 58th minute. For the game, Reza had a career-high six shot attempts, including five on net. For the season, Reza is ranked among the league leaders in points per game (T-2nd, 1.18), goals per game (T-2nd, 0.47), shots per game (9th, 2.12) and assists per game T-10th (0.24).

San Diego State wraps up its season Saturday against nationally ranked UCLA at 1 p.m. It will be the final home match for five seniors - Nick Collins, Danny Ortiz, Rosales, Myles Davis and Dennis Sanchez. The Aztecs can earn their third consecutive runner-up finish with a victory and a California loss at home against Stanford.