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Cal State LA’s Oliver Diaz scored two goals as a defender, earning him the Pixellot/CCAA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award.
Diaz led the Golden Eagles to a pair of shutout wins and into sole possession of first place in the conference as No. 12 Cal State LA improved to 10-1-1 overall and 5-1-0 in the CCAA.
The senior defender/midfielder from Hawthorne knocked in a free kick from Steve Perez to account for the lone goal in the 1-0 win at No. 7 Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday. On Sunday, he converted on a penalty kick in a 5-0 win over Cal State San Bernardino to extend his goal-scoring streak to three matches.
As a key part of the Cal State LA defense, Diaz has led the Golden Eagles to four consecutive shutouts (and five shutouts in the last six matches). In fact, Cal State LA has only allowed a CCAA-best four goals in 12 matches this season.
Cal State LA hosts No. 3 Chico State (10-0-3) Friday night and welcomes Stanislaus State (3-8-2) on Sunday.