Ten Huskies Tabbed Pac-12 Postseason Honorees

SEATTLE – After finishing as Pac-12 champions and earning the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Washington Huskies earned 11 All-Conference honors as the Pac-12 announced its year-end award on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Ilijah Paul was tabbed Offensive Player of the Year and head coach Jamie Clark earned Coach of the Year.
 
Paul, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Lucas Meek, Nick Scardina and Christian Soto all earned Pac-12 First Team honors. Nate Jones and Gio Miglietti were All-Pac-12 Second Team honorees, while Chris Meyers and Imanol Rosales were tabbed honorable mentions.
 
Clark earned Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his Washington tenure after guiding the Huskies to their fourth-ever Pac-12 championship and a 15-1-3 overall record. Clark also earned the honor in 2013, 2019 and 2020.
 
Paul earns the second Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year award following its debut in 2021. The sophomore forward leads the Pac-12 with 11 goals. In addition, Paul ranks 12^th in the nation in total goals. Paul scored the 90^th minute game-winner at California in one of his three game-winning goals of the season. The Gilbert, Ariz. native was tabbed Pac-12 Player of the Week twice and earned a United Soccer Coaches National Player of Week honor.
 
The five first team all-conference are the most ever by the Huskies since entering the Pac-12 Conference in 2000.
 
Kossa-Rienzi earns his second career all-conference nod after being named honorable mention in 2021, earning First Team honors this year. The sophomore tallied a pair of goals and three assists.
 
Meek leads the conference in total points (28), while ranking second in total goals (10) and third in total assists (8). Meek also earned Pac-12 honors in 2020 and 2021, being named to the Second Team both years. During the season the senior midfielder earned National Player of the Week twice and was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Oct. 10 following a two goal, two assist performance in the Bay Area.
 
In addition to his Pac-12 Player of the Year honor, Paul was named to the First Team for the first time in his career.
 
Scardina picks up his first All-Conference honor after scoring seven goals and tallying four assists on the year. The junior scored his first brace of the season in Washington’s 3-0 win over Gonzaga. Scardina also set a career-high two assists in the Huskies’ Pac-12 clinching match…