UCI’s Polowski, Lawther Win Conference Honors

UC Irvine senior P.J. Polowski was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation player of the year in men’s soccer and Anteater Coach Derek Lawther shared coach of the year honors with UC Santa Barbara’s Mark Arya.

Polowski, a graduate of Fountain Valley High, led the conference with 47 points (19 goals and nine assists) and set Irvine’s career scoring record with a total of 73 points in only two years after transferring from Orange Coast College.

Cal State Fullerton’s Eddie Soto, who holds the school’s career goal-scoring record, was named to the all-conference first team.

Named to the second team were Fullerton’s Joey Franchino, Alfred Partida, Martin Palos and Brad Wilson, and Irvine’s Michael Succi.

Lawther, in his 11th season at Irvine, guided the Anteaters to an 11-7 record.