The Pac-12 coaches were not impressed by Arizona soccer coming into the season. The Wildcats were picked to finish last in the conference, but things looked slightly different after the first week of play.
The pollsters were impressed by the defensive effort of Arizona in its wins over Iowa State and Texas Tech to open the year, awarding both of its defensive-oriented weekly honors to the Wildcats after they became the only Pac-12 team to open the season with two wins over Power 5 teams. Senior goalkeeper Hope Hisey was voted the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week and senior midfielder Madison Goerlinger was tabbed as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week.