SAN FRANCISCO – Washington State kicker Erik Powell and linebacker Jahad Woods each garnered Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week awards, conference commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday.

Washington State improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2001 with a 30-27 win over No. 5 USC in Pullman last Friday. Powell was named the Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week and Woods as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, the first time WSU has claimed two conference weekly honors in the same week since Erik Coleman did so in 2003. Coleman earned both Pac-10 Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week following the Cougars 31-13 win over No. 12 UCLA (10 tackles, 2 INT, 2 FF).

Powell earns his first career weekly accolade after connecting on all three of his field attempts (44, 33, 32) with the 32-yarder proving to be the game-winner with 1:40 remaining. Powell, a redshirt-senior from Vancouver, Wash., also tallied four touchbacks on his seven kickoffs to help the Cougars beat its first Top-5 ranked team since 2003 (No. 5 Texas – Holiday Bowl). WSU earned two Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week awards last season (Robert Taylor, Kaleb Fossum). Powell is the first kicker to receive the honor since Andrew Furney in 2012 (Apple Cup).

Woods earns his first career weekly accolade after making a game-high nine tackles and forcing a fumble on his sack of Sam Darnold that was recovered by WSU's Derek Moore to seal the win. Woods, a redshirt-freshman from San Diego, was part of a Cougar defense that tallied five tackles-for-loss, forced two turnovers and held the Trojans to a season-low 327 yards of total offense. Woods is the second Cougar to earn Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week this season after Peyton Pelluer earned the award following the win over Boise State.