MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week. Ethan Moore of Thomas was named SSAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Andre Ferreira of Faulkner was named SSAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.

Offensive: Ethan Moore (Thomas – SR – FWD – Kingston, England)

·      This is his first-career honor

·      Moore posted four goals in a 2-0 conference week for Thomas to grab a postseason spot

·      He had two goals in wins over Point and Andrew, scoring the decisive goal in both contests

Defensive: Andre Ferreira (Faulkner – SR – GK – Maia, Portugal)

·      This is fourth-career weekly honor

·      Ferreira delivered a six-save shutout in a 2-0 win at No. 3 ranked Cumberland

·      It was the first loss of the season for the Phoenix and Faulkner is 3-0 against top-five teams this year

Previous Winners (Offensive, Defensive)

Week 1: Jean Danitanga (William Carey), Kenson Pierre (William Carey)

Week 2: Christian Sentz (UT Southern), Lenno Schmidt (Xavier)

Week 3: Enrico Burigotto (Life), Tibo Jacobs (Life)

Week 4: Fernando Pirry (William Carey), Pawel Wolny (Life)

Week 5: Bernardo Juca (Faulkner), Andre Ferreira (Faulkner)

Week 6: Nick Miske (UT Southern), Pawel Wolny (Life)

Week 7: Bernardo Juca (Faulkner), Alex Coba (Life)

Week 8: Cole Spady (Xavier), Tanner Boxberger (Mobile)

Week 9: Konsti Witte (Faulkner), Leo Freire (Faulkner)