MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Men’s Soccer Players of the Week. Cole Spady of Xavier was named SSAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Tanner Boxberger of Mobile was named SSAC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Offensive: Cole Spady (Xavier – SO – FWD – New Orleans, La.)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- Spady collected three game-winning goals in a 3-0 week for Xavier, finishing with 10 points on four goals and two assists
- He had two goals and one assist in a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Andrew, with the decisive score coming with under a minute to play. The sophomore also added one goal and one assist v. Thomas and another score v. Point
Defensive: Tanner Boxberger (Mobile – SO – GK – Niceville, Fla.)
- This is his first-career weekly honor
- Boxberger delivered a five-save shutout in a 3-0 win over No. 3 UT Southern
- The Firehawks had scored multiple goals in nine of their previous 10 games
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)