MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Konsti Witte of Faulkner was named NAIA Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Sam De Gier of UT Southern was named NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the national office announced.
The award is based on performance for the week of Oct. 12-18.
Konsti Witte (Faulkner – SR – MID – Barenburg, Germany)
- This is his second-career honor
- Witte finished with 11 points on five goals and one assist in a 3-0 week
- He scored a hat trick in a win over Point and added two goals and one assist v. Andrew
Sam De Gier (UT Southern – FR – GK – The Netherlands)
- This is her third-career weekly honor
- De Gier made 10 saves and allowed only one goal in a pair of wins over No. 10 William Carey and Xavier
- She made nine stops in the 3-1 victory over the Crusaders, who came in leading the conference in scoring
2026-27 Winners
Tanner Boxberger, Mobile: NAIA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Leo Testas, Faulkner: NAIA Men’s Golfer of the Week
Reese Day, Dalton State: NAIA Women’s Golfer of the Week
Julia Gurgel, Xavier: NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Andre Ferreira, Faulkner: NAIA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Bernardo Juca, Faulkner: NAIA Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Millie Rayner, UT Southern: NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Tibo Jacobs, Life: NAIA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week