MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The SSAC announced the 2026 SSAC Men’s Soccer Players of the Week. Angel Ugwumba of Faulkner was named SSAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and William McGinn of UT Southern was named SSAC Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Offensive: Angel Ugwumba (Faulkner – SO – FWD – Quito, Ecuador)
- This is his second-career honor
- Ugwumba posted two goals and one assist in a 6-1 quarterfinal win over Thomas
- He assisted on the eventual game winner
Defensive: William McGinn (UT Southern – SO – GK – Whitburn, Scotland)
- This is first-career weekly honor
- McGinn posted a six-save shutout against No. 2 Life in a 1-0 UT Southern victory in the SSAC quarterfinals
- The seventh-seeded Firehawks became the highest seed to advance to the semifinals since 2015
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)
Week 10: Ethan Moore (Thomas), Andre Ferreira (Faulkner)