MONTOGMERY, Ala. – Top-seeded Faulkner held serve with a 3-0 win and No. 3 seed William Carey held off UT Southern 1-0 in double overtime to advance to the 2026 SSAC Men’s Soccer Championship game.
The Crusaders are in the finals for the eighth time in the last 10 tournaments, while Faulkner is in the title game for the first time in program history, trying to sweep the 2026 championships.
William Carey def. UT Southern 1-0 (2 OT)
- Souleymane Balde scored the winning goal at 107:36 off an assist from Fabian Arroyo.
- William Carey played short-handed after Enzo Galli received a second yellow card and a red card at 104:21.
- William McGinn made two saves in each half, keeping regulation scoreless despite William Carey's 12-2 shot advantage.
- Pablo Diez saved Tennessee Southern's only shot of the first overtime and completed the shutout with one save.
- William Carey finished with a 13-3 advantage in shots and a 6-2 edge in corner kicks.
- Balde and Galli each recorded three shots, while Fernando Pirry and Daniel Mulero added two apiece for William Carey.
- Lorick Gustave accounted for two Tennessee Southern shots and Devonte Allen recorded the other.
Faulkner def. Dalton State 3-0
- Pepé Riofrio opened the scoring at 9:43 with assists from Asaph Silveira and Angel Ugwumba.
- Faulkner carried a 1-0 lead into halftime after outshooting Dalton State 5-2.
- Bernardo Juca doubled the lead at 68:38, finishing off an assist from Leo Freire.
- Substitute Konsti Witte made it 3-0 at 75:16 with Julio Cesar providing the assist.
- Andre Ferreira completed a three-save shutout over 90 minutes, making two stops in the second half.
- Bernardo Manzano made three saves for Dalton State, while Bruno Conto recorded three shots and David Saldana added two.
- Faulkner finished with an 11-8 advantage in shots and a 6-3 edge in shots on goal.
- Both teams took six shots in the second half and finished with four corner kicks apiece.