Wingate’s Khalil Khenayzir was named the Offensive Player of the Week while Lenoir-Rhyne’s Juan Basabe was named the Defensive Player of the Week.

Khenayzir, a sophomore from Houston, Texas, scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute to give No. 10 Wingate the 1-0 win over Coker to wrap up the outright regular-season SAC title. The Bulldogs, riding an eight-match unbeaten streak, enter the SAC Tournament as the number-one seed.

Basabe, a graduate student from Durango, Spain, had a season-best eight saves, topping his previous season-high 6 saves against Lincoln Memorial back on October 28th.  Basabe also produced a third-straight clean sheet versus Catawba on Nov. 1st, marking the first time since the 2006 season that the Bears have notched three straight shutouts against conference foes.

2023 SAC Men’s Soccer Players of the Week

Offensive

Sept. 7 – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill

Sept. 12 – Pablo Pozos, Wingate

Sept. 19 – Daniel Burko, Lincoln Memorial

Sept. 26 – Jacques Fokam Sandeu, Coker

Oct. 3 – Pablo Pozos, Wingate

Oct. 10 – Kriton Kiousis, Lincoln Memorial

Oct. 17 – Mark Radoki, Limestone

Oct. 24 – Peter Plougman, Mars Hill

Oct. 31 – Adrian Martina, Lenoir-Rhyne

Nov. 7 – Khalil Khenayzir, Wingate

Defensive

Sept. 7 – Nicolas Leite, Tusculum

Sept. 12 – Juan Basabe, Lenoir-Rhyne

Sept. 19 – Nicolas Leite, Tusculum

Sept. 26 – Zak Stiffler, Catawba

Oct. 3 – Pedro Santos, Wingate

Oct. 10 – Dániel Benedek Miklósi, Lincoln Memorial

Oct. 17 – Henrik Dahl, Limestone

Oct. 24 - Dániel Benedek Miklósi, Lincoln Memorial

Oct. 31 – Juan Basabe, Lenoir-Rhyne

Nov. 7 – Juan Basabe, Lenoir-Rhyne