SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Wofford senior defender Nick Schuermann has been named the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week for all games played November 3-9. Schuermann recorded a hat trick in Wofford's 4-3 win at Furman last Tuesday. The win clinched the league's regular season title for the Terriers. Wofford also earned a 2-1 win at Georgia State Saturday night.
After Wilson Hood scored in the second minute to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead, Schuermann scored goals in the fifth and 19th minutes to push Wofford to a 3-0 advantage. After Furman had trimmed the lead to 3-2 midway through the second half, Schuermann notched his third marker of the game less than a minute later to give the Terriers a 4-2 cushion.
Schuermann's hat trick gives him five goals on the season. It was the ninth hat trick in school history and just the second since the Terriers became a Division I program in 1995. The Fort Mill, S.C., native anchors a defense that has given up a league-best 15 goals this season.
The Terriers (10-2-3, 5-1-1 SoCon) will serve as host of the 2009 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Championship. The top-seeded Terriers will face UNC Greensboro Friday at 7:30 p.m. Second-seeded College of Charleston will face No. 3 Elon in the opening semifinal at 5:00 p.m.
Other top performers this week were Appalachian State's Collin Taylor, College of Charleston's Matt Morris and Elon's Justin Wyatt.
SoCon Player of the Week
Sept. 8 - John Bello, College of Charleston
Sept. 15 - Francis Twohig, College of Charleston
Sept. 22 - Chris Thomas, Elon
Sept. 29 - Alex Caskey, Davidson
Oct. 6 - Charlie Reiter, Davidson
Oct. 13 - Yannick Pilgrim, Davidson
Oct. 20 - Thomas Campbell, UNCG
Oct. 27 - A.J. Nelson, UNCG
Nov. 3 - Steven Nagy, College of Charleston
Nov. 10 - Nick Schuermann, Wofford