SPARTANBURG, SC – Furman center back Braden Dunham and Wofford goalkeeper Pepe Hinterschuster have been named Southern Conference men’s soccer offensive and defensive players of the week for matches held from October 1-7.
Dunham (Peachtree City, GA / Atlanta United) helped No. 16 Furman to a 1-0-1 record last week, scoring three goals and providing an assist while playing all 180 minutes. In a non-conference tilt with USC Upstate on Tuesday, he assisted on Connor Dunninghan’s opening tally with a nicely placed throw and scored two goals in a 6-1 win. His third goal of the week was perhaps the most important. In the SoCon opener at Mercer, he scored the equalizer in the 78th minute of a 1-1 draw with the Bears. Dunham was an an honorable mention member of the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week for his efforts. The freshman has started all 11 matches for the Paladins so far this season, logging 981 minutes.
Hinterschuster (Neustrelitz, Germany / Sportschule im Olympiapark) was sharp between the posts in 180 total minutes last week for the Terriers. He turned away seven shots in a 2-1 over Queens in non-conference play on Tuesday, including a pair of acrobatic saves. He recorded his second clean sheet of the season to open SoCon play, as Wofford blanked VMI 2-0 on Saturday. Hinterschuster recorded two saves in that effort, which was his second shutout of the season. The sophomore has started all 11 matches for the Terriers this season and has 36 saves in 990 minutes in goal. His seven saves vs. Queens are a season high.
Furman (6-1-4) is back in action Tuesday (Oct. 7) in Greenville vs. Presbyterian, and steps back into league play at home vs. ETSU on Saturday for Senior Night.
Wofford (5-5-1) has another busy week in Spartanburg, hosting No. 23 Gardner-Webb on Tuesday (Oct. 7) before welcoming Mercer to Snyder Field on Saturday night.
Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Berkay Duman (ETSU), Nathan Simes (Wofford).
Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Gavin Morgan (Mercer).
2025 SoCon Men’s Soccer Offensive Players of the Week
Aug. 26 - Enzo Dovlo, Jr., F, UNC Greensboro (Paris, France)
Sep. 2 - Landon Hill, Jr., MF, Furman (Lewis Center, OH)
Sep. 9 - Steven Hernandez, R-Jr., F, UNC Greensboro (Winston-Salem, NC)
Sep. 16 - Caleb Johnson, Jr., F, Furman (Atlanta, GA)
Sep. 23 – Steven Hernandez, R-Jr., F, UNC Greensboro (Winston-Salem, NC)
Sept. 30 – Jesse Lee, Jr., MF, VMI (Dacula, GA)
Oct. 7 – Braden Dunham, Fr., D, Furman (Peachtree City, GA)
2025 SoCon Men’s Soccer Defensive Players of the Week
Aug. 26 - Ivan Horvat, R-Fr., GK, Furman (Bratislava, Croatia)
Sep. 2 - Sami Lachekar, Sr., D, UNC Greensboro (Metz, France)
Sep. 9 - Henry Hampshaw, So., GK, Mercer (Holmfirth, England)
Sep. 16 - Ivan Horvat, R-Fr., GK, Furman (Bratislava, Croatia)
Sep. 23 - Ivan Horvat, R-Fr., GK, Furman (Bratislava, Croatia)
Sep. 30 – Adam Celik, So., D, Wofford (Höllviken, Sweden)
Oct. 7 – Pepe Hinterschuster, So., GK, Wofford (Neustrelitz, Germany)