SoCon Announces Men's Soccer Players of the Week

SPARTANBURG, SC – ETSU junior Jaime Carrillo and Furman sophomore Ryan Wagner were named Southern Conference offensive and defensive players of the week for matches held from October 21-27.

Carrillo (Amarillo, Texas / Palo Duro HS) scored a pair of goals in the second half to help ETSU pull away from Wofford in a 4-2 SoCon win that clinched a top-four regular season finish for the Bucs. He took a pass from Berkay Duman and found the back of the net in the 61^stminute, extending the Buccaneers lead to 3-1. He put the game out of reach in the 65^th minute off an assist by Henrique Cruz for a 4-1 advantage. Carrillo has scored five goals and recorded an assist in 12 matches this season (11 starts), leading the Bucs in points and goals in 885 minutes played.

Wagner (Leawood, KS / Blue Valley North HS) scored a goal in No. 7 Furman’s 2-1 non-conference win at UNC Asheville on Tuesday and anchored the backline for the Paladins in a critical 2-0 victory over No. 18 UNC Greensboro Saturday night in Greenville. The win kept Furman in a tie for first place in the SoCon standings with one match to go and clinched a top-two seed in the upcoming conference tournament. Wagner has started 13 matches for Furman this season, including five shutouts, powering a Paladin defense that leads the SoCon with only 14 goals allowed. The Paladins have allowed only three goals in four SoCon matches to date, leading the league in goal differential (+6).

ETSU (2-7-4, 2-2-0 SoCon) closes out its regular season on the road Saturday, traveling to Lexington, VA, to battle VMI at 3:00 pm. No. 7 Furman (11-1-4, 3-0-1 SoCon) closes out its regular season on the road as well, with a chance to wrap up at least a share of the 2025 title at Wofford on Saturday at 7:00 pm.

Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Enzo Dovlo (UNC Greensboro), Junior Casillas (Mercer), Max Talley (Wofford).

Also nominated for Defensive Player of the Week: Seth Wilson (UNC Greensboro), Henrique Cruz (ETSU), Zack Murphy (VMI)

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)

Oct. 14 – Diego Hernandez, Jr., MF, Furman (Mesquite, TX)

Oct. 21 – Eli Bannister, Fr., D, Mercer (Fayetteville, GA)

Oct. 28 – Jaime Carrillo, Jr., MF, ETSU (Amarillo, TX)

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)

Oct. 14 – Seth Wilson, R-Jr., GK, UNC Greensboro (Frisco, TX)

Oct. 21 – Kimito Fritz, Sr., D, UNC Greensboro (Tokyo, Japan)

Oct. 28 – Ryan Wagner, So., D, Furman (Leawood, KS)