Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Gus Dickman (New Albany, Ind.) Transylvania University | Forward | Senior - Gus Dickman had a strong week for Transylvania, connecting on three goals and recording an assist in two Transylvania wins. In a 6-0 win over Mount St. Joseph, Dickman scored two goals and landed an assist. He then recorded a goal in a 2-0 win over Anderson. 

Defensive Player of the Week:
Ethan Drew (Clarksville, Tenn.) Transylvania University | Goalkeeper | Junior - Ethan Drew recorded three saves in a shutout win over Anderson and two in their 6-0 win over Mount St. Joseph for two conference shutout wins for Transylvania.

Notable Performances:
Offense:

• Cole Hubert (Burlington, Ky.) Hanover College | Midfield | Junior - Cole Hubert helped propel Hanover past Berea and Earlham to remain atop the HCAC standings. The junior totaled six points, netting two goals and adding two assists.
• Ryan Shapiro (Broomfield, Colo.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Forward | Junior - Ryan Shapiro scored a career-high three goals against Earlham to move to No. 1 in the HCAC with 13 goals on the season. He finished the week with nine shots and five shots on goal as the Rose-Hulman defeated Earlham 5-0 and drew Bluffton 0-0.

Defense:

• Braydon Kennedy (Garrett, Ind.) Anderson University | Goalkeeper | Junior - Braydon Kennedy saved 13-of-16 shots on the week. Kennedy also came up with a key penalty kick save against Bluffton and then saved the rebound.
• Zach Johnson (Middletown, Ohio) Bluffton University | Goalkeeper | Senior - Zach Johnson finished the week with nine saves against just two goals allowed. He snagged seven saves in Saturday's 0-0 draw against Rose-Hulman which broke a string of 22 straight losses to the Engineers, a team that Bluffton had never tied or defeated. Johnson tied the school record with his 10th career blanking. It also tied him for second all-time with his fourth shutout of the season.
• Dugan Webster (Noblesville, Ind.) Hanover College | Goalkeeper | Sophomore - Dugan Webster led Hanover in frame to a 2-0 week, claiming clean sheets against Berea and Earlham. He tallied one save through 169 minutes of work. Hanover has only allowed two goals in HCAC play all season, one of which was a penalty kick.
• Justin Burns (Tulsa, Okla.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Goalkeeper | Sophomore - Justin Burns secured two clean sheets as Rose-Hulman went 1-0-1 with a win over Earlham and a tie against Bluffton. Burns finished the week with five total saves and no goals allowed.

2026 Athlete of the Week Reports:
Week 1 (Week ending Sept. 6)
Week 2 (Week ending Sept. 13)
Week 3 (Week ending Sept. 20)
Week 4 (Week ending Sept. 27)
Week 5 (Week ending Oct. 4)
Week 6 (Week ending Oct. 11)
Week 7 (Week ending Oct. 18)
Week 8 (Week ending Oct. 25)