Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Tobore Takpor (Laplace, La.) Berea College | Forward | Senior - Tobore Takpor scored three goals in 4-2 win over Bluffton.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Jack Harris (Hobart, Ind.) Anderson University | Defense | Junior - Jack Harris served as the defensive anchor as Anderson recorded two shutouts. The Ravens held opponents to six shots per game and 1.5 shots on goal per game. Harris averaged 2.5 intercepts per game and two steals per game. On offense, Harris also recorded the game-winning goal against Franklin.

Notable Performances:
Offense:

• Ashton Kuss (Monroe, Ohio) Anderson University | Defense | Junior - Ashton Kuss assisted on both of Anderson's goals during the Ravens' 2-0 victory against Franklin. The Ravens went 2-0 on the week. Kuss also contributed to Anderson's two shutouts on the defensive end, averaging three steals per game and one intercept per game.
• Russell Bilohlavek (Bloomington, Ind.) Franklin College | Midfield | Senior - Russell Bilohlavek netted both Franklin goals on Saturday afternoon — one just over six minutes into the match to give his team an early lead and the second with just 2:56 left in the match, helping Franklin pick up a 2-2 draw at Mount St. Joseph.
• David Betz (Louisville, Ky.) Hanover College | Midfield | Sophomore - David Betz led Hanover to a 1-1 week as it fell to DePauw and defeated Rose-Hulman. The sophomore netted the game-winner at Rose-Hulman, finishing the week with one shot for a perfect 1.000 shot on goal percentage.
• JT Roden (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) Mount St. Joseph University | Forward | Senior - JT Roden helped lead Mount St. Joseph to a 1-0-1 record this week with a midweek win over Heidelberg and a draw against Franklin. On the week, he scored three goals on five shots including the game-winner against Heidelberg.
• Benjamin Murphy (Geneva, Ill.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Midfield | Freshman - Benjamin Murphy scored one goal against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and finished the week with three shots on goal.
• Cole Varela (Elizabethtown, Ky.) Transylvania University | Forward | Senior - Cole Varela scored two goals in Saturday's Senior Day win over Manchester. Varela scored two of the first three goals in the Transylvania victory.

Defense:

• Austin White (Louisville, Ky.) Franklin College | Goalkeeper | Freshman - Austin White stopped 14 shots on the week, including a career-best eight to lead Franklin to its first HCAC point of the season in a draw at Mount St. Joseph.
• Dugan Webster (Noblesville, Ind.) Hanover College | Goalkeeper | Sophomore - Dugan Webster led Hanover in frame posting a 1-1 week including a clean sheet win at Rose-Hulman. He finished with seven combined saves through 180 minutes of action. Against Rose-Hulman, he tallied four total saves.
• Justin Burns (Tulsa, Okla.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Goalkeeper | Sophomore - Justin Burns recorded four saves while allowing one goal in Rose-Hulman's 1-0 loss to Hanover.

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. 5)