Mars Hill's Plougmand and Coker's Walker Named SAC WePlayed Sports Men's Soccer Players of the Week
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference announced its WePlayed Sports Men's Soccer Players of the Week for matches played during week eight of the 2024 season. Mars Hill's Peter Plougmand was named the Offensive Player of the Week while Coker's Charlie Walker earned Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Plougmand, a senior from Odense, Denmark, erupted for five more goals last week to lead the Lions to wins over Emory & Henry and Catawba. Plougmand had a hat trick and added an assist for seven points against the Wasps and added a pair of goals in a 2-1 win over Catawba on the road. For the week, he registered five goals and an assist for 11 points. He currently leads DII in goals (18) and points (42). This is the fourth time this season Plougmand has earned the honor.
Walker, a junior from Whistable, England, helped Coker to a 1-0 win over Tusculum on Saturday. In the win for the No. 8 team in the nation, Walker was the difference maker. He saved a penalty kick on a diving save in the first half and kept a clean sheet in the match with a pair of saves. He helped the Cobras to a 10th straight win and a 12-1 overall record on the year.
2024 SAC Men's Soccer Players of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week
Sep. 10 – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill
Sep. 17 – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill
Sep. 24 – Diego Jaramillo, Anderson
Oct. 1 – Claudel N'goubou, Limestone
Oct. 8 – Dati Chinchaladze, Lincoln Memorial
Oct. 15 – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill
Oct. 22 – Frederic Benedix, Coker
Oct. 29 – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill
Defensive Player of the Week
Sep. 10 – Moritz Conrad, Wingate
Sep. 17 – Daniel Benedek Miklosi, Lincoln Memorial
Sep. 24 – Nikolaj Bertelsen, Limestone
Oct. 1 – Stefan Roeb, Limestone
Oct. 8 - Daniel Benedek Miklosi, Lincoln Memorial
Oct. 15 – Matty Tricker, Coker
Oct. 22 - Nikolaj Bertelsen, Limestone
Oct. 29 – Charlie Walker, Coker
WePlayed Sports is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.
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