Oklahoma City – Lorian Aerts of Wayland Baptist and Matias Garcia of Mid-America Christian have been named this week’s Sooner Athletic Conference Digital Scoreboards Men’s Soccer Players of the Week, as released by the conference office Monday morning.
Offensive Player of the Week
Lorian Aerts
Wayland Baptist, Junior, Center Midfielder
Liege, Belgium
- Helped the Pioneers to a 0-1-1 record last week, which included a tie with Huston-Tillotson
- Scored a goal on three shots in a loss to Concordia (TX)
- Added two goals on seven shots in a 3-3 draw against Huston-Tillotson
- Had 10 total shots, with seven being on frame during the week
Other Nominees - Marco Brizuela, John Brown, Zusipheyena Gxarisa, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Haruya Higuchi, Mid-America Christian, Tendai Machingura, Central Christian, Augustine Mateos, Southwestern Christian, Oscar Otero, Nelson, and Arcel Zambrano, Texas Wesleyan
Defensive Player of the Week
Matias Garcia
Mid-America Christian, Senior, Defender
Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Claimed his second consecutive Player of the Week award
- Helped the Evangels to a 2-0 record last week
- Helped the MACU defense hold Tabor to three shots and McPherson to only two shots in the wins
- Added his first career game-winning goal in the 1-0 victory over McPherson
Other Nominees - Rafael Dos Santos, Texas Wesleyan, Drew Arehart, Wayland Baptist, Nawjot Bhandal, Central Christian, Michael Smith, Nelson, and Axel Tricot, Southwestern Christian
2026 SAC Men’s Soccer Players of the Week
August 24, 2026
Offensive - Marco Brizuela, John Brown
Defensive – Matias Garcia, Mid-America Christian
August 31, 2026
Offensive – Lorian Aerts, Wayland Baptist
Defensive – Matias Garcia, Mid-America Christian