Ethan Dekel Daks Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week

NEW ORLEANS – South Carolina midfielder Ethan Dekel Daks has been named the Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference Tuesday (Oct. 10).

Dekel Daks helped the Gamecocks go 2-0 on the week with a pair of 1-0 wins over Jacksonville and Sun Belt Conference foe Old Dominion. He scored the game-winner against Old Dominion, handing the Monarchs their first loss of the season.

With 34 seconds left in the match, Dekel Daks drew a foul outside the 18-yard box. With the clock ticking down, Dekel Daks stepped up to take the free kick from 28 yards out. With five seconds left, he delivered for the Gamecocks with his third game-winning goal of the season.

Dekel Daks becomes the first Gamecock to earn Offensive Player of the Week honors since Logan Frost in 2021. His goal with five seconds left was the latest goal by a Gamecock in regulation since Tucker Monheimer scored with one second left vs Jacksonville on Oct. 23, 2019.

South Carolina continues conference play when it hosts No. 3 West Virginia Thursday night (Oct. 12) at 7 p.m.

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