Men's Soccer 11/6/2026 4:04:00 PM Flavia Ramirez

Trevecca Men’s Soccer | No. 7 Trojans Play for First Gulf South Tournament Title

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – No. 7 Trevecca Nazarene University plays for its first Gulf South Conference tournament title at noon CT Saturday when the top-seeded Trojans face No. 6 seed West Alabama at the Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex. The winner earns the conference's automatic berth in the NCAA Division II tournament.

Trevecca (14-1-2) brings nine straight wins and Division II's leading scorer to the final. West Alabama (8-6-4) brings the nation's most accurate attack and the No. 2 scorer on the Division II goals list. Douglas has 19 goals. Tigers David Nunez has 18.

Two weeks ago in Nashville, Douglas supplied the winner against the Tigers to clinch a share of Trevecca's first conference title. The rematch offers a different prize: a tournament championship and a guaranteed place in the national field.

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THE ROAD TO THE FINAL

Douglas finished Judah Jones' cross at 94:32 to beat Lee 1-0 in Thursday's semifinal. Hunter Walker made three saves for his eighth solo shutout. Trevecca avenged its only loss of the season, won a postseason overtime match for the first time and reached its first GSC final. The Trojans also won twice in the same postseason for the first time.

West Alabama beat third-seeded UAH 4-3 in the quarterfinals and shut out second-seeded AUM 2-0 in the semifinals. Nunez set up Florian Laot's opener against AUM at 13:54. Luke Jovanovich crossed for Aidan Riley at 84:36, and Dan Erez made three saves. The Tigers return to the final for the first time since winning it in 2017.

DATE	ROUND	RESULT / MATCHUP
Oct. 31	Quarterfinal	1 Trevecca 3, 8 Mississippi Christian 1
Oct. 31	Quarterfinal	2 AUM 3, 7 Christian Brothers 1
Oct. 31	Quarterfinal	6 West Alabama 4, 3 UAH 3
Oct. 31	Quarterfinal	5 Lee 2, 4 Montevallo 0
Nov. 5	Semifinal	1 Trevecca 1, 5 Lee 0 (OT)
Nov. 5	Semifinal	6 West Alabama 2, 2 AUM 0
Nov. 7	Final \| Noon CT	1 Trevecca vs. 6 West Alabama

THE SCORING RACE

Douglas leads Division II in goals, goals per game (1.27), points per game (2.87) and game-winning goals (seven). Nunez leads the GSC with 44 points, one more than Douglas, and ranks second nationally in total points. Nunez has two goals and two assists in the tournament. Douglas has three goals, including both tournament winners.

PLAYER	G	A	PT	G/G	GWG	G VS. OPP.
Chris Douglas	19	5	43	1.27	7	2
David Nunez	18	8	44	1.00	3	1

Douglas also leads active NCAA Division II players in two career rates: 0.73 goals and 1.68 points per match. He ranks fifth among active Division II players with 30 career goals and 69 career points. Thursday's winner moved him past Jeremiah Wright for Trevecca's NCAA-era career points record and past Foster for second on the program's all-time season points list.

NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS

PLAYER	CATEGORY	VALUE	DII	OVERALL
Chris Douglas	Points/Game	1.68	1	11
Chris Douglas	Goals/Game	0.73	1	9
Chris Douglas	Points	69	5	-
Chris Douglas	Goals	30	5	42
Hunter Walker	Solo Shutouts	13	21	-
Hunter Walker	Saves/Game	4.29	25	-
Hunter Walker	Save Pct.	.760	25	-
Hunter Walker	Saves	146	33	-

THE FIRST MEETING

Judah Jones opened the scoring at 25:40 on Oct. 23. Douglas converted Jack Franklin's pass at 51:17, and Jesper Bakli answered from Jovanovich at 80:22. West Alabama took the last five shots, but Trevecca kept all five off target and closed out the 2-1 win.

Walker made four saves, including a stop on Nunez. Erez stopped five shots. Trevecca put seven of its 12 attempts on target; the Tigers put five of 13 on frame. The win evened the series at 1-1-1. Saturday is the first postseason meeting.

DATE	SITE	TREVECCA RESULT
Sept. 22, 2024	Nashville	T 1-1
Sept. 19, 2025	Livingston	L 1-5
Oct. 23, 2026	Nashville	W 2-1

Douglas has scored in each of the last two meetings. Nunez assisted on the Tigers' goal in the 2024 draw and converted a penalty in the 2025 win. Jovanovich supplied the Oct. 23 goal for Bakli and set up Riley's insurance goal in Thursday's semifinal.

THE MATCHUP BEYOND THE SCORERS

The Tigers put 58.2% of their shots on target, the best rate in Division II, and rank fourth with 2.72 goals per match. Laot and Jesper Bakli have eight goals apiece. Together with Nunez, they account for 34 of UWA's 49 goals. The Tigers score 31 of those 49 after halftime.

Trevecca counters with a .826 team save percentage and a back line that has allowed 15 goals in 17 matches. Walker's .817 individual save rate ranks 11th nationally. The Trojans outscore opponents 26-5 in the second half and have scored in every match.

The delivery matters as much as the finish. Brown leads the GSC with nine assists, and Judah Jones leads the league at 0.57 assists per match. Jones has eight assists; Douglas and Shiel have five each. Franklin and Zion Jones have three apiece. Trevecca ranks second nationally with 45 assists.

METRIC	TREVECCA	WEST ALA.
Goals / Assists / Points	41 / 45 / 127	49 / 38 / 136
Goals/Game	2.41	2.72
SOG/Game	7.12	7.50
Shot Accuracy	.494	.582
Goals Allowed	15	29
Team Save Pct.	.826	.678
Shutouts	8	3
Second-Half Goals	26-5	31-22

NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE LEADERS

The Nov. 3 United Soccer Coaches poll keeps Trevecca No. 7 nationally and No. 1 in the South. West Alabama is No. 10 in the South. The poll preceded both semifinals. In the independent Super Region 2 NPI calculation through Nov. 5, Trevecca is third (59.127) and West Alabama is 27th (50.751).

TEAM	CATEGORY	VALUE	DII	GSC
Trevecca	Total Assists	45	2	1
Trevecca	Assists/Game	2.65	3	1
Trevecca	Won-Lost-Tied Pct.	0.882	3	1
Trevecca	Points/Game	7.47	7	2
Trevecca	Save Pct.	0.826	8	2
Trevecca	Goal Differential	26	10	1
West Ala.	Shot Accuracy	0.582	1	1
West Ala.	Goals/Game	2.72	4	1
West Ala.	Points/Game	7.56	5	1
West Ala.	Total Goals	49	6	1
West Ala.	Total Points	136	8	1

DIVISION II PLAYER TOP 25

PLAYER	CATEGORY	VALUE	DII	GSC
Judah Jones	Assists/Game	0.57	9	1
Haden Brown	Assists/Game	0.53	12	2
Chris Douglas	Game-Winning Goals	7	1	1
Chris Douglas	Goals/Game	1.27	1	1
Daniel Shiel	Penalty Conversion	1.000	1	1
Chris Douglas	Points/Game	2.87	1	1
Hunter Walker	Save Pct.	0.817	11	2
Daniel Shiel	Shot Accuracy	0.611	12	1
Chris Douglas	Shots/Game	3.33	18	4
Chris Douglas	SOG/Game	1.87	13	3
Hunter Walker	Shutouts	8	9	1
Haden Brown	Total Assists	9	10	1
Judah Jones	Total Assists	8	18	2
Chris Douglas	Total Goals	19	1	1
Chris Douglas	Total Points	43	3	2
David Nunez	Goals/Game	1.00	3	2
David Nunez	Points/Game	2.44	2	2
David Nunez	Shot Accuracy	0.609	13	2
David Nunez	Shots/Game	3.56	11	2
David Nunez	SOG/Game	2.17	7	2
David Nunez	Total Assists	8	18	2
David Nunez	Total Goals	18	2	2
David Nunez	Total Points	44	2	1

SEASON HONORS

Trevecca collected three major GSC awards and six All-GSC selections. West Alabama placed four players on the all-conference teams, including Freshman of the Year Laot.

TROJAN	HONOR
Chris Douglas	Offensive Player of the Year; First Team F
Hunter Walker	Defensive Player of the Year; First Team GK
Danny Leavy	Coach of the Year
Haden Brown	First Team D
Jack Franklin	First Team M
Daniel Shiel	Second Team F
Judah Jones	Second Team F

TIGER	HONOR
Florian Laot	Freshman of the Year; First Team M
David Nunez	First Team F
Oisin Griffin	First Team D
Jesper Bakli	Second Team M

TREVECCA WEEKLY AWARDS

The Trojans earned 15 individual weekly honors: eight from the GSC, six from the TSWA and one from D2CIDA. Douglas' Nov. 3 award was his third straight and the TSWA's final men's soccer honor of the season.

DATE	TROJAN	AWARD
Sept. 8	Haden Brown	GSC Defender
Sept. 8	Hunter Walker	GSC Goalkeeper
Sept. 15	Chris Douglas	TSWA Player
Sept. 22	Chris Douglas	TSWA Player
Sept. 22	Zion Jones	GSC Freshman
Oct. 6	Chris Douglas	TSWA Player
Oct. 20	Chris Douglas	GSC Offensive / D2CIDA National / TSWA Player
Oct. 20	Haden Brown	GSC Defender / Freshman
Oct. 20	Hunter Walker	GSC Goalkeeper
Oct. 27	Chris Douglas	GSC Offensive
Oct. 28	Chris Douglas	TSWA Player
Nov. 3	Chris Douglas	TSWA Player

THE RECORD BOOK

Picked eighth in the preseason, the Trojans shared the regular-season title with AUM and took the No. 1 seed on their 3-0 head-to-head win. Thursday's semifinal pushed the team, its goalkeeper and its leading scorer further into the record book.

MARK	NOW	SCOPE / PREVIOUS BEST
Team wins	14	All-time; previous 10 (2003)
Team win streak	9	All-time; previous six (2002)
Scoring streak	17	All-time; scored in every 2026 match
Team assists	45	NCAA era; previous 32 (2016)
Team shutouts	8	NCAA era; previous seven (2012)
Walker solo shutouts	8	All-time season; passed Joe Shrum's seven
Walker career shutouts	13	All-time; passed Braydon Brown's 10.5
Walker season wins	14	All-time; previous nine (Shrum)
Douglas season goals	19	NCAA era; previous 10 (Jonathan Baskin)
Douglas season points	43	NCAA era; No. 2 all-time, passed Foster's 42
Douglas career goals	30	NCAA era; previous 25 (Jeremiah Wright)
Douglas career points	69	NCAA era; passed Wright's 67 at Lee semifinal
Brown season assists	9	NCAA era; previous seven
GSC regular-season wins / points	7 / 23	GSC era highs; first conference title

RECORDS IN REACH SATURDAY

WATCH	NOW	NEXT MARK
Douglas season goals	19	One reaches 20, matching Foster for second all-time
Douglas career points	69	One reaches 70, first Trojan in NCAA era
Walker NCAA career wins	20	One reaches 21, sole second ahead of Braydon Brown
Brown season assists	9	One gives TNU its first NCAA-era 10-assist season
Judah Jones season assists	8	One matches Brown's NCAA-era season mark of nine
Team scoring streak	17	A goal extends all-time record to 18
Team win streak	9	A win extends all-time record to 10
Team / Walker solo shutouts	8 / 8	Another extends both season marks

WHAT COMES NEXT

A win gives Trevecca the tournament trophy and an automatic NCAA berth. If the Trojans fall short, they remain eligible for at-large selection. The NCAA announces the field and sites separately. Saturday closes the Gulf South schedule.

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