This Week in PAC Women's Volleyball

October 30-November 5

11/6/2023 3:00:00 PM

Offensive Honors / Defensive Honors / Newcomer Honors / Records & Milestones

Week 10 PAC Honors (for events between October 30-November 5)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 10 of the 2023 season.

 
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Alaina Dorst • Grove City • Freshman outside hitter • Middleton, Del. | Middleton
Dorst led Grove City in kills in both of the Wolverines' must-win matches last week, helping Grove City qualify for the conference tournament … Saturday, she had 13 kills on 27 attacks in a 3-1 win over Geneva … Dorst had 10 kills on 24 attacks Wednesday night in a sweep at Thiel … She averaged 3.29 kills while posting a .373 hitting percentage for the week … Dorst also had 20 total digs for the week, an average of 2.86 per set.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore setter Izzy Gray (Erie, Pa. | Harbor Creek); Bethany senior middle hitter Emma Marthins (Elkridge, Md. | Howard); Chatham sophomore outside hitter/defensive specialist Alyssa Leskovac (Youngstown, Ohio | Austintown Fitch); Franciscan senior setter Grace Wallace (Reistertown, Md. | Mount De Sales Academy); Geneva junior right-side hitter Megan Veon (New Castle, Pa. | Mohawk); Thiel sophomore outside hitter Daisy Jenness (Pendleton, Ore. | Pendleton); Waynesburg junior outside hitter Madisen Dayton (Ridgeley, W.Va. | Calvary Christian); Westminster senior middle hitter Saylee Grinnen (Wampum, Ohio | Ellwood City)
 
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Jacy Diaz • Allegheny • Sophomore defensive specialist • Barranquitas, Puerto Rico | Gallatin
Diaz led all Gators with 40 digs and 6.67 digs per set in a pair of 3-0 wins last week, which helped Allegheny secure the No. 3 seed in the PAC Tournament … Also tied for the team lead with eight aces and had six assists … Had a match-high 25 digs against W&J and a team-best 15 digs at Waynesburg, and also tossed four aces in each match … Diaz ranks inside the top 15 nationally in aces (73) and total digs (562).
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Chatham senior libero Meghan Dominek (Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Hills); Franciscan junior libero Sara Moore (Davis, Ill. | Durand); Grove City junior middle blocker Audrey Donnelly (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | Woodridge); Thiel sophomore libero Carlie Reynolds (Grove City, Pa. | Grove City Area); Waynesburg junior libero/defensive specialist Jordan Stein (Manor, Pa. | Norwin); Westminster senior libero Malia Duffy (Allison Park, Pa. | Seneca Valley)
 
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Paige Watson • Chatham • Freshman middle blocker • Latrobe, Pa. | Greater Latrobe
Watson wrapped up the final week of conference play with 15 total kills, hitting .407 and adding two total blocks in a pair of 3-0 sweeps that clinched the first seed in the PAC Tournament ... In the victory over Waynesburg, she earned eight kills on 14 attempts while hitting .429 ... In the final match of the regular season, a 3-0 sweep at W&J, Watson hit .385 with seven kills while posting 2.5 points per set.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman right-side hitter Carly Beers (Warren, Pa. | Warren); Geneva freshman middle hitter Julia Jordan (Youngtown, Ohio | Austintown Fitch); Grove City freshman outside hitter Alexis Standford (Walkersville, Md. | New Life Christian); Thiel freshman middle hitter Arin Delatrre (Greensburg, Pa. | Hempfield); W&J freshman middle hitter Sophie Little (Marysville, Ohio | Fairbanks); Waynesburg freshman setter/defensive specialist Kendall Ellsworth (Carmichaels, Pa. | Carmichaels Area)
 
PAC Records & Milestones
Franciscan senior setter Grace Wallace totaled 53 assists on Wednesday against Thiel, which are the most in a match by a Baron in program history ... Grove City senior libero Gabby Lucas moved into 10th place on Grove City's career list with 1,406 digs