This Week in PAC Men's Soccer

October 14-20

10/21/2024 3:00:00 PM

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

Week 8 PAC Honors (for events between October 14-20)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2024 season.

 
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Brady Napoleon • Allegheny • Senior forward • Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon
Napoleon led the Gators to a 2-0-0 week with a team-leading nine points ... He scored his third career hat trick and added one assist for a career-high-tying seven points in a 5-2 win over Westminster … Then scored the only goal in a 1-0 shutout win at Bethany Saturday …Napoleon has led Allegheny on a three-game win streak with a three-game goal-scoring streak … Since moving up from defense to forward, he has seven goals and 15 points in his last six games.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Chatham sophomore forward Azavier Coppin (Seattle, Wash./Glacier Peak); Franciscan senior midfielder Ryan Miller (Galena, Ohio/Olentangy Berlin); Grove City sophomore forward Ryan Merrick (Cranberry Twp., Pa/Eden Christian); W&J senior forward Gannon Ryan (McAlisterville, Pa./East Juniata); Westminster senior forward Connor Schmidt (Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley)
 
PAC Defensive Player, Goalkeeper of the Week
Mike Rogers • Geneva • Junior midfielder • Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township
Rogers was very strong in the defensive midfield on Wednesday in Geneva's 1-0 shutout victory at Thiel, Geneva's only match of the week ... Rogers played all 90 minutes and was a big reason why the Tomcats didn't register a single shot in the game ... The shutout is Geneva's 10th straight, as the Golden Tornadoes lead all of NCAA Division III in goals allowed with just three in 14 games.
PAC Defensive, Goalkeeper Honor Roll
Allegheny junior defender Jacob Kubik-Pauw (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Hanover (N.H.)); Grove City senior goalkeeper Teddy Almeter (Monroeville, Pa./Serra Catholic); Thiel senior goalkeeper Kevin Gilroy (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls); Westminster sophomore goalkeeper Aaron Snyder (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland)
 
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Zach Casey • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman forward • Lake City, Fla./Freedom
Casey netted the sole goal in the Presidents' midweek PAC matchup with Saint Vincent and helped W&J post two shutouts in a 2-0 week ... The freshman scored his first goal on an olimpico goal (goal scored directly off corner kick) to lead the Presidents to a 1-0 win over the Bearcats ... Casey also started and logged over 70 minutes of playing time in helping W&J shutout Thiel 2-0 Saturday.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman goalkeeper Cadan Bennett (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland); Geneva freshman midfielder Luke Main (Denver, Pa./Cocalico); Thiel freshman midfielder Andy Mangold (Bradford, Pa./Bradford); W&J freshman defender/midfielder Zach Casey (Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run)
 
Records & Milestones
Franciscan's Ryan Miller had the game-winning goal in the 70th minute of the Barons' 3-2 win over Grove City ... Geneva's Luke Main scored his first career game-winning goal, a header off a free kick in the 80th minute, to propel the GTs to a 1-0 victory over Thiel ... Grove City's Ryan Merrick scored both goals against Franciscan Wednesday for his first career multi-goal game ... Waynesburg's Seth Massotti (Douglas, Mass./Whitinsville Christian) set the Jackets' single-season assists record with his ninth assist of the season against Franciscan on Saturday ... Westminster keeper Aaron Snyder stopped five shots in recording his third shutout of the year in 2-0 win over Saint Vincent.