This Week in PAC Men's Soccer

October 28-November 3

11/4/2024 3:00:00 PM

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

Week 10 PAC Honors (for events between October 28-November 3)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 10 of the 2024 season.

 
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Ryan Miller • Franciscan • Senior midfielder • Galena, Ohio/Olentangy Berlin
Miller scored both goals in Franciscan's 2-2 tie at Geneva on Wednesday to clinch the PAC regular season championship and top seed in the PAC Tournament ... His first goal was his fifth made penalty kick of the season ... Miller's second came with less than 10 seconds to play with assists from Julien Freeman and his brother, Aiden Miller, which gave the Barons the needed tie and the PAC's top seed for the first time in program history.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior forward Brady Napoleon (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon); Chatham sophomore forward Azavier Coppin (Seattle, Wash./Glacier Peak); Geneva junior midfielder Gabe Singh (Valencia, Pa./Mars); Grove City junior midfielder Camden Thomas (North Lima, Ohio/South Range); Thiel sophomore midfielder Pierson Badowski (Grove City, Pa./Grove City); W&J sophomore midfielder Jimmy Gogol (Westminster, Md./Westminster); Waynesburg junior forward Michael Kanu (Columbus, Ohio/Tree of Life Christian)
 
PAC Defensive Player, Goalkeeper of the Week
Cadan Bennett • Allegheny • Freshman goalkeeper • Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland
Bennett logged his third shutout of the season in a 4-0 road win at Saint Vincent, which secured the No. 4 seed for the upcoming PAC tournament …After playing to a 0-0 draw at halftime, he made both of his saves in the second half, as the Gators scored four times in the second half en route to the win.
PAC Defensive, Goalkeeper Honor Roll
Grove City junior goalkeeper Teddy Almeter (Monroeville, Pa./Serra); Thiel sophomore defender Carson Maurer (Poland, Ohio/Poland)
 
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Mitchell Strauss • Thiel • Freshman forward • Bradford, Pa./Bradford
Strauss scored his fifth goal of the season in Thiel's 2-2 draw with Bethany to end the season ... His 18 points lead the Tomcats this season, and his eight assists are the most in program history in a single-season.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman forward Micah Khembo (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic); Grove City freshman midfielder Evan Yoder (Milton, Pa./Milton)
 
Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Brady Napoleon scored every goal in Allegheny's 4-0 win at Saint Vincent, all coming after halftime, as he became just the fourth player in team history to score at least four goals in a game ... W&J's Jimmy Gogol netted the game-winning goal in the 74th minute of a 1-0 win at Westminster, which clinched the Presidents' first PAC Tournament berth since the 2020-21 season ... The 2024 PAC Tournament got underway Saturday with two quarterfinal matches ... Third-seeded Grove City shutout sixth-seeded W&J 4-0, while No. 4 Allegheny topped No. 5 Chatham by a 5-0 score ... Next up are the PAC semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 6th, which will feature Grove City at #2 Geneva and Allegheny traveling to #1 Franciscan ... The winners of the semifinals will meet in the PAC Championship Match Saturday, Nov. 9th at the highest remaining seed, with the winner also earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.