Week 7 PAC Honors (for events between December 16-22)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 7 of the 2024-25 season.
 

PAC Player of the Week

Ryan Rachic • Geneva • Graduate student guard • Prince Frederick, Md./Calvert Rachic led Geneva to a 3-0 record on the week, with the Golden Tornadoes getting a win against Bethany on Tuesday before beating Beloit and Lasell down in Daytona Beach over the weekend ... Rachic averaged 17.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists on the week while shooting 47 percent from three (7-15) ... He scored 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, and dished out a career-best seven assists in the win over Bethany ... After going for 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over Beloit, Rachic had 15 points and 10 boards in Lasell victory for his fourth double-double of the season.

PAC Men's Basketball Honor Roll

Allegheny junior forward James Sitter (Erie, Pa./Fairview); Bethany junior forward Cole Dailey (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool); Chatham junior guard Xavier Lovenson (Naples, Fla./Community School of Naples); Franciscan junior guard Frank Bellissimo (New Smyrna Beach, Fla/New Smyrna Beach); Grove City senior Chase Yarberough (Lititz, Pa./Warwick); W&J sophomore forward Nathan Plotner (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg South); Waynesburg junior guard Casey Keesee (Tipp City, Ohio/Bethel); Westminster sophomore guard Brady DePietro (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman)

 

PAC Newcomer of the Week

Michael Plasko • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman guard • McDonald, Pa./South Fayette Plasko spearheaded the Presidents' offense in a two-win week, as the freshman guard averaged 19.5 points per game ... In W&J's win over No. 19 Carnegie Mellon, Plasko led the team in scoring with 20 points while adding two assists ... He shot 8-of-14 from the field and 4-of-6 from the charity stripe in the Presidents' first victory over a ranked opponent since 2008-09 ... In a win over Capital, Plasko dropped 19 points on 7-for-10 shooting and added one steal in the win.

PAC Men's Basketball Newcomer Honor Roll

Geneva freshman guard Tommy Coletti (Dover, Ohio/Dover); Grove City freshman guard Anderson Skelton (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg); Westminster freshman forward Michael Burbach (West Farmington, Ohio/Bristol)

 

PAC Records & Milestones

With 17 points against Geneva, Cole Dailey became the 30th member of Bethany's 1,000-point club ... Chatham's Xavier Lovenson posted a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double in a win over Carthage, who was receiving votes in D3Hoops.com Top 25 poll last week ... Franciscan's Frank Bellissimo scored 25 points in an 83-44 win over Penn State-Shenango and tied the program's single-game record with seven three-pointers ... Geneva's Mark Rachic (Prince Frederick, Md./Calvert) scored a career-high 20 and Tommy Coletti also finished with career-highs in points (16) and rebounds (nine) in the win over Bethany ... Grove City's Chase Yarberough scored 21 points in a win over Alma and in the process, became the 32nd man in program history to go over 1,000 career points (1,011) ... Westminster Brady DePietro scored a career-high 19 points in an 81-73 victory over Alma.