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Week 11 PAC Honors (for events between April 22-28)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 11 of the 2024 season.
 

PAC Offensive Player of the Week

JP Rakis • Allegheny • Sophomore attack • Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson Rakis led the Gators to a 23-5 win over Franciscan in their only contest last week … He set program records for the most points and assists in a game for the second time this season by scoring three goals with seven assists for a game-high 10 points … Rakis fueled an offense that tied a program record for most goals in a game for the second time this spring, as well and also set a new team single-season record for points with 63 (37g-26a) heading into the postseason.

PAC Offensive Honor Roll

Franciscan senior attack Gavin Cook (Syracuse, N.Y./Anthony Henninger); Grove City freshman attack David Schneider (Winfield, Ill./Wheaton Academy); Thiel senior attack Thadd Bell (Erie, Pa./McDowell)

 

PAC Defensive Player of the Week

Cassady Bouthet • Allegheny • Senior defender • Vernon, Conn./Rockville Bouthet limited Franciscan's best player, who is first in Division III in points, in a 23-5 win over the Barons … In addition to holding him to one goal and one assist, Bouthet finished with a program-record seven caused turnovers and tied a career-high with nine ground balls ... The Barons turned the ball over 31 times in the game and were limited to a 54.1 clear percentage … Bouthet now owns Allegheny's records for caused turnovers in a game (seven), season (46), and career (115).

PAC Defensive Honor Roll

Franciscan senior goalie Richard Vale II (Lovettsville, Va./Woodgrove); Grove City junior defensive midfielder Jason Muench (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park); Saint Vincent sophomore goalie Jack Zayas (Crozet, Va./Western Albemarle); Thiel senior defender Justin Mason (Alden, N.Y./Alden Central)

 

PAC Specialist of the Week

Colton Lehberg • Grove City • Sophomore faceoff specialist • Rancho Sante Fe, Calif./Sante Fe Christian Lehberg won 31-of-39 (.795) faceoffs last week in conference wins over W&J and Westminster ... He won 14-of-15 faceoffs, while adding 12 ground balls and a pair of goals Saturday at W&J ... Wednesday at Westminster, Lehberg had 12 ground balls and won 17-of-24 faceoff opportunities.

PAC Specialist Honor Roll

Allegheny junior faceoff specialist Anthony DeMarco (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls)

 

PAC Newcomer of the Week

Tanner Marsh • Chatham • Freshman attack • Windsor, Colo./Berkshire School Marsh compiled nine points on eight goals and one assist in a 1-1 week for the Cougars ... He tallied five goals in six shots on goal and added an assist for a sixth point in Chatham's 26-4 win over Thiel ... Marsh then accounted for half of his team's scoring with a hat trick in a loss at Saint Vincent Saturday night.

PAC Newcomer Honor Roll

Allegheny freshman long-stick midfielder Jack Brandstatter (Lafayette, Colo./Dawson School); Franciscan freshman attack Joseph James (Herndon, Va./The Heights School); Grove City freshman attack Patrick Law (Jupiter, Fla./The King's Academy); Thiel freshman goalie Ethan Narby (Bath, N.Y./Haverling)

 

PAC Records & Milestones

Franciscan freshman Joseph James had 12 points (5g/7a) in a win at Bethany and through the end of the regular season, he leads all of NCAA Division III in points per game and is second in goals per game ... Grove City freshman Davis Schneider tied Grove City's single-game point record of 11 Saturday in a 31-3 win at W&J, as he had six goals and five assists ... Four-time defending champion Grove City has earned the top seed for the 2024 PAC Men's Lacrosse Tournament ... This year's conference playoffs will begin on Wednesday, May 1 with a pair of semifinal match-ups, as No. 2 Allegheny will host third seeded Saint Vincent in Meadville, and later that night, the top-seeded Wolverines will take on No. 4 Westminster in Grove City ... Saturday's title game will be hosted by the highest remaining seed following Wednesday's semifinal games (Tournament Bracket)