Men's Soccer | 10/20/2025 4:00:00 PM
Week 8 PAC Honors (for events between October 13-19)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2025 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Camden Thomas • Grove City • Senior midfielder • North Lima, Ohio/South Range
Thomas struck for three goals in a pair of Grove City wins that lifted the Wolverines to first place in the PAC ... He scored twice Wednesday night, including the opening goal of the match in the fourth minute, as Grove City downed Franciscan in a matchup of conference unbeatens, 4-2 … Saturday, Thomas scored on a penalty kick for an insurance goal in the 75th minute of Grove City's 2-0 win at Chatham.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny junior midfielder Will Gruca (Baden, Pa./Ambridge); Bethany senior forward Ian Stempler (Buenos Aires, Argentina/Farmingdale College); Chatham sophomore forward Christopher Colonna (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell); Thiel sophomore forward Andy Mangold (Bradford, Pa./Bradford); W&J senior forward/midfielder Ethan Bowser (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward); Waynesburg junior forward Zachary Johnson (Raceland, Ky./Saint Joseph Central Catholic)
PAC Defensive Player, Goalkeeper of the Week
Noah Wolford • Westminster • Senior goalkeeper • Butler, Pa./Butler
Wolford helped Westminster to a 1-0-1 week, securing a 1-0 victory over Allegheny Wednesday night before Saturday night's scoreless draw at Saint Vincent … He finished with five saves in the shutout against Allegheny before a three-save shutout against Saint Vincent, making a key stop in the 62nd minute to keep SVC off the board … Wolford has three clean sheets this season.
PAC Defensive, Goalkeeper Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore goalkeeper Cadan Bennett (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland); Chatham sophomore defender Charlie Ayers (Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood); Geneva freshman goalkeeper Noah Buchanan (Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei); Grove City senior defender Luke Kimmich (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional); Saint Vincent sophomore goalkeeper Kameron Rock (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland); Thiel junior goalkeeper Bryce Stefanowicz (Greenville, Pa./Greenville)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Msafiri Amisi • Geneva • Freshman forward • Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite
Amisi scored two goals for Geneva last week and assisted on another, leading the Golden Tornadoes to a 2-0 record on the week ... He scored the game-winning goal against Thiel just two minutes into the match, dribbling around defenders before unleashing a shot from 30 yards out to give Geneva the lead ... He also scored the opening goal in Geneva's 3-1 victory over Hiram on Saturday and assisted on the eventual game-winner in the early part of the second half.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman midfielder Xavier Mwaura (Carnegie, Pa./Chartiers Valley); Chatham freshman midfielder Domenic Mannarino (New Park, Pa./Kennard-Dale); Franciscan freshman midfielder Andrew Goduti (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier); Grove City freshman goalkeeper Keller Krieger (Jacksonville, Fla./Providence); Saint Vincent freshman forward Daniel Maddock (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Thiel freshman goalkeeper Dylan Budziak (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor); Waynesburg freshman forward John Engel (Dallas, Ga./East Paulding)
Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Will Gruca produced a career-high six points with two goals and two assists in a 5-1 victory over Bethany Saturday ... Saint Vincent's Kameron Rock posted two shutouts last week, making two saves in the Bearcats' win at W&J and a pair of stops in the 0-0 draw with Westminster ... W&J's Ethan Bowser scored one goal and assisted on the other in a 2-0 victory over Thiel.