Men's Soccer | 9/22/2025 4:00:00 PM
Week 4 PAC Honors (for events between September 15-21)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 4 of the 2025 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Alex Lineen • Hiram • Sophomore forward • Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg
Lineen tallied three goals over his two games this past week, which saw Hiram outscore its opposition 8-0 over a pair of home victories against Mount St. Joseph and Pitt-Bradford ... With two goals against the Panthers, Lineen officially recorded his third career game with multiple goals, while also adding to his team-high total of five goals this season ... He is the first Hiram student-athlete to have 5+ goals in a single season since Isaac Opoku in 2021 (eight).
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny junior midfielder Will Gruca (Baden, Pa./Ambridge); Geneva senior forward George Cottenden (Westlake, Ohio/Westside Christian); Grove City junior midfielder Noah Gray (Glen Mills, Pa./The Christian Academy); Saint Vincent junior defender Logan Kremposky (Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek); Thiel sophomore forward Mitchell Strauss (Bradford, Pa./Bradford); W&J junior forward Jimmy Gogol (Westminster, Md./Westminster); Waynesburg junior forward Zachay Johnson (Raceland, Ky./Saint Joseph Central Catholic)
PAC Defensive Player, Goalkeeper of the Week
Keller Krieger • Grove City • Freshman goalkeeper • Jacksonville, Fla./Providence
Krieger made five saves Friday night at Hope to preserve Grove City's 2-0 win over the Dutchmen, who reached the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament ... Four of his stops came in the opening half to protect the Wolverines' 1-0 lead following an early goal in the fourth minute.
PAC Defensive, Goalkeeper Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore goalkeeper Cadan Bennett (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland); Hiram junior defender Jimmy Zeilmann (North Royalton, Ohio/North Royalton); Saint Vincent senior goalkeeper Kameron Rock (Pittsburgh, Pa./City Charter); Thiel junior defender Derek Thomas (Poland, Ohio/Poland); Waynesburg freshman goalkeeper Deven Patel (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Noah Buchanan • Geneva • Freshman goalkeeper • Evansville, Ind./Mater Dei
Buchanan got his first career start in goal for Geneva on Saturday, playing an integral role in the Golden Tornadoes' shutout effort in their first win of the season ... In the 1-0 victory over Muskingum, Buchanan made seven saves, including a quick-reaction swat on a close-range shot to keep Geneva in the lead with seconds remaining before the half ... He would make three more saves after halftime and finished his first ever start with a clean sheet.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman forward Ransom Perkins (Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles Preparatory School); Hiram freshman goalkeeper Derek Ufholz (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor); Thiel freshman midfielder Micah Fortney (Palmyra, Pa./Mount Calvary Christian)
Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Will Gruca netted both goals in the Gators' 2-2 draw with Marietta, his first career multi-goal performance, and Ransom Perkins scored his first career goal in a 3-1 victory at Oberlin ... In addition to playing center back for a Hiram defense that didn't allow a goal in shutout wins over Mount St. Joseph and Pitt-Bradford, Jimmy Zeilmann had two assists in the Bradford victory Saturday ... Thiel's Micah Fortney scored his first career goal and Mitchell Strauss netted the game-winner in the 78th minute of the Tomcats' 2-1 triumph over Penn State-New Kensington ... W&J's Jimmy Gogol scored two goals in a 1-1 week, including the game-winner in a 2-0 victory over Pitt-Greensburg ... Zachary Johnson scored in both of Waynesburg's wins last week over Carlow and La Roche, giving the Yellow Jackets a five-game winning streak entering conference play.