Women's Volleyball | 10/19/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 7 PAC Honors (for events between Oct. 12-18)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 7 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Megan Chiang • Hiram • Sophomore outside hitter • Markham, Ontario/Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Chiang collected her 500th career kill while helping Hiram go 2-1 last week, including a 2-0 mark in PAC play, totaling 42 kills and five service aces while hitting .343 ... In Wednesday’s sweep of Geneva, the sophomore hit .400 with eight kills and four service aces, adding 13 digs and two assists ... Chiang recorded two double-doubles on Saturday, posting 18 kills and 14 digs in a four-set win over Franciscan before adding 16 kills and 13 digs against John Carroll.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore right-side hitter Reilly Mendez (Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos); Bethany sophomore outside hitter Presley Stokes (Wellsville, Ohio/Wellsville); Chatham senior right-side hitter Becca Gesner (San Diego, Calif./Valley Center); Grove City senior outside hitter Sarah Hart (Marriottsville, Md./Liberty); Saint Francis freshman outside hitter Rylan Crowell (Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone Area); Thiel junior opposite Lyndzee Amory (Edinboro, Pa./Saegertown); W&J sophomore outside hitter/defensive specialist Cali Dagen (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan); Westminster junior setter Morgan O'Brien (Pittsburgh, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Brooke Gecina • Westminster • Jnior libero • Aurora, Ohio/Aurora
Gecina helped Westminster to a 1-1 week, averaging 6.38 digs per set and totaling 10 service aces ... The junior recorded 35 digs and five aces in Wednesday’s five-set match at Allegheny, marking her sixth 30-plus dig performance of the season ... In Saturday’s three-set win at Waynesburg, Gecina added 16 digs and five service aces ... She currently leads the PAC averaging 5.99 digs per set.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior middle hitter Skyler Fatola (Queen Creek, Ariz./Eastmark); Bethany sophomore defensive specialist Isabella Poppelriter (Wellsville, Ohio/Wellsville); Chatham senior middle blocker Paige Watson (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe); Geneva sophomore defensive specialist/setter Ruthie Land (Anchorage, Ala./Mountain City Christian Academy); Grove City senior middle blocker Kendra Klusch (Alliance, Ohio/Homeschooled); Saint Francis senior middle hitter Ava Holden (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus); Thiel sophomore libero Jordan Yoder (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop); W&J sophomore middle blocker/right-side hitter Lola Jacobs (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Kate Giannetta • Chatham • Freshman setter • Pittsburgh, Pa./Saint Joseph
Giannetta helped the Cougars to a 2-0 week in PAC play, averaging 4.57 assists and 2.14 digs per set ... In Wednesday’s sweep of W&J, the freshman setter recorded 14 assists, four digs, two service aces and two kills ... Giannetta followed with a double-double in Saturday’s win over Thiel, totaling 18 kills and 11 digs while adding two service aces.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman right-side hitter/setter Marissa Rish (Burton, Ohio/Berkshire); Geneva freshman outside hitter Sarah Elkins (Baltimore, Md./Arlington Baptist); Saint Francis freshman setter Aleya Talmadge (Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin); Thiel freshman outside hitter Hannah Myers (Warren, Ohio/John F. Kennedy Catholic); W&J freshman right-side hitter/middle blocker Eva McKnight (East Liverpool, Ohio/Beaver Local); Westminster freshman outside hitter Jenna Renner (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany)
PAC Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Reilly Mendez posted a career-high 21 kills while teammate Marissa Rish recorded her sixth triple-double of the season with 27 assists, 15 digs and 12 kills in Allegheny's five-set win over Westminster ... Saint Francis' Ava Holden hit an impressive .600 with 10 kills and one error on 15 swings in Saturday's five-set win over Allegheny ... Westminster's Morgan O'Brien recorded her sixth triple-double of the season in Wednesday's five-set loss at Allegheny, finishing with 21 kills, 27 assists and 10 digs.