Men's Soccer | 10/26/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 8 PAC Honors (for events between Oct. 19-25)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Travis Miller • Geneva • Sophomore midfielder • Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg
Miller recorded a goal and an assist across two matches last week, helping the Golden Tornadoes finish 1-0-1 ... He assisted on Luke Kost’s game-winning goal with four seconds remaining in Geneva’s 1-0 victory over Franciscan on Wednesday ... Miller followed up with an important goal against Chatham on Saturday, giving Geneva a 1-0 lead in a match that ended in a 1-1 draw ... The sophomore recorded four shots, including two on goal, on the week.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny junior forward Micah Khembo (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic); Bethany junior forward Derieck Hernandez (New Orleans, La./Kenner Discovery); Franciscan sophomore forward Andrew Goduti (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier); Grove City sophomore forward Andrew Perry (Minnetrista, Minn./Southwest Christian); Hiram junior midfielder Carmine Boscarello (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls); Saint Vincent sophomore forward Daniel Maddock (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Thiel junior forward Mitchell Strauss (Bradford, Pa./Bradford); W&J senior midfielder Owen Rowlands (Hazle Township, Pa./Wyoming Seminary Prep); Waynesburg sophomore forward John Engel (Dallas, Ga./East Paulding); Westminster sophomore midfielder Alexis Bennetot (Miami, Fla./Florida Christian)
PAC Defensive Player, Goalkeeper of the Week
Nick Lo Coco • Geneva • Sophomore defender • Monroeville, Pa./Gateway
Lo Coco played an integral role along Geneva’s back line last week, helping the Golden Tornadoes record a shutout in their 1-0 victory over Franciscan on Wednesday ... The sophomore played all 90 minutes in both matches last week, including Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Chatham ... For the week, Geneva allowed only 17 shots in the two matches, with just six on goal ... The shutout against Franciscan marked the eighth this season that Lo Coco has helped the Golden Tornadoes secure.
PAC Defensive, Goalkeeper Honor Roll
Allegheny senior goalkeeper Charlie Hutton (Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville East); Franciscan freshman midfielder Dylan Cabrera (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./JFK Catholic Prep); Grove City senior defender Jake Kimmich (Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional); Thiel sophomore goalkeeper Dylan Budziak (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor); Waynesburg senior goalkeeper Zach Reed (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle); Westminster freshman defender Josh Garfinkel (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Gavin Patterson • Washington & Jefferson • Freshman forward/midfielder • Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan
Patterson scored the game-winning goal in W&J’s 1-0 victory over Westminster, helping the Presidents move closer to securing a spot in the PAC Tournament ... In the 83rd minute, Jonathan Barahona (Leesburg, Va./Tuscarora) put a shot on goal off W&J’s 10th corner kick of the match before Patterson finished the rebound to give the Presidents the lead ... It marked Patterson’s second game-winning goal of the season.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman forward Brian Ankamah (Gahanna, Ohio/Columbus Academy); Bethany freshman forward Byron Santos (Kenner, La./Alfred T. Bonnabel); Franciscan freshman midfielder Noah Haggerty (Xenia, Ohio/Archbishop Carroll); Geneva freshman goalkeeper Eli Stasiowski (Mars, Pa./Mars); Grove City freshman defender Xander Coats (Clarksville, Tenn./Rossview); Thiel freshman midfielder Steven Villanueva (Manassas, Va./Brentsville District); Westminster freshman goalkeeper Vasilis Kouvelas (Anthem, Ariz./Boulder Creek)
Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Micah Khembo had a pair of goals in the Gators' 4-3 victory at Saint Vincent ... Bethany's Derieck Hernandez scored a career-high two goals in Bethany's win over Saint Francis and did it again against Hiram on Saturday. Teammate Byron Santos scored his second goal of the year and his first career game-winner in Bethany's victory over Saint Francis ... Franciscan's Noah Haggerty scored the game-winner against Waynesburg, his sixth goal of the season, to clinch the Barons' postseason bid ... Geneva's Eli Stasiowski earned his sixth shutout of the season last Wednesday in the GT's 1-0 victory over Franciscan ... Jake Kimmich's work at center back helped Grove City limit W&J to six total shots and only two shots on goal in a 6-1 win and he also had an assist in the win, which kept the Wolverines atop the conference standings ... Andrew Perry scored twice and added an assist Tuesday night in Grove City's 6-1 victory at W&J ... In a crucial win over Bethany for PAC playoff rights, Hiram's Carmine Boscarello notched his second multi-goal game of the season with two goals in the first half against Bethany, both within a three-minute span ... Thiel's Dylan Budziak stopped three shots in a 0-0 draw with Saint Francis, his fifth shutout of the year to set the program's single-season shutout record ... Waynesburg's John Engel scored a goal in his sixth-straight game and also had an assist in a 3-0 win over Westminster.