Women's Volleyball | 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
Morgan O'Brien • Westminster • Junior setter • Pittsburgh, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
O’Brien recorded her 15th double-double of the season as Westminster went 1-0 on the week ... The junior totaled 12 kills while hitting .346, along with 16 assists and two service aces ... She also added six digs and a solo block in the three-set victory.
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); Franciscan sophomore outside hitter Logan Hickey (Richmond, Ohio/Homeschooled); Grove City senior outside hitter Sarah Hart (Marriottsville, Md./Liberty); Saint Francis freshman outside hitter Madison Roman (Davidsville, Pa./Conemaugh Twp.); Thiel junior middle blocker Caitlin Stephens (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex); W&J sophomore outside hitter/defensive specialist Cali Dagen (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan); Waynesburg senior middle/right-side hitter Audrey Work (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Ashton Thomas • Bethany • Junior middle blocker • Toronto, Ohio/Toronto
Thomas helped Bethany secure two PAC wins this week, averaging 1.17 blocks and 1.17 kills per set ... In Wednesday’s sweep of Waynesburg, the junior recorded five kills, four total blocks (one solo, three assisted), two digs and an assist ... She added two kills, three assisted blocks and a dig in Friday’s three-set win over Geneva.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior libero Duru Akbas (Ankara, Turkey/Layton Christian Academy (Utah)); Franciscan junior libero Kaitlan Hickey (Richmond, Ohio/Seton Home Study); Grove City senior outside hitter Alayna Dorst (Middletown, Del./Middletown); Saint Francis freshman setter/libero Aleya Talmadge (Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin); Thiel sophomore libero Jordan Yoder (Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop); Waynesburg senior defensive specialist Peyton Kuhns (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan); Westminster junior libero Brooke Gecina (Aurora, Ohio/Aurora)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Marissa Rish • Allegheny • Freshman setter • Burton, Ohio/Berkshire
Rish recorded her seventh triple-double of the season as Allegheny earned a 3-1 win over Washington & Jefferson in their lone match of the week ... The freshman setter totaled 22 assists, 14 kills on .229 hitting and 11 digs ... She also added three service aces and three assisted blocks in the victory.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman setter Ava Luft (McKeesport, Pa./South Allegheny); Chatham freshman libero/defensive specialist Mackenzie Moore (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Preparatory School); Franciscan freshman setter Monika Peters (State College, Pa./Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy); Grove City freshman defensive specialist Reagan Riordan (Sewickley, Pa./North Allegheny); Thiel freshman outside hitter Hannah Myers (Warren, Ohio/John F. Kennedy Catholic); Waynesburg freshman middle hitter Jordan Wade (Norfolk, Va./Hayfield)
PAC Records & Milestones
Bethany's Ava Luft posted a double-double with 18 assists and 10 digs in Bethany's win over Geneva on Friday ... Franciscan's Kaitlan Hickey reached 100 career service aces on Wednesday against Saint Francis ... Saint Francis' Madison Roman recorded a double-double with 19 kills and 11 digs in the Red Wolves' five-set win over Thiel on Saturday ... W&J's Cali Dagen posted a career-high 25 kills (hitting .298) against Allegheny on Friday.