Men's Volleyball | 2/24/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 6 PAC Honors (for events between February 16-22)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 6 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Ezra Oesterling • Thiel • Sophomore outside hitter • Butler, Pa./Butler
Oesterling totaled 39 kills while hitting .306 during a 2–1 week for the Tomcats ... In Wednesday’s sweep of Grove City, Oesterling led all hitters with eight kills, while adding two digs, a service ace and an assisted block ... He opened Friday's action with 14 kills on a .345 hitting percentage, along with six digs, a service ace and a block in a three-set win over Geneva ... Oesterling followed that performance with 17 kills and a match-high three service aces against RV Buffalo State, while also contributing eight digs and an assist.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Bethany junior middle blocker McKay Ginez (Santa Maria, Calif./Pioneer Valley); Chatham junior right-side hitter Tim McCabe (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Geneva senior middle hitter Evan Puhl (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township); Saint Vincent senior outside hitter Shawn McSwiggen (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Derek Chiang • Hiram • Senior outside/right-side hitter • Markham, Ontario/Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Chiang totaled 12 blocks and 12 digs to help the Terriers secure two PAC victories last week ... In a three-set win over Geneva on Wednesday, Chiang recorded seven digs and four blocks (one solo, three assisted) ... He also contributed offensively with 12 kills, a service ace and an assist ... Chiang followed that performance with five digs and a career-high eight blocks (three solo, five assisted) against Chatham on Friday, tying for the third-most blocks in a single match in program history ... He added 16 kills, three assists and a service ace in the five-set victory.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Bethany sophomore libero Cole Thomas (Lindside, W.Va./James Monroe); Geneva junior middle/right-side hitter Daniel Spear (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills); Saint Vincent sophomore defensive specialist Jackson Genicola (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Thiel senior middle blocker Kaleb Proudfoot (
Butler, Pa./Butler)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Jack Ryan • Saint Vincent • Freshman setter • Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Ryan helped Saint Vincent to a 2-0 week across PAC play averaging 9.57 assists and 2.29 digs per set ... In Tuesday's sweep at Bethany, the freshman totaled 23 digs, four digs, three blocks (two solo, one assisted), a service ace and a kill ... He went on to record the first double-double of his collegiate career with 44 assists and 12 digs in the four-set win over Grove City on Saturday ... He also added two blocks (one solo, one assisted) and a kill ... Ryan's 44 assists tied a four-set program record for the Bearcats.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman setter Jason Martin (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport); Chatham freshman outside hitter Derek Kintzer (Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin); Geneva freshman outside hitter Joshua Stowe (Nicholasville, Ky./West Jessamine); Hiram freshman right-side hitter Kekoa Tani (Kaneohe, Hawaii/Castle); Thiel freshman outside hitter George Schwalm IV (Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre)
PAC Records & Milestones
Bethany's Jason Martin totaled a career-best 21 assists and teammate McKay Ginez notched a career-high 11 kills in the Bison's first season win over Carlow on Thursday ... Geneva's Joshua Stowe totaled a season-high 17 digs in the GT's five-set match against RV Buffalo State on Saturday. Daniel Spear surpassed his brother, Emerson Spear, for fourth place all-time on Geneva's career blocks list. He now has 217 total blocks in his career, five away from third place on the list. ... Saint Vincent's Shawn McSwiggen eclipsed 1,000 career kills in set one on Saturday against Grove City, while teammate Jackson Genicola set a new four-set program record with 24 digs. ... Thiel senior outside hitter Will Zimmerman (Cranberry, Pa./Seneca Valley) set the Thiel career aces record with his 95th career ace in Thiel's sweep of Geneva Friday.