Women's Lacrosse | 2/23/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 1 PAC Honors (for events between February 9-22)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 1 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Sara Kaesshaefer • Chatham • Freshman attack • Springfield, N.J./Jonathan Dayton
In Chatham's 2-0 start to the season, Kaesshaefer recorded six goals to lead the Cougars ... She scored four goals, including three in a span of 40 seconds in the first quarter of her first career game, a 17-5 victory over Muskingum ... Kaesshaefer followed that up with a two-goal performance and scooped three ground balls in the Cougars' 9-7 victory over Marietta ... She recorded six goals on nine total shots and had seven shots on goal.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore midfielder Caroline Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./Liberty); Bethany junior midfielder Tatum Severe (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley); Geneva junior attack Julianna Easley (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills); Grove City junior midfielder Jess Robinette (Mohnton, Pa./Twin Valley); Thiel senior attack Hayden Wightman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shaler)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Emily Wenger • Bethany • Senior defender • New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff
Wenger led the Bethany defense past Franklin in a 12-10 victory, as she forced six turnovers with nine ground balls while winning 11 draw controls ... She also chipped in on the offensive side with three goals and an assist for four points.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior defender Amelia Henderson (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny); Chatham junior goalie Meghan Cuza-Berry (Gambrills, Md./Arundel); Grove City freshman defender Gabri Hallam (Buffalo, N.Y./Clarence); Saint Vincent junior goalie Cassida Rega (Finleyville, Pa./Seton-LaSalle); Thiel senior defender Aidrianna Green (East Liverpool, Ohio/East Liverpool)
PAC Midfielder of the Week
Chloe Herring • Saint Vincent • Graduate Student • Hanover, Pa./New Oxford
Herring amassed seven goals, 10 grounds balls and 10 casued turnovers in a 1-1 week ... She scored five goals, scooped up five ground balls, caused five turnovers, and picked up a draw control as well for the Bearcats in their 12-8 win against Division II West Virginia Wesleyan Saturday ... In the season opener against Alfred State Feb. 14th, Herring scored twice and have five GBs and casued five turnovers in that game.
PAC Midfielder Honor Roll
Allegheny sophomore midfielder Erin Lowthert (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area); Chatham freshman Campbell Murphy (Saline, Mich./Saline); Geneva sophomore Taylor Robinson (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove); Grove City junior Tori Stevenson (Butler, Pa./Butler); Thiel junior Makayla Flock (Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Salem)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Bella Walski-Rodriguez • Chatham • Freshman attack • San Antonio, Texas/Antonian College Preparatory
Walski-Rodriguez is tied for the team lead in goals with six after scoring three goals in each of the Cougars' two games last week ... She scored her first collegiate goal midway through the first quarter of the 17-5 win at Muskingum before adding tallies in the third and fourth quarters for the hat trick ... Walski-Rodriguez posted another hat trick, with all three goals coming in the first half of a 9-7 win at Marietta ... She also recorded five ground balls and two caused turnovers to go along with her .400 shooting percentage.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman goalie Emma Foley (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge); Geneva sophomore midfielder Alyse Smith (Mahaffey, Pa./Calvary Baptist Academy); Grove City freshman midfielder Maddie LaForte (Waterford, Conn./Waterford); Saint Vincent freshman midfielder MaryKatherine New (Bowie, Md./Bowie); Thiel freshman attack Mia Tally (Oregon City, Ore./Oregon City)
PAC Records & Milestones
Erin Lowthert led all scorers with five goals and Amelia Henderson finished with seven ground balls and four caused turnovers in Allegheny's 11-10 OT loss to Muskingum Saturday ... Tatum Severe tied a career-high with four goals in Bethany's season-opening victory over Franklin, as she also added one assist for five points ... Meghan Cuza-Berry recorded a 2-0 record to start the season for Chatham, making 10 saves, including eight in the Cougars' 9-7 victory over Marietta ... In Saturday's match versus Mount Aloysius, Geneva's Julianna Easley became the first player in program history to score three goals in a game when she recorded a hat trick against Mount Aloysius ... Jess Robinette fired in six goals and added two assists in Grove City's season-opening two-game jaunt to Michigan, highlighted by four goals and one assist Saturday at Calvin ... Saint Vincent's 12-8 win over Division II West Virginia Wesleyan was the first win for new head coach Makayla Kintner ... Thiel's Mia Tally notched two goals, one assist and a pair of draw controls against Ursuline in the season opener.