Men's Volleyball | 3/16/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 9 PAC Honors (for events between March 9-15)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Shawn McSwiggen • Saint Vincent • Senior right-side hitter • Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson
McSwiggen averaged 4.0 kills per set, helping the Bearcats clinch their 11th straight win with Saturday’s sweep against Chatham ... The senior right-side hitter hit .321 in the match, recording 12 kills on 28 swings with just three errors ... He also added three service aces and seven digs in the victory for Saint Vincent.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Chatham junior right-side hitter Tim McCabe (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Geneva senior right-side hitter/setter Andrew Ubinger (Valencia, Pa./North Catholic); Grove City junior outside hitter Max Gianneski (Butler, Pa./Butler); Thiel senior right-side hitter Tyler Hussey (Irwin, Pa./Norwin)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
John Gasiorowski • Chatham • Sophomore libero • Pittsburgh, Pa./Bethel Park
Gasiorowski averaged 5.0 digs and 0.71 assists per set while committing zero reception errors this week for the Cougars ... In Thursday’s 3-1 win over Geneva, he recorded a career-best 23 digs and added two assists ... Gasiorowski followed with another 12 digs and three assists at Saint Vincent on Saturday.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Grove City junior middle blocker Andrew Kessler (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford); Saint Vincent sophomore libero Jackson Genicola (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Thiel junior setter Eli Olszowka (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Armani George • Chatham • Freshman middle hitter • Reading, Pa./Governor Mifflin
George hit .464 with zero errors this week, helping the Cougars split in PAC play ... The freshman middle hitter totaled nine kills on 20 attempts (hitting .450) and recorded seven total blocks (one solo, six assisted) in Thursday’s 3-1 victory over Geneva ... George added four more kills, two digs and a solo block in Saturday’s match at Saint Vincent.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Geneva freshman setter/outside hitter Aaron Villi (Pittsburgh, Pa./Homeschooled); Grove City freshman libero Evan DiMalanta (Medina, Ohio/Highland); Saint Vincent freshman setter Jack Ryan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic); Thiel freshman right-side hitter Kafano Samm (New Kensington, Pa./Valley)
PAC Records & Milestones
Geneva's Andrew Ubinger recorded his fourth double-double this season with 36 assists and a season-high 12 digs against Chatham on Thursday ... Thiel's Tyler Hussey notched a season-high nine kills while Kafano Samm earned his first career kill in the Tomcats' sweep of Grove City on Saturday.