Men's Volleyball | 3/3/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 7 PAC Honors (for events between February 23-March 1)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 7 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Zebediah Wyant • Saint Vincent • Senior outside hitter • Martinsburg, Pa./Central
Wyant totaled 38 kills while hitting .259 helping the Bearcats to a 2-0 week across conference play ... In Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Hiram, Wyant recorded a season-high 20 kills along with 10 digs to complete his first double-double of the season, along with two service aces ... Wyant tallied another big night with 18 kills (hitting .314) and three aces in Friday's four-set win at Geneva ... He also contributed six digs and an assisted block in the victory.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Chatham junior right-side hitter Tim McCabe (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Geneva junior outside hitter Owen Kelly (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield); Grove City junior right-side hitter Carson Good (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford); Thiel sophomore outside hitter Ezra Oesterling (Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Kaleb Proudfoot • Thiel • Senior middle blocker • Butler, Pa./Butler
Proudfoot averaged 1.44 blocks per set in leading Thiel to a 2-0 week, highlighted by a five-set victory over No. 12 Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday ... The senior recorded a match-high eight blocks (one solo, seven assisted), including four in the extended deciding fifth set ... He also totaled nine kills, two service aces and a dig in the upset win ... In Saturday’s four-set victory over Chatham, Proudfoot added five more blocks (one solo and four assisted) and a dig ... He also posted a match-high 10 kills (hitting .474) and contributed an ace in the win ... Proudfoot remains the active NCAA career leader in hitting percentage (.399) and ranks second among all active NCAA players with 85 career solo blocks.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Chatham sophomore setter RJ Nagg (Erie, Pa./McDowell); Geneva junior middle/right-side hitter Daniel Spear (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills); Grove City senior middle blocker Tieg Malcolm (New Philadelphia, Ohio/Homeschooled)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Jack Ryan • Saint Vincent • Freshman setter • Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Ryan averaged 11.0 assists, 2.13 digs and 0.88 blocks per set during Saint Vincent’s 2-0 week ... In Wednesday’s four-set victory at Hiram, Ryan recorded his second consecutive double-double with a career-high 51 assists and 10 digs ... He also contributed two assisted blocks, a service ace and a kill in the win ... Ryan followed with 37 assists, seven digs and a career-high five blocks (two solo, three assisted) in Friday’s four-set triumph at Geneva ... He added three kills and another service ace in the victory.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Chatham freshman outside hitter Derek Paul (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley); Geneva freshman outside hitter Joshua Stowe (Nicholasville, Ky./West Jessamine); Grove City freshman libero Evan DiMalanta (Medina, Ohio/Highland); Thiel freshman outside hitter George Schwalm IV (Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre)
PAC Records & Milestones
Grove City's Evan DiMalanta posted a season-high 15 digs on Wednesday at Geneva before breaking that with 16 digs on Saturday against Penn State Behrend ... With his six blocks against Saint Vincent on Friday, Geneva's Daniel Spear moved into third place on Geneva's all-time blocks chart with 226 career blocks ... With Thiel’s five-set victory over No. 12 Baldwin Wallace on Wednesday, the win marked the program’s third victory over a nationally-ranked opponent this season, setting a new program record.