Men's Volleyball | 3/30/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 11 PAC Honors (for events between March 23-29)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 11 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Ezra Oesterling • Thiel • Sophomore outside hitter • Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin
Oesterling totaled 24 kills and 10 aces, averaging 4.86 kills and 1.43 aces per set in Thiel’s two PAC wins last week ... On Wednesday, the sophomore recorded a season-high seven aces in a four-set win over Chatham while adding 13 kills, seven digs, and two assists ... He followed that up with 11 kills and three aces in a sweep of Hiram on Saturday, along with five digs and an assist ... Oesterling has now set a new single-season program record for the Tomcats, currently sitting at 52 aces on the year.
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); Saint Vincent senior right-side hitter Shawn McSwiggen (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Christian Parks • Geneva • Sophomore defensive specialist/libero • Canton, Ohio/Jackson
Parks totaled 30 digs, averaging 5.0 digs per set across Geneva’s two matches last week ... On Saturday, he recorded a career-high 21 digs to go along with three assists, and totaled nine digs against Saint Vincent on Wednesday ... On the season, Parks is averaging 2.85 digs per set, which currently ranks second in the PAC.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Chatham junior sophomore setter RJ Nagg (Erie, Pa./McDowell); Grove City senior middle blocker Tieg Malcolm (New Philadelphia, Ohio/Homeschooled); Saint Vincent junior middle hitter Braedan Artman (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson); Thiel junior middle blocker Bryce Lizanich (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Derek Paul • Chatham • Freshman outside hitter • Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley
Paul hit .321 with 25 kills as the Cougars went 1-1 in PAC play last week ... The freshman outside hitter recorded his fourth double-double of the season in Saturday’s upset win over Saint Vincent, finishing with a career-high 16 kills and 11 digs while adding an assisted block and an ace ... He also contributed nine kills and five digs in Wednesday’s match at Thiel.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Saint Vincent freshman setter Jack Ryan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic); Thiel freshman right-side hitter George Schwalm IV (Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre)
PAC Records & Milestones
Chatham's Tim McCabe posted a career-high 26 kills in the four-set win over Saint Vincent on Saturday .... Geneva's Owen Kelly recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 10 digs against Saint Vincent on Wednesday ... Grove City's Tieg Malcom served a program-best seven aces in a single match at Bethany on Tuesday ... Thiel's Bryce Lizanich is currently second in NCAA Division III and first in the PAC with 31 solo blocks on the season.