Men's Volleyball | 3/9/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 8 PAC Honors (for events between March 2-8)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 8 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Tim McCabe • Chatham • Junior right-side hitter • North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin
McCabe totaled 28 kills and three service aces to help the Cougars to a 1-1 week ... In a 3-1 conference win over Grove City, he recorded 16 kills while hitting .345 and added three digs, two aces and two assisted blocks on Saturday ... McCabe followed with 12 kills, eight digs and an assisted block in the match against Nazareth.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Bethany sophomore outside hitter Riley Burdett (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson); Grove City junior outside hitter Max Gianneski (Butler, Pa./Butler); Saint Vincent senior outside hitter Zebediah Wyant (Martinsburg, Pa./Central); Thiel junior middle blocker Bryce Lizanich (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Tieg Malcolm • Grove City • Senior middle blocker • New Philadelphia, Ohio/Homeschooled
Malcolm averaged 1.56 blocks per set in the Wolverines’ tri-match against Chatham and Nazareth on Saturday ... The senior totaled five blocks (three solo, two assisted) with eight kills and a service ace against the Cougars before recording nine blocks (two solo, seven assisted) against Nazareth, while also adding three kills, three digs and another ace.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Thiel senior libero Josh Hovan (Baden, Pa./Ambridge)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Jack Ryan • Saint Vincent • Freshman setter • Pittsburgh, Pa./Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Ryan averaged 11.0 assists, 2.33 digs and 1.33 blocks per set in the Bearcats' 1-0 week ... The freshman setter totaled 33 assists, seven digs and four total blocks (one solo, three assisted) in Saint Vincent's 3-0 upset at Thiel on Friday.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Bethany freshman libero Tyshon Francis (McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport); Chatham freshman outside hitter Derek Paul (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley); Grove City freshman libero Evan DiMalanta (Medina, Ohio/Highland); Thiel freshman outside hitter George Schwalm IV (Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre)
PAC Records & Milestones
Tyshon Francis set a new single-match program record with 20 digs to help Bethany to their first conference victory in program history, a 3-1 win over Hiram on Friday.. Grove City's Evan DiMalanta set a new single-match record for Grove City recording 18 digs, while Max Gianneski had a career-high 17 kills on Saturday against Nazareth.... Thiel's Bryce Lizanich hit an impressive .900 in Wednesday's match against Hiram, logging nine kills and zero errors on 10 swings.