Men's Lacrosse | 4/27/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 11 PAC Honors (for events between April 20-26)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 11 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Joseph James • Franciscan • Junior attack • Herndon, Va./The Heights School
James tallied seven points off five goals and two assists to in a 22-7 victory over W&J Wednesday which clinched the Barons' first PAC postseason appearance in program history ... Three of his goals came in the first quarter, which lifted Franciscan to a 6-0 lead after one period and the Barons continued pulling away for the clinching win.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Chatham junior attack Brady Rigdon (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson); Grove City freshman attack Jake Parker (Edgewater, Md./St. Mary's Annapolis); W&J sophomore attack William Fenimore (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan); Westminster sophomore attack Ethan Kurtz (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
John Kirk • Franciscan • Freshman goalie • Rockville, Md./The Heights School
Kirk recorded 14 saves and four ground balls in the 22-7 win over W&J to clinch the program's first PAC postseason appearance ... He stopped 10 shots in the opening half, which helped allow Franciscan to build an 11-1 lead at halftime.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior goalie Garin Stearns (Hudson, Ohio/Revere); Chatham senior goalie James Cipollone (Forrest Hill, Md./Marietta); Grove City freshman midfielder Jake Olson (Chesapeake Beach, Md./St. Mary's Ryken); W&J freshman defender Jake Dufalla (Washington, Pa./Trinity); Westminster sophomore long-stick midfielder Jack Poller (Huntington, N.Y./Harborfields)
PAC Specialist of the Week
Cody Randal • Chatham • Senior faceoff specialist • Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin
In the 30-1 win over Bethany, Randal went 31-of-33 on faceoffs while picking up 12 ground balls ... He set the single-season face off wins record and reset the single-game face off wins record in the win ... Randal also scored one goal and one assist in the game.
PAC Specialist Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman midfielder Gabe Shoemaker (Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick); Grove City senior faceoff specialist Colton Lehberg (Rancho Sante Fe, Calif./Sante Fe Christian); W&J senior midfielder/faceoff specialist Braden Petrarco (Irwin, Pa./Norwin); Westminster sophomore faceoff specialist Jack Steimle (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Brock Collins • Grove City • Freshman faceoff specialist/long-stick midfielder • Butler, Pa./Butler
Collins scored two goals, caused two turnovers, won 7-of-10 faceoffs and picked up three ground balls Wednesday night as Grove City downed Hiram, 28-1, in the regular season windup.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Chatham freshman attack Steven Clinkscales (Irondequoit, NY/West Irondequoit); Franciscan freshman midfielder Wyatt Balger (Jacksonville, Fla./Nease); W&J freshman midfielder Braydon Reighard (Oakdale, Pa./South Fayette); Westminster freshman midfielder Adam Teixeira (Sparta, NJ/Sparta)
PAC Records & Milestones
In a 30-1 win over Bethany, Chatham's Brady Rigdon set a new single-game program record with seven assists and added two goals for a team-high nine points ... Ethan Kurtz finished with four goals and three ground balls in Wednesday's 13-5 win at Allegheny, helping propel Westminster to the No. 4 seed in the PAC Tournament ... Grove City secured the top seed for the 2026 PAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament ... The Tournament began Saturday with a pair of quarterfinals ... No. 3 Saint Vincent won by a 16-4 score over No. 6 Allegheny behind five points (4g/1a) from sophomore Connor Smith (Endicott, N.Y./Union Endicott) and hat tricks from sophomore Neal Ritchie (Westerville, Ohio/Saint Francis DeSales) and sophomore Luca Blevins (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) ... That advances the Bearcats into Wednesday's semifinal at No. 2 Chatham at 7 pm ... No. 4 Westminster pulled away in the second half for a 22-10 victory over No. 5 Franciscan in the other quarterfinal, as Westminster sophomore Paul DiPasquale (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) and freshman Brendan Robinson (Gainesville, Va./Gainesville) led the way with five goals each ... The Titans move on to play at No. 1 Grove City in a 7 pm Wednesday semifinal ... The semifinal winners will meet for the PAC Championship on Saturday, May 2, hosted by the highest remaining seed ... Game time will be announced following the semifinal round ... The PAC Sports Network will have the free-to-view broadcast of the title tilt.