Men's Volleyball | 4/6/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 12 PAC Honors (for events between March 30-April 5)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 12 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Ezra Oesterling • Thiel • Sophomore outside hitter • Shelocta, Pa./West Shamokin
Oesterling totaled 38 kills while hitting .329 across Thiel’s two PAC wins last week ... In Wednesday’s five-set victory over Saint Vincent, he tied the Tomcats’ single-match record and currently owns the PAC’s top single-match mark this season with 27 kills ... He also hit .367 in the win, adding three service aces, eight digs and three total blocks (one solo, two assisted) ... In Friday’s final regular-season contest against Bethany, Oesterling added 11 kills and four service aces while contributing six digs and two total blocks (one solo, one assisted).
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Chatham junior right-side hitter Tim McCabe (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin); Geneva junior outside hitter Owen Kelley (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield); Grove City senior middle blocker Tieg Malcolm (New Philadelphia, Ohio/Homeschooled); Hiram senior outside hitter/right-side hitter Cullen Sivak (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Andrew Kessler • Grove City • Junior middle blocker • Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford
Kessler averaged 1.11 blocks per set across the Wolverine's 1-1 week ... In the five-set thriller at Chatham on Wednesday, Kessler recorded seven total blocks (two solo, five assisted) along with two digs and twn kills ... In Saturday's regular season finale against Hiram, the junior recorded three total blocks (two solo, one assisted) and added another dig and six more kills.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Chatham junior sophomore setter RJ Nagg (Erie, Pa./McDowell); Hiram freshman middle blocker/right-side hitter Liam Dwyer (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon); Thiel junior setter Ben Lowell (Portland, Ore./Sunset)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Kekoa Tani • Hiram • Freshman setter/right-side hitter • Kaneohe, Hawaii/Castle
Tani averaged 4.90 assists, 1.80 kills and 1.10 digs per set for the Terriers last week ... In Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Bethany, he totaled 15 assists, seven kills, four service aces and two digs ... The next day, the freshman added 20 assists, five digs, three kills and three total blocks (one solo, two assisted) in the sweep of Geneva ... Tani finished the week with 14 assists, eight kills, four digs and two total blocks (one solo, one assisted) in Hiram’s final regular-season contest against Grove City ... Tani is the only player on the Terriers this season to have at least 100 kills and 100 assists.
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Chatham freshman outside hitter Derek Paul (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley); Grove City freshman outside hitter Evan DiMalanta (Medina, Ohio/Highland); 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
Owen Kelley became Geneva's all-time leader in career kills against Hiram with his 869th kill ... Hiram's Cullen Sivak posted a career-high 13 digs at Grove City on Saturday ... Grove City's Evan DiMalanta posted a double-double with 13 digs and a career-high 13 kills against Chatham on Wednesday ... With Thiel as the top seed, the six-team PAC Men's Volleyball Tournament will open with quarterfinal games on Tuesday, April 7th ... Semifinal games will be Thursday, April 9th and the championship game is set for Saturday, April 11th, which will be broadcast by the PAC Sports Network.