Women's Volleyball | 9/28/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 4 PAC Honors (for events between Sept. 21-27)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 4 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Meegan Williams • Saint Vincent • Junior outside hitter • Homer City, Pa./Homer-Center
Williams recorded two double-double performances to lead the Bearcats to a 2-0 week in PAC play ... Williams set a single-match program record with 28 kills on .404 hitting, while adding 15 digs, three assists and an assisted block in Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Bethany ... She followed with 14 kills and 10 digs to help the Bearcats to a three-set sweep at Geneva on Saturday ... Williams currently ranks second in the PAC averaging 3.78 kills per set.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior middle hitter Skyler Fatola (Queen Creek, Ariz/Eastmark); Bethany junior right-side hitter Shayleigh Hornyak (Brilliant, Ohio/Buckeye Local); Franciscan junior outside hitter Anna Guard (Lawrenceburg, Indiana/St. Henry District); Geneva senior middle hitter Daphne Alexander (Millersburg, Ohio/West Holmes); Grove City senior outside hitter Sarah Hart (Marriottsville, Md./Liberty); Saint Francis senior setter Alexandra Sappia (West Palm Beach, Fla./Suncoast Community); Thiel sophomore outside hitter Ava Byer (Hollsopple, Pa./Canemaugh Township); W&J senior outside hitter/defensive specialist Rian Benz (Strongsville, Ohio/Holy Name); Waynesburg senior right-side hitter Kristina Zadrozny (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny); Westminster junior setter Morgan O'Brien (Pittsburgh, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart)
PAC Defensive Player of the Week
Brooke Gecina • Westminster • Junior libero • Aurora, Ohio/Aurora
Gecina averaged 7.0 digs per set to help the Titans to a 2-0 week ... She recorded 12 digs and an assist in Tuesday’s three-set win over Penn State-Shenango before posting a season-high 37 digs and two aces in Saturday’s five-set thriller against W&J ... Gecina currently leads the PAC averaging 5.93 digs per set.
PAC Defensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior defensive specialist Duru Akbas (Ankara, Turkey/Layton Christian Academy-Utah); Bethany freshman outside hitter Molly Brown (Lancaster, Ohio/Fairfield Union); Franciscan junior libero Kaitlan Hickey (Richmond, Ohio/Seton Home Study); Grove City junior middle blocker Lilly Pool (Huntington, Ind./Ashland-Ohio); Hiram freshman defensive specialist/libero Jacey English (Lewisville, Ohio/Monroe Central); Saint Vincent sophomore defensive specialist Brenna McCracken (Cherry Tree, Pa./Northern Cambria); Thiel junior middle blocker Caitlin Stephens (West Middlesex, Pa./West Middlesex); W&J sophomore defensive specialist/outside hitter Sydney Allen (Washington, Pa./Trinity); Waynesburg senior defensive specialist Peyton Kuhns (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Reese Anderson • Franciscan • Freshman setter • Center, Col./Queen of Heaven Academy
Anderson helped the Barons to a 2-0 week, averaging 6.50 assists and 1.67 digs per set ... In Wednesday’s sweep at W&J, Anderson dished out a season-high 23 assists along with five digs ... She added another 16 assists and five digs in Saturday’s three-set Homecoming win over Wilmington (Ohio).
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman right-side hitter/setter Marissa Rish (Burton, Ohio/Berkshire); Geneva freshman setter Kyla Kephart (Morrisdale, Pa./West Branch); Grove City freshman defensive specialist Reagan Riordan (Sewickley, Pa./North Allegheny); Saint Vincent freshman outside hitter/defensive specialist Elliot Hardy (Riverside, Pa./Riverside); Thiel freshman setter Addi Vagi (Marysville, Mich./Marysville); W&J freshman middle blocker Aubrey Fetchik (Chardon, Ohio/Chardon); Waynesburg freshman setter Bostyn Guinn (Dallas, Texas/Midlothian Heritage); Westminster freshman outside hitter Violet Seaman (Hartville, Ohio/Lake)
PAC Records & Milestones
Bethany's Molly Brown posted two career-highs with 22 digs and nine kills, while teammate Shayleigh Hornyak recorded a career-high 14 kills against Allegheny on Saturday ... Grove City's Lilly Pool had a career-high 11 blocks Wednesday night against John Carroll. Pool currently ranks No. 8 nationally, averaging 1.32 blocks per set ... W&J's Sydney Allen has a career-high 41 digs in Saturday's match against Westminster ... Westminster's Morgan O'Brien registered her second triple-double of the season in Saturday's five-set victory at W&J, totaling a career-high 22 kills, 25 assists and 10 digs.