Men's Soccer | 9/7/2026 4:00:00 PM
Week 1 PAC Honors (for events between August 31-Sept. 6)
The weekly award winners have been recognized for their performances during Week 1 of the 2026 season.
PAC Offensive Player of the Week
Ryan Merrick • Grove City • Senior forward • Cranberry Twp., Pa./Eden Christian
Merrick helped Grove City to an undefeated week, scoring three goals across the Wolverines’ three matches ... He scored both Grove City goals Friday night in a 2-0 win over Baldwin Wallace before adding another goal Saturday evening in a 2-2 draw against Calvin in an NCAA Tournament rematch.
PAC Offensive Honor Roll
Allegheny senior midfielder Will Gruca (Baden Pa./Ambridge); Geneva sophomore midfielder Logan Pappert (Ellwood City, Pa./Central Catholic); Saint Vincent senior midfielder Cameron Mulvanny (Denton, Texas/John H. Guyer); Thiel junior defender Joey Kushon (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes); Waynesburg senior forward Zachary Johnson (Raceland, Ky./St. Joseph Central Catholic); Westminster sophomore midfielder Alexis Bennetot (Miami, Fla./Florida Christian)
PAC Defensive Player, Goalkeeper of the Week
Jake Kimmich • Grove City • Senior center back • Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional
Kimmich helped Grove City post a pair of shutouts in three matches last week ... The Wolverines opened with a scoreless draw against Carnegie Mellon before earning a 2-0 shutout win over Baldwin Wallace on Friday ... Grove City then battled Calvin to a 2-2 draw Saturday, with the Knights’ first goal coming on a penalty kick.
PAC Defensive, Goalkeeper Honor Roll
Allegheny junior defender Colin Hill (Volant, Pa./Wilmington); Saint Vincent senior goalkeeper Grant Archuleta (Yorba Linda, Calif./El Dorado); Thiel sophomore goalkeeper Dylan Budziak (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor); Waynesburg senior goalkeeper Zach Reed (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle)
PAC Newcomer of the Week
Vasilis Kouvelas • Westminster • Freshman goalkeeper • Anthem, Ariz./Boulder Creek
Kouvelas recorded 20 saves across three matches last week for Westminster ... The freshman goalkeeper made eight saves in the Titans’ season opener at John Carroll on Tuesday, allowing just one goal, before adding eight saves in a 1-1 draw at Alfred State Friday and four saves at Alfred Saturday ... Kouvelas currently leads the PAC in saves (20), ranks second in saves per game (6.67) and fourth in save percentage (.800).
PAC Newcomer Honor Roll
Allegheny freshman midfielder Cooper Euziere (Melbourne, Fla./Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy); Geneva freshman goalkeeper Eli Stasiowski (Mars, Pa./Mars); Saint Vincent freshman defender Ian Varga (Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne); Thiel freshman midfielder Quinn Norris (Warren, Pa./Warren); Waynesburg freshman defender Brayden Boris (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour)
Records & Milestones
Allegheny's Cooper Euziere scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener, a 2-1 loss at Baldwin Wallace ... Geneva's Eli Stasiowski recorded his first career shutout in a 0-0 scoreless draw with Baldwin Wallace on Saturday night, recording three saves in the match ... Saint Vincent's Ian Varga recorded his first career collegiate assist in the Bearcats' 5-1 win at Houghton on Friday night. ... Thiel's Dylan Budziak recorded the Tomcats' first shutout of the season with a 2-0 win at Pitt-Bradford on Tuesday ... Waynesburg's Brayden Boris scored his first collegiate goal during Waynesburg's 3-2 win over Penn State Altoona on Sept. 2.