PSUAC Players of the Week Announced for Week 8
See who performed at their best this past week with our Players of the Week! Here are your Players of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 26, 2025.
PSUAC Players of the Week are nominated by their individual campus and selected by the conference office from a list of nominees. Click on the award winners name for their full POTW profile!
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Volleyball Player of the Week 8
Sydney Ward, Penn State Shenango
Second Year
Hubbard, Ohio
Middle hitter Sydney Ward had a dominant game to lead her team to a PSUAC Quarterfinal sweep of Penn State Dubois. Ward notched 15 kills on only 24 total attacks (.583 hitting percentage). She made only one error and gave Dubois no chance to pull the upset.
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sta | sa | se | sa/s | r | re | rpt | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 24 | .583 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 17.5 | 5.8 |
Volleyball Specialist of the Week 8
Ashlyn Vandenbree, Penn State Mont Alto
Third Year
Birdsboro, Pa.
Ashlyn Vandenbree eclipsed 1,000 career digs in Penn State Mont Alto’s match against Penn State Hazleton to help her team advance to the PSUAC Volleyball semifinals. In Mont Alto’s two matches during the week, Vandenbree recorded 30 digs, leading her squad to a 2-0 record on the week.
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sta | sa | se | sa/s | r | re | rpt | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
| Overall | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0.25 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0.38 | 33 | 5 | .848 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
Women’s Soccer Player of the Week 8
Olivia Dress, Penn State Schuylkill
Second Year
Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
Olivia Dress is having an amazing season for Penn State Schuylkill, scoring three goals and one assist in just two games this past week. She averaged 3.5 points and 7 shots per game along with 9 goals and 10 assists during the season as a whole.
| Game | gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 1.50 | .50 | 3.50 | 7.00 | .214 | 3.50 | .500 |
| Season | gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | .214 | 7 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week 8
Cameron Dillow, Penn State Mont Alto
First Year
Charles Town, W.Va.
Cameron Dillow had an outstanding week for Penn State Mont Alto, tallying three goals and two assists. She helped lead the Nittany Lions to a 1-1 week with two goals in a 4-0 win over Penn State New Kensington and had four points per game across the pair of contests.
| Game | gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 10.50 | .143 | 4.50 | .429 |
| Season | gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | .143 | 9 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Men’s Soccer Player of the Week 8
Mason Haffa, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Second Year
Painesville, Ohio
Midfielder Mason Haffa scored two goals against Penn State Beaver to help Penn State Greater Allegheny clinch the first seed in the PSUAC Tournament. Haffa has 16 points on the season, with six goals, which is tied for second on his squad.
| Game | gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | .00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | .500 | 1.00 | .500 |
| Season | gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week 8
Bryce Hensley, Penn State Schuylkill
Fourth Year
Schuylkill Haven, Pa.
Senior goalkeeper Bryce Hensley put up an outstanding performance against Penn State Mont Alto last week, making a total of 15 saves and allowing just one goal against. This 2-1 victory marked Penn State Schuylkill’s second victory in the team’s last three games. In his last two starts, Hensley has allowed only three goals.
| Game | gp | gs | min/g | ga/g | gaa | sv/g | sv% |
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 15.00 | .938 |
| Season | gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | wins | losses | ties | shutouts |
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 15 | .938 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
Runner of the Week 8
Faith Sullivan, Penn State Shenango
Second Year
North Jackson, Ohio
Faith Sullivan placed first in the Lebanon Valley College “Last Chance Run Fast Event” on Oct. 24 with a time of 24:46.5 for the 6K, averaging a 6:38 mile pace. She finished nearly 70 seconds ahead of the second-place runner.
Rookie of the Week 8
Rodrigo Pedroza, Penn State Beaver
First Year
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Penn State Beaver men’s soccer winger Rodrigo Pedroza scoring four goals across two games during the week. Pedroza produced his second hat trick of the season against Penn State Greater Allegheny and has scored 15 goals so far this season.
| Game | gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | .00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | .333 | 3.50 | .583 |
| Season | gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw |
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .333 | 7 | .583 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Team of the Week 8
Penn State Schuylkill Women’s Soccer
The Penn State Schuylkill women’s soccer team went 2-0 with wins over Penn State Mont Alto (3-1) and Penn State Beaver (7-0) to complete an undefeated season in PSUAC play. The team is the No. 1 seed in the PSUAC Women’s Soccer Tournament, hosting Beaver once again in the first round at 1 p.m. on Nov. 1.