NEWTOWN, Pa. (Conference News) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) has announced its conference weekly award recipients for the week ending November 2, 2026. A total of 27 student-athletes were recognized for performances from Oct. 26, 2026 to Nov. 2, 2026.
FIELD HOCKEY (#MACfh)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Hailey Mertz (Stevenson / Gr., M / Elizabethtown, Pa.) totaled nine points in a 2-0 week for the No. 5 Mustangs, with wins over Hood and Eastern. She scored a goal against Hood, then had a seven-point game against Eastern with a hat trick and an assist, including the game-winning goal.
MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week
Jade Haines (York / Sr., Defense / Mount Joy, Pa.) made a defensive save and led a Spartan defense that held Messiah scoreless through three quarters and limited the Falcons to their second-lowest shot total of the season in a 4-2 York win. Haines and the York defense capped the week with a 3-0 win at Hood, the team's seventh shutout of the season, and held their 12th opponent to fewer than 10 shots.
MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Abigail Antipas (DeSales / Jr., F / Allentown, Pa.) scored a hat trick to lead a fourth-quarter comeback at Lebanon Valley on Wednesday in a 4-2 win. She finished the week with three goals as DeSales went 2-0 and clinched the No. 2 seed in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Lily Trocki (DeSales / So., GK / Whitehall, Pa.) had another strong week as DeSales went 2-0 and clinched the No. 2 seed in the MAC Freedom postseason tournament. She allowed two goals in two games, totaling seven saves, and recorded her seventh shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over Marywood on Saturday.
FOOTBALL (#MACfb)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Mike Galasso (Delaware Valley / Sr., QB / Philadelphia, Pa.) threw for 408 yards and five touchdowns in a 61-35 win over King's on Sunday as the Aggies scored 42 points in the second half. He threw long touchdown passes of 56, 51 and 34 yards, each to a different receiver. Galasso completed 19 of 28 passes (67.9 percent) and was not sacked.
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Kashantis Anderson (Alvernia / Sr., S / Herndon, Va.) helped lead the Golden Wolves to a 41-20 win over FDU-Florham on senior day with two interceptions. He returned his first 47 yards for a touchdown that gave Alvernia the lead in the second quarter, one it never gave up. His second interception, early in the third quarter, gave the Golden Wolves the ball back in FDU-Florham territory on a drive that ended in a touchdown. Anderson also added four tackles.
MAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Chris Rivera (Eastern / Sr., PR / Raleigh, N.C.) had a huge day as a receiver and returner as Eastern bounced back with a 35-14 win over Albright on Saturday. He caught five passes for 110 yards, including a 49-yard touchdown late in the third quarter, then scored on a 55-yard punt return early in the fourth quarter, the first punt return touchdown in program history.
MEN’S GOLF (#MACgolf)
MAC Freedom Golfer of the Week
Reagan Flynn (Lebanon Valley / Jr. / Annville, Pa.) carded a 77 to tie for 11th out of 101 golfers at the Lebanon Valley Fall Invitational. The junior shot a two-under 34 on the front nine and a 43 on the back with 10 pars and three birdies, making birdies on the par-four fifth hole, the par-five seventh and the par-five 10th. He led the Dutchmen to a seventh-place finish at the large invitational with a team score of 323.
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY (#MAChky)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Easton Stafford (Wilkes / Jr., F / Broomfield, Co.) opened the 2026-27 season with four goals on just six shots. On Friday, the junior forward scored two first-period goals en route to his first career hat trick in a 5-2 win at Manhattanville, then added another goal in a loss to Cortland on Saturday.
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Louis Finnegan (Stevenson / Sr., GK / Brighton, Mich.) backstopped Stevenson to a 2-0 opening weekend with wins over SUNY Brockport and Nazareth. He made 29 saves (.935) in a 4-2 season-opening win over Brockport and 20 saves (.952) in a 5-1 win over Nazareth. For the week, he totaled 49 saves, a .942 save percentage and a 1.50 goals-against average, allowing three goals in 120 minutes.
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (#MAChky)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Cameron-Reese Haught (King’s / Fy., F / Venetia, Pa.) made a standout start to her first-year season, scoring two goals and adding an assist in the Monarchs' record-setting 10-1 season-opening win over Hiram on Friday. She scored again and added two assists in an 8-2 win on Saturday to complete the sweep, finishing the week with three goals and three assists in her first two collegiate games.
MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Maggie Grijalva (Hood / Jr., GK / Fullerton, Ca.) made 51 saves in the Blazers' season opener, earning the win in a 3-1 victory at Manhattanville.
MEN’S SOCCER (#MACsoc)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Jordan Illian (Neumann / Sr., F / Millsboro, Del.) scored two game-winning goals and took 11 shots, six on goal, as Neumann went 2-0 to wrap up conference play and clinch the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. In a 3-2 win at Stevenson, the senior converted a penalty kick in the 80th minute to break a 2-2 tie, one minute after the Mustangs had tied the game. To close the regular season, he scored the lone goal in the 57th minute of a 1-0 win over Hood.
MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week
Adam Labows (Hood / So., GK / Leonardtown, Md.) made six saves to keep the Blazers in contention in a 1-0 loss to Neumann.
MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Braiden Sottile (Arcadia / Jr., M / Harrison, N.Y.) scored twice as the Knights finished the regular season 2-0 and locked up the No. 2 seed, making the conference tournament for the first time since 2021. He scored the game-winner on three shots, two on goal, in a 5-0 win at FDU-Florham. In the regular season finale, he scored his fourth goal of the season in the 23rd minute to put Arcadia up 2-1 in a 3-2 win over Lebanon Valley, which handed the Dutchmen their first conference loss of the season.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Martin Fields (Stevens / Jr., Defense / Plainfield, N.J.) was part of a defensive unit that allowed one goal and eight shots on goal in 180 minutes as Stevens earned the No. 4 seed in the MAC Freedom. He also scored his third goal of the season, heading in a Luke Carey free kick.
WOMEN’S SOCCER (#MACsoc)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Jaylin Sheffield (Albright / Sr., F / Hanover, Md.) had a strong week for the Lions, contributing to both of the team's goals across two matches. The senior forward recorded an assist in a 2-1 loss to York, then scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Stevenson that secured Albright's postseason berth.
MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week
Mackenzie Hanley (York / Jr., Defense / Limerick, Pa.) anchored a Spartan defense that allowed one goal in two games, holding Albright to two shots and Widener to seven. She also helped lead a comeback win at Albright, scoring the first of the Spartans' two second-half goals.
MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Abrielle Miller (Lebanon Valley / Sr., F / Lebanon, Pa.) recorded nine points on three goals and three assists in two wins for the Dutchmen. She began the week with two assists, in the 75th and 85th minutes, tying the program record for career assists in Lebanon Valley's postseason-clinching 3-0 win at Marywood. She then had a career-high seven points on a hat trick and her 27th career assist in a 7-0 win over Arcadia, breaking the program's career assist record. Miller scored the game-winner in the eighth minute, set up a goal in the 36th minute for the record, and found the net again in the 38th and 54th minutes. She now has 95 career points, third in team history.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Molly McCann (Stevens / Sr., Defense / West Chester, Pa.) anchored the midfield as Stevens went 2-0 without allowing a goal, clinching the MAC Freedom regular season championship and a perfect 8-0 season. She helped limit DeSales to five shots in a win Wednesday, then helped keep Misericordia's high-powered offense off the board in a 3-0 win. The Cougars were shut out for the third time this season. McCann capped the scoring with a penalty kick, her third goal of the season.
MEN’S SWIMMING (#MACswim)
MAC Swimmer of the Week
Connor Scheckner (King’s / So. / Woolwich, N.J.) turned in a dominant two-meet week for the Monarchs. He opened with wins in the 200-yard individual medley (2:03.18) and 100-yard backstroke (53.98) as King's defeated Messiah for the first time since 2019 at the MAC Quad Meet. He followed with two individual wins and two relay wins in a tri-meet sweep of SUNY Delhi and Gallaudet, taking the 50-yard backstroke in a Kunsela Hall pool-record 26.12 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:05.61. Scheckner also swam on the winning 200-yard medley relay and the pool-record 200-yard freestyle relay, which finished in 1:38.50.
WOMEN’S SWIMMING (#MACswim)
MAC Swimmer of the Week
Annika Doutrich (York / Jr. / Womelsdorf, Pa.) placed first or second in five individual events and helped win the 400 medley relay in York's two-day meet against St. Vincent. The junior won the 500 freestyle (5:19.41), 200 butterfly (2:21.13) and 400 IM (4:53.11), and now ranks first in the Middle Atlantic Conference this season in all three events. She also finished second in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (#MACvb)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Julia Solomon (Neumann / Jr., OH / Ridley Park, Pa.) had 39 kills (3.55 per set), a .347 hitting percentage and 16 digs in a 2-1 week for the Knights. She had 19 kills in a 3-2 loss to York, hit .462 with eight kills in a 3-0 win over Rutgers-Newark, and finished the week with 12 kills and a .625 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over John Jay.
MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week
Melissa Eddy (Neumann / Jr., OH / Dover, Del.) had 30 kills, seven service aces and 38 digs (3.45 per set) in a 2-1 week for Neumann. She opened the week with 12 kills and 16 digs in a 3-2 loss to York. The junior followed with 12 kills and 11 digs in a 3-0 win over Rutgers-Newark and ended the weekend with six kills and 11 digs in a 3-0 win over John Jay.
MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Allison Reimer (DeSales / Jr., OH / Schnecksville, Pa.) helped DSU post a 2-1 record last week including a win over Misericordia University to move into second place in the MAC Freedom. She totaled 34 kills, 36 digs, and 10 blocks in the three matches. Reimer had a double-double in all three matches and hit .275 on the week and added two service aces.
MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week
Taylor Marsh (Misericordia / Fy., MB / Hauppauge, N.Y.) had 12 blocks in a 1-1 week for Misericordia, with four in a loss to DeSales and eight in a 3-1 win at Arcadia that clinched a postseason berth.
WRESTLING (#MACwrestle)
MAC Women’s Wrestler of the Week
Zoey Haines (Eastern / So. / Gettysburg, Pa.) went 5-0 with four pins to win the Princeton Open. In the semifinals, she pinned a preseason No. 10-ranked wrestler in the first period. In the final, she earned a 16-15 win over preseason No. 2 and returning All-American Maddie Kubicki of Presbyterian.