NEWTOWN, Pa. (Conference News) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) has announced its conference weekly award recipients for the week ending November 8, 2026. A total of 19 student-athletes were recognized for performances from Nov. 2, 2026 to Nov. 8, 2026.

FOOTBALL (#MACfb)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Ronnie Borden (Misericordia / Jr., QB / Wrightstown, N.J.) threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-14 win over Widener that clinched a postseason berth. He completed 19 of 36 passes with one interception and threw touchdown passes of 37 and 70 yards in the first quarter.

MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Wayne Clark (Eastern / So., DL / Chester, Pa.) led another impressive defensive effort in Eastern's 21-0 win over Stevenson on Saturday. The sophomore defensive end finished with five tackles, 2.5 sacks, one quarterback hurry and a forced fumble as Eastern recorded its third shutout of the season.

MAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Roman Brummel (Lebanon Valley / Sr., SS / Lebanon, Pa.) blocked two punts and returned two punts for 12 yards in a dominant 34-6 win at FDU-Florham. The senior blocked his first punt midway through the first quarter at the FDU 19-yard line, giving the Dutchmen possession inside the red zone and setting up the game's first points, a 21-yard field goal. His second block came on the next possession at the FDU 18, again giving Lebanon Valley the ball inside the red zone and leading to a 25-yard field goal.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (#MAChoops) 
MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week 
Ben Troyer (York / Jr., Guard / Lancaster, Pa.) led the Spartans to the Oberlin College Tip-Off Classic title with wins over George Fox and Oberlin. The junior had a historic performance in the season opener, scoring a career-best 45 points in an 84-82 win. His 45 points rank second all-time in York history and are the first 40-point game by a Spartan since 2017. Troyer capped the weekend with 14 points and a team-high six rebounds in the title-game win over the host Yeomen. He averaged 29.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.5 steals and one block over the two games.

MAC Freedom Player of the Week 
Reed Melvin (Lebanon Valley / So., Forward / State College, Pa.) led the Dutchmen to a 78-76 win at Albright in the season opener with a career-high 28 points, five rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals. The sophomore sparked a second-half comeback from 10 points down with 8:43 left and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 36 seconds remaining, giving Lebanon Valley the lead for good. He shot 11-for-17 from the floor and 3-for-5 from three-point range. The win was the first over the Lions since 2020, ending an eight-game losing streak in the rivalry, and his 28 points and three blocks were the most in the MAC Freedom this weekend.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (#MAChoops) 
MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week 
Madeline Wylie (Eastern / So., Forward / Bordentown, N.J.) got off to a strong start to her sophomore season with a career outing in Eastern's 68-54 season-opening win over Lancaster Bible on Friday. The forward scored a career-high 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting and grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds.

MAC Freedom Player of the Week
Kendel Card (Marywood / Sr., Forward / East Stroudsburg, Pa.) was named to the Widener All-Tournament Team after leading the Pacers with 16.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. She had 23 points and 10 rebounds, both career highs, in the first double-double of her career in Marywood's 70-49 win over Centenary. She shot 10-for-20 from the field and led the Pacers defensively with six steals. Card scored 10 points in an 87-61 loss to Widener and shot .500 from the field for the week.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY (#MAChky)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Niko Tishkevich (Neumann / Jr., F / Minsk, Belarus) totaled two goals and two assists as Neumann opened MAC play 2-0-1. In a 1-1 tie at Arcadia, the junior scored the game-tying goal that sent the game to overtime and a shootout, then scored the winning goal in the shootout. In a 7-0 win over Albright, he had a goal and two assists.

MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Ryan Crowshaw (Arcadia / So., Goalie / Avon, CT) made the start as the Knights opened conference play with a 1-1 tie against Neumann at home, making 33 saves for a .92 goals-against average and a .971 save percentage. Arcadia killed four Neumann power plays, including one in overtime, before losing 2-1 in a shootout.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (#MAChky)
MAC Offensive Player of the Week
Bianca Biagini (Arcadia / Fy., F / Sault Ste Marie, Ontario) helped the Knights go 2-0 for the week with two conference road wins over King's. In a 7-3 win on Friday night, she had a hat trick and an assist and was a +2 on nine shots, with the final two goals coming on the power play. In a 6-4 win on Saturday, Biagini added three more assists and was a +2.

MAC Defensive Player of the Week
Savannah Alexander (Lebanon Valley / So., Goalie / Clarendon, Ill.) made 40 saves on 42 shots in LVC's 5-2 win at Stevenson in its MAC opener on Nov. 6, the program's first win of the season. In her only action of a 2-0 weekend for the Dutchmen, she stopped the first 17 shots she faced and made 19 saves in the third period.

SWIMMING (#MACswim)
MAC Men’s Swimmer of the Week
Tommy Doran (Misericordia / Sr. / Dallas, Pa.) won three events in a loss to Scranton. He set a school record (9:58) to win the 1000 free, the fastest time in the MAC this season, and won the 500 free (4:57.83) and 200 fly (2:02.23), both the fastest in the MAC this week.

MAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week
Peyton Stauffer (Misericordia / So. / Dallas, Pa.) won two individual events and two relays in a loss to Scranton. She won the 200 free (2:01.71) and the 200 IM (2:18.66), both the top times in the MAC this week. She also won the 200 medley relay (1:49.74) and 400 free relay (3:45.37), both top times in the MAC this season.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (#MACvb)
MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Week
Leah Youtzy (Messiah / Sr., MH / Dillsburg, Pa.) helped the Falcons go 2-0 without dropping a set, totaling 23 kills, four service aces, one solo block and three block assists. In Messiah's conference-finale sweep over York, she had 14 kills on a .700 hitting percentage. She followed with nine kills and four service aces in a sweep of Susquehanna.

MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week
Claire Marzolino (Messiah / So., Libero / Bryon Center, Mich.) anchored the Falcons defensively in the final week of the regular season with 32 digs in two matches, as Messiah went 2-0 without dropping a set. She had a team-high 18 digs against York, then another team-high 14 against Susquehanna.

MAC Freedom Offensive Player of the Week
Hadley Sparks (Lebanon Valley / Fy., OH / Dallas, Ga.) led the Dutchmen to a pair of big road wins over two of the top teams in the MAC to end the season, totaling 35.5 points on 33 kills, three assists, three block assists and 27 digs. The outside hitter began the week with a season-high 21 kills, one assist, two block assists and 12 digs in a 3-1 win at Misericordia in the final conference match of the year. She then finished her first-year season with 12 kills, two assists, one ace, one block assist and 15 digs in a 3-1 win at Stevenson. Sparks averaged 4.13 kills and 4.44 points per set in the two matches.

MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week 
Keira McCaffrey (Misericordia / Jr., MH / Mineola, N.Y.) had 16 blocks in a 1-2 week for Misericordia, with seven in a 3-1 loss to Lebanon Valley, three in a 3-1 loss to Kean and six in a 3-1 win over Susquehanna.

WRESTLING (#MACwrestle)
MAC Men’s Wrestler of the Week 
Ryan Yang (Stevens / Fy. / Basking Ridge, N.J.) won the 141-pound title as the No. 6 seed at the Ned McGinley Invitational. He opened with a 3-0 win over an unranked opponent in the round of 32, then won a 15-3 major decision in the round of 16. He upended No. 3 seed Shawn McLaughlin of Roger Williams 11-9 in the quarterfinals and outlasted the No. 7 seed 12-7 in the semifinals. In the final, Yang earned an 8-5 win over top-seeded Harrison Gordon of NYU to claim the title.

MAC Women’s Wrestler of the Week 
Z Pollard (Arcadia / So. / New Brunswick, N.J.) won the 180-pound title at the Ithaca Invitational, going 5-0 with four pins and a decision. Pollard opened with a 6-5 decision over Naomi Arroyo of Alfred State, then pinned Gwyneth Brown of Ithaca in 4:02, Jada Akins of Felician in 2:09 and Katerin Cifuentas-Calmo of Cedar Crest in 42 seconds. In the final, Pollard pinned Madison Beauregard of Arcadia in 4:55.