Men's Soccer

PSAC Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week - 8

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced it's eighth set of Men's Soccer Athletes of the Week for the 2026 season. In the East, Shepherd's Josh Petty (Athlete of the Week) and West Chester's Jaden Howard (Defensive Athlete of the Week) were selected. From the West, Seton Hill's Ben Conti (Athlete of the Week) and Lock Haven's Ethan Beck (Defensive Athlete of the Week) received the honors.


PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week

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Josh Petty
Shepherd
Forward
Junior
Bel Air, Md. / John Carroll

Petty led the Rams to a 2-0 mark with wins over Millersville and Lackawanna. He scored a pair of goals against Millersville and added an assist against Lackawanna.
 


PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Jaden Howard
West Chester
Goalkeeper
Senior
Townsend, Del. / Middletown

Howard picked up two more shutout victories this week, extending his shutout streak to three in a row and improving his record on the year to 6-3-3 with a 0.72 goals-against average. Howard started his week with a five-save shutout win over East Stroudsburg as the Golden Rams handed the Warriors their first PSAC East loss of the season and first loss overall in over a month before making eight saves in a shutout win over Shippensburg on October 17 to send West Chester back to the PSAC Tournament. After a rocky start to the season, Howard now has seven shutouts with six of those seven coming in PSAC East play. The senior keeper has a record of 5-3-1 in league matches with a 0.56 goals-against average .
 


PSAC Western Division Athlete of the Week

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Ben Conti
Seton Hill
Forward
Junior 
Pittsburgh, PA. / Kiski Prep/Mercyhurst

Conti scored a pair of goals in the Griffins 3-1 win at home over Pitt Johnstown.  Conti scored the first two goals in the game in less than a four minute span.  
 


PSAC Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week

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Ethan Beck
Lock Haven
Goalkeeper
Junior
Lititz, Pa. / Warwick

Beck aided The Haven to a pair of critical points this week with his efforts between the pipes for the Bald Eagles in ties against Slippery Rock and Seton Hill. Beck made three saves in Wednesday evening's scoreless tie at Hubert Jack Stadium to notch his third clean sheet of the season. On Saturday afternoon, the Lititz, Pa. native notched one save in a 1-1 tie with the Griffins that tied the NCAA record for ties in a single season with nine.