GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Presidents' Athletic Conference honored three Grove City College spring sports athletes Monday afternoon with weekly recognition as a result of their respective performances last week.

Junior middle blocker Andrew Kessler (Jeannette, Pa./Penn-Trafford) earned Defensive Player of the Week in men's volleyball while senior goalie Mia Gallagher (Mogadore, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban) captured Defensive Player of the Week in women's lacrosse. 

Freshman third baseman Nick Remish (Norristown, Pa./Methacton) received this week's Newcomer of the Week award in baseball.

Kessler averaged 1.11 blocks per set last week as Grove City went 1-1. He recorded seven blocks, along with 10 kills, last Wednesday night at Chatham. In Saturday's regular season finale against Hiram, Kessler tallied three blocks as Grove City earned a four-set home win. 

Kessler ranks fourth in the conference with a .327 hitting percentage. He ranks fifth in the league with 71 total blocks and eighth in the conference with a 0.78 block average.

Gallagher made four saves Wednesday night in Grove City's 9-3 win at Chatham. The win marked the fourth time during Grove City's nine-game win streak that Gallagher has held the opponent to three or fewer goals. 

In conference play, Gallagher has posted a league-best .522 save percentage and a conference-low 5.22 goals-against average. Overall, she has a league-low 6.78 GAA. 

Remish went 4 for 7 with a double, three runs scored and two runs batted in last Monday to help Grove City sweep visiting Geneva at Jack Behringer Field. Remish had two hits in each game of the twinbill. He went 2 for 3 with a double, a two-run single and two runs scored in a 14-4 Game One win. Remish then went 2 for 4 in Grove City's 5-1 victory in Game Two.

Remish is hitting .300 this season. He shares the team lead with three home runs. His 24 runs batted in are also tied for first on the squad. 

The Grove City men's volleyball team earned the No. 4 seed in this week's season-ending conference tournament. Grove City will host fifth-seeded Hiram at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the tournament quarterfinals. The women's lacrosse team hosts Saint Vincent in conference play Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Don Lyle Field. The baseball team returns to action Wednesday with a 1 p.m. conference doubleheader at Hiram.