Megan Wright (Clay Center, KS/Clay Center Community) and Zachary Accetta (Rocky Point, NY/Rocky Point) have been named the Pioneer Athletes of the week for the week of September 28, 2026.

Megan Wright (Clay Center, KS/Clay Center Community) had a standout weekend defensively for the Pioneers, totaling 48 digs across six sets for an average of 8.00 digs per set. Wright opened the weekend matching her season-high with 30 digs against Marywood, followed by 18 digs in a three-set sweep of SUNY Delhi. Wright helped anchor a Utica defense that held SUNY Delhi to just 22 total points in the three-set victory, while her 48 digs accounted for more than 40 percent of the Pioneers' 116 total digs on the weekend. Wright also reached a major career milestone during the weekend, surpassing the program's career digs record. She entered the weekend needing just four digs to break the program's all-time digs record of 1,490 and finished with 48 digs across the two matches, bringing her career total to 1,534 digs. 

Wright and the Pioneers will face Elmira College on Friday in Elmira, NY.

Accetta and the Pioneers played in their first two E8 home games of 2026, hosting Hartwick and Alfred. In a 2-0 win over the Hawks, the senior keeper turned away all six shots on target for his second clean sheet of the season. Despite a 1-0 defeat by the Saxons, Accetta stayed strong with a seven-save performance. Overall, Accetta leads the conference with a .886 save percentage, and his 0.62 GAA now sits just 0.02 points behind the leader.

Accetta and the Pioneers will go head-to-head with Keuka College on Wednesday in Keuka Park, NY.