INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the first time this season, the Malone University men's soccer team received an Athlete of the Week award from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). Malone's junior defender Drew Kapsak was named the conference's Defensive Athlete of the Week in the final weekly award of the regular season.
 
The St. Louis, Missouri native played all 90 minutes on defense for the Pioneers in the team's final contest of 2026 against Walsh University. He helped to force two offside penalties on the Cavaliers, one in each half. Kapsak played in a team-high 1440 minutes on the year and played in all 90 minutes of 16 matches.
 
Malone concluded the 2026 campaign with a record of 2-12-3 and were tenth overall in the G-MAC with a 1-10-3 mark in league play.