Region 8 and the FCSAA would like to congratulate all student-athletes who are recognized as part of our Player of the Week Awards. Weekly honorees are automatically submitted for NJCAA Player of the Week consideration on behalf of Region 8 and the FCSAA.
DI Volleyball Player of the Week | DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | DI Volleyball Setter of the Week | DII Volleyball Player of the Week | DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | DII Volleyball Setter of the Week | Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Women's Basketball Player of the Week | Baseball Player of the Week | Baseball Pitcher of the Week | Softball Player of the Week | Softball Pitcher of the Week
POTW Archive: January 26, 2021 | February 2, 2021 | February 9, 2021 | February 16, 2021 | February 23, 2021 | March 2, 2021 | March 9, 2021
DI Volleyball Player of the Week
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Julia De Sa, Florida SouthWestern
So. | OH
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Averaged 5.3 kills and 2.9 digs in eight total sets
- Tallied a hitting percentage of .298
- Recorded 22 kills against Hillsborough; 20 kills and 15 digs vs. Indian River State
Other nominees: Lisa Jaunet, State College of Florida; Lilli Bentz, Santa Fe
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DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Giulia Rodrigues, State College of Florida
Fr. | DS
West Boca Raton, Fla.
- Averaged 5.0 digs in five total sets
- Entered the 25-Dig Club with a 25-dig effort against St. Petersburg
Other nominees: Viktoria Ivanova, Florida SouthWestern
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DI Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Fiona Baker, Florida SouthWestern
Fr. | S
Porta Westfalica, Germany
- Averaged 11.8 assists in eight total sets
- Recorded 50 assists vs. Hillsborough and 44 vs. Indian River State
Other nominees: Kaylee Forman, State College of Florida
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DII Volleyball Player of the Week
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Brooke Sereda, Pasco-Hernando State
So. | OH
Weeki Wachee, Fla.
- Averaged 4.0 kills in 12 sets
- Posted a .231 hitting percentage
- Had 16 kills vs. South Florida State and 23 vs. Gulf Coast State
Other nominees: Kalei Myer, Lake-Sumter State; Emma Richards, Gulf Coast State
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DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Brooke Sereda, Pasco-Hernando State
So. | OH
Weeki Wachee, Fla.
- Averaged 5.2 digs in 12 sets
- Finished with double-doubes against South Florida Staet and Gulf Coast State, in which she had 27 and 20 digs, respectively
Other nominees: Ava Shmueli, Gulf Coast State
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DII Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Ava Shmueli, Gulf Coast State
So. | S
Delray Beach, Fla.
- Averaged 11.1 assists over 10 sets
- Had assist totals of 37, 32 and 42 in wins over Lake-Sumter State, St. Johns River State and Pasco-Hernando State, respectively
- Also averaged 3.7 digs per set
Other nominees: None
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Men's Basketball Player of the Week
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El Ellis, Tallahassee
So. | G
Durham, N.C.
- Averaged 18.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists in three games
- Shot 45.0 percent (18-of-40) from the field, 42.1 percent (8-of-19) on threes and 73.3 percent (11-of-15) from the free throw line
- Posted his first career double-double - 23 points, 10 assists - against Chipola and also had a game-high eight rebounds
Other nominees: James "Pop" Weathers, State College of Florida; Jonathan Dos Anjos, Florida SouthWestern; Kario Oquendo, Florida SouthWestern; Linton Brown, Indian River State
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Women's Basketball Player of the Week
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Natalia Beaumont, Eastern Florida State
Fr. | F
Emu Heights, Australia
- Averaged 19.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 5.0 blocks in three games
- Shot 59.5 percent (22-of-37) from the field and 86.7 percent (13-of-15) from the free throw line
- Posted double-doubles in each game, including a 17-point, 16-rebound, 8-block effort against St. Petersburg
Other nominees: Jeannie Scott, Indian River State; Nazlah Morrow, Miami Dade; Domenica Zamora, St. Petersburg; Last-Tear Poa, Northwest Florida State; Darria Whitley, Hillsborough; Kiani Westbrook, Daytona State; Taylor Williams, Daytona State; Janay Turner, Daytona State; Alise Markova, Miami Dade
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Baseball Player of the Week
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Luis Rodriguez, Santa Fe
So. | 3B
Guarenas, Venezuela
- Batted .438 (7-for-16) with seven runs scored, one double, two home runs and eight RBI in five games
- Helped the Saints to four wins, including two against Daytona State in which he went a combined 6-for-8, scored five runs and drove in six. Also had two homers in game two vs. the Falcons
Other nominees: El Rico Riley, St. Petersburg; Jared Campbell, Florida SouthWestern; Kevin Kilpatrick, Central Florida; Ben Gilbert, Hillsborough; Tucker Mitchell, State College of Florida
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Baseball Pitcher of the Week
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Robert Wegielnik, Florida SouthWestern
So. | RHP
Fort Myers, Fla.
- 1-0, one save, 0.00 ERA in three appearances
- Totaled 8.4 innings, allowing three hits, no runs and three walks with nine strikeouts
- Threw 2.1 out of the bullpen in Tuesday's continuation game vs. Hillsborough then came in and closed out a win the next day - a day he was supposed to be down). Then, Friday morning, with the Bucs in need of a starter due to injury, he volunteered and threw six shutout innings for the win
Other nominees: Robb Adams, Santa Fe; Ruddy Gomez, Hillsborough; Gabe Partridge, St. Petersburg; Eli Thurmond, State College of Florida
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Softball Player of the Week
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Abby Sulte, Northwest Florida State
Fr. | OF
St. Petersburg, Fla.
- Batted .636 (7-for-11) with five runs scored, one double, two home runs, eight RBI and two stolen bases in four games
- Hit safely in each of the four games - all wins for the Raiders
- Homered in both games of a doubleheader against Calhoun and was a combnied 4-for-7 with seven RBI
Other nominees: Emily Kowicz, Lake-Sumter State; Shaylan Whatman, Pensacola State; Cyrina Madrid, Gulf Coast State; Raven Little, Tallahassee; Neely Peterson, Santa Fe
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Softball Pitcher of the Week
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Emma Fowler, Tallahassee
So. | RHP
Kentwood, La.
- 2-0, 0.58 ERA in two appearances
- Picked up complete-game victories against Santa Fe and ABAC, the latter a three-hit shutout
- Totaled 12 innings in the circle and allowed nine hits and one run (earned)
- Did not walk any batters and struck out five
Other nominees: Taylor Barrett, Santa Fe; Alyssa Dragovich, Lake-Sumter State
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