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 | March 16, 2021
DI Volleyball Player of the Week
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Jazmin Spencer, State College of Florida
So. | OH
Brandon, Fla.
- Averaged 2.8 kills and 4.2 digs in five total sets
- Tallied a hitting percentage of .217
- Posted a double-double -11 kills and 12 digs - against South Florida State
Other nominees: None
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DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Jennifer Rivera, State College of Florida
Fr. | DS
Ruskin, Fla.
- Averaged 4.2 digs in six total sets
- Posted 17 digs vs. South Florida State
Other nominees: None
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DI Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Gracee Carpino, State College of Florida
So. | S
Stuart, Fla.
- Averaged 5.7 assists in six sets
- Also averaged 2.2 digs
- Had 15 assists vs. South Florida State, 19 vs. Miami Dade
Other nominees: None
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DII Volleyball Player of the Week
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Madison Heskett, Lake-Sumter State
Fr. | OH
Keystone Heights, Fla.
- Averaged 4.3 kills in seven hits
- Posted a .355 hitting percentage
- Recorded 12 kills vs. Pasco-Hernandoo and 18 vs. Florida Gateway
Other nominees: Riley Edwards, Gulf Coast State; Brooke Sereda, Pasco-Hernando State; Emily Evans, St. Johns River State
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DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Dariana Luna, St. Johns River State
So. | L
Caracas, Venezuela
- Averaged 6.5 digs in six sets
- Posted a pair of double-double dig efforts - 16 vs. Florida State College-Jacksonville and 23 vs. Florida Gateway
Other nominees: Aleisha Marcano, Lake-Sumter State; Mariella Haimes, Pasco-Hernando State
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DII Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Mone Gordon, St. Johns River State
Fr. | S
Middleburg, Fla.
- Averaged 11.3 assists in six sets
- Recorded 32 assists vs. Florida State College-Jacksonville and 36 vs. Florida Gateway
- Also had 10 digs vs. Florida Gateway
Other nominees: Ava Shmueli, Gulf Coast State; Kayla Chambliss, Lake-Sumter State
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Men's Basketball Player of the Week
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Abdoulaye Thiam, Indian River State
Fr. | G
Orlando, Fla.
- Averaged 28.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 steal in two games
- Shot 67.7 percent (21-of-31) from the field, 66.7 percent (12-of-18) from three and hit two of three free throw attempts
- Led Indian River State to a pair of Southern Conference victories
- Had 31 points on 11-of-15 shooting (7-of-11 from three) against Palm Beach State; 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting (5-of-7 from three) against State College of Florida
Other nominees: James "Pop" Weathers, State College of Florida; Terry Roberts, Florida SouthWestern; Micah Thomas, Northwest Florida State; Jackson Makoi, Daytona State; Bradley Douglas, Santa Fe
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Women's Basketball Player of the Week
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Domenica Zamora, St. Petersburg
So. | G
Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Averaged 24.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.0 steal in two games
- Shot 32.5 percent (13-of-40) from the field, 52.6 percent (10-of-19) from three and 85.7 percent (12-of-14) from the free throw line
- Helped St. Petersburg to a pair of Central Conference wins
- Narrowly missed a triple-double vs. Eastern Florida State, finishing with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists; posted a double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) vs. Daytona State
Other nominees: Anja Knoflach, Eastern Florida State; Jamaica Williams, Miami Dade; Breanna Campbell, Indian River State
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Baseball Player of the Week
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Christian Lucio, Florida SouthWestern
So. | DH
Chicago, Ill.
- Batted .571 (8-for-14) with four runs scored, three doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and four stolen bases in four games
- Hit safely in three of the four games
- Was 4-for-5 vs. South Florida State and 3-for-3 vs. St. Petersburg; homered in drove in both games
Other nominees: Kevin Kilpatrick, Central Florida; Lake Fisher, Eastern Florida State; Ben Gilbert, Hillsborough; Jack Anderson, State College of Florida; Brandon Schrepf, Pensacola State; Roshean Riley, Polk State; Tyler Shelnut, Santa Fe
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Baseball Pitcher of the Week
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Kyle LaCalameto, Central Florida
So. | LHP
Kings Mill, Ohio
- 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
- Pitched a five-inning, complete-game one-hitter in the Patriots' 14-0 win over Florida State College at Jacksonville
- He walked none and 12 of the 15 outs were by strikeout
Other nominees: Ruddy Gomez, Hillsborough; Daniel Batcher, State College of Florida; Carlos Rodriguez, Florida SouthWestern; Major Posey, Polk State; Mitchell Gross, Santa Fe
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Softball Player of the Week
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Monique Poitevin, Pensacola State
So. | 1B
Coral Springs, Fla.
- Batted .688 (11-for-16) with four runs scored, two doubles, one triple, one home run and nine RBI in four games
- Helped Pensacola State to a perfect 5-0 week, including a sweep at the Panhandle Round Robin
- Hit safely and drove in a run in all five games, which included four multi-hit outings and three multi-RBI games
- Went 3-for-3 with two RBI vs. Gulf Coast State; 3-for-4 with three RBI vs. Tallahassee
Other nominees: Grace Prom, Santa Fe; Glory Thompson, Central Florida; Shanika Klett, Florida SouthWestern; Abby Sulte, Northwest Florida State; Alyssa Opsahl, Lake-Sumter State
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Softball Pitcher of the Week
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Jenna Trim, Pensacola State
Fr. | RHP
North Curl Curl, NSW, Australia
- 2-0, 0.00 in two appearances
- Picked up wins over Gulf Coast State and Chipola
- In 13 innings in the circle, she allowed only seven hits, one run (unearned) and three walks while striking out nine
Other nominees: Taylor Barrett, Santa Fe; Alyssa Kelly, Daytona State; Alyssa O'Donnell, Florida SouthWestern; Cissy Doolittle, Lake-Sumter State
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