Region 8 Player of the Week Awards: January 26, 2021

DI Volleyball Player of the Week

 Madison Sheffield

Madison Sheffield, Santa Fe
So. | OH
Jacksonville, Fla.

  • Averaged 5.3 kills and 1.4 digs over seven sets
  • Posted 17 kills vs. Lake-Sumter State and 20 vs. Polk State

Other nominees: Yasso Amin, Florida SouthWestern; Brenda Arango, Miami Dade; Keren Santana, Polk State; Anaeli Perea, Eastern Florida State; Maredis Colon, Eastern Florida State; Madison Barton, Palm Beach State; Isabel Martin, Hillsborough

 


DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Paola Pimentel   

Paola Pimentel, Miami Dade
So. | DS
Rio de Janiero, Brazil

  • Averaged 5.3 digs over seven sets
  • Posted 21 digs vs. Daytona State and 16 vs. State College of Florida

Other nominees: Viktoriya Ivanova, Florida SouthWestern; Suared Molina, Polk State


DI Volleyball Setter of the Week

 Camila De la Rosa

Camila De la Rosa, Miami Dade
So. | S
Santo Domingo, D.R.

  • Averaged 10.5 assists in four sets (two matches)
  • 33 assists (and 13 digs) in four-set win over Daytona State

Other nominees: Fiona Baker, Florida SouthWestern; Jenna Zimmerman, Daytona State; Elly McInerney, Polk State.

 


DII Volleyball Player of the Week

 Aleisha Marcano  

 

Aleisha Marcano, Lake-Sumter State
So. | OH
Manati, P.R.

  • Averaged 2.5 kills and 4.5 digs in two sets
  • Also posted a .385 hitting percentage

Other nominees: Tiana Stacy, Pasco-Hernando State


DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Mariella Haimes

Mariella Haimes, Pasco-Hernando State
So. | DS/Libero
Trinity, Fla.

  • Averaged 4.7 digs per set over three matches (12 sets total)
  • Double digit digs in each match, including 29 vs. Eastern Florida State

Other nominees: None.


DII Volleyball Setter of the Week

  No nominees this week.

Men's Basketball Player of the Week

 James "Pop" Weathers

James "Pop" Weathers, State College of Florida
Fr. | G
Baton Rouge, La.

  • Averaged 18.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.0 steals in three games
  • Shot .391 (18-of-46) from the field, .364 (4-of-11) from three and .800 (16-of-20) from the free throw line
  • Posted 14+ points and 5+ assists in each game, including 20 points and six assists in win over Eastern Florida State and 14 points and six assists in win over Chipola

Other nominees: Terry Roberts, Florida SouthWestern; Bradley Douglas, Santa Fe; JaKeese Kemp, Pasco-Hernando State; Christyon Eugene, Eastern Florida State.


Women's Basketball Player of the Week

 Chanaya Pinto

Chanaya Pinto, Northwest Florida State
So. | F
Maputo, Mozambique

  • Averaged 18.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in two games
  • Shot .593 (16-of-27) from the field, hit 2-of-5 three-pointers and 2-of-3 free throws
  • Posted double-doubles of 21 points/10 rebounds and 15 points/12 rebounds in wins over East Georgia and Santa Fe, respectively

Other nominees: Sheslanie Laureano, Florida SouthWestern; Demyla Brown, Chipola; Stephanie Torres, Eastern Florida State; Anja Knoflach, Eastern Florida State.


Baseball Player of the Week

Gabriel Rincones  

Gabriel Rincones, St. Petersburg
Fr. | OF
Tampa, Fla.

  • Batted .556 (5-for-9) with five runs scored, two home runs and three RBI in three games
  • Hit safely and scored in all three games, leading the Titans to wins over Pensacola State, Chipola and Santa Fe
  • Was 1-for-3 with two runs scored vs. Chipola; 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI vs. Santa Fe

Other nominees: Carter Cunningham, Florida SouthWestern; Myles Austin, Chipola; Brayden Morrow, Pensacola State; Zeph Hoffpauir, Pensacola State; Edgar Alvarez, Seminole State; Troy Hamilton, Indian River State; Matt Cedarburg, Central Florida; Miguel Useche, Central Florida; Jeslyn Whitehead, Central Florida


Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Carlos Rodriguez  

Carlos Rodriguez, Florida SouthWestern
Fr. | RHP
Miami, Fla.

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Pitched four scoreless innings of two-hit ball vs. Northwest Florida State
  • Walked none, struck out nine in the Bucs' 5-1 win

Other nominees: Leo O'Shinski, St. Petersburg; Andrew Spolvar, Seminole State; Trace Moore, Palm Beach State; Cameron Sereda, Central Florida.

 


Softball Player of the Week

Gabby Bess  

Gabby Bess, Chipola
Fr. | 3B
Marianna, Fla.

  • Batted .642 (9-for-14) with six runs scored, one home run, nine RBI and four stolen bases in six games
  • Hit safely in five of six games for the Indians
  • Ended weekend by going 3-for-3 with four RBI vs. McLennan

Other nominees: Abby Sulte, Northwest Florida State; Genesis Aviles, Lake-Sumter State


Softball Pitcher of the Week

Alyssa Dragovich  

Alyssa Dragovich, Lake-Sumter State
Fr. | RHP
Lake Worth, Fla.

  • 1-0, 0.00 ERA in one appearance
  • Pitched complete-game, two-hit shutout vs. Webber JV
  • Walked one and struck out four

Other nominees: None.