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

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

DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

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

DI Volleyball Setter of the Week

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

DII Volleyball Player of the Week

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

DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

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

DII Volleyball Setter of the Week

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

Men's Basketball Player of the Week

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

Women's Basketball Player of the Week

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

Baseball Player of the Week

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

Baseball Pitcher of the Week

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

Softball Player of the Week

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

Softball Pitcher of the Week

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