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

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

DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

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

DI Volleyball Setter of the Week

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

DII Volleyball Player of the Week

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

DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

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

DII Volleyball Setter of the Week

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

Men's Basketball Player of the Week

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

Women's Basketball Player of the Week

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

Baseball Player of the Week

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

Baseball Pitcher of the Week

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

Softball Player of the Week

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

Softball Pitcher of the Week

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