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 Cross Country | Women's Cross Country
POTW Archive: August 31, 2021 | September 7, 2021 | September 14, 2021 | September 21, 2021 | September 28, 2021 | October 5, 2021
DI Volleyball Player of the Week
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Elissa Alcantara, Florida SouthWestern
So. | OH
Tampa, Fla.
- Averaged 4.3 kills and 1.2 blocks and posted a .380 hitting percentage over 10 sets
- Led FSW to a 3-0 week, including wins over nationally-ranked Miami Dade and Daytona State
- Posted double-digit kills in each match, including 11 against Miami Dade; had 19 kills and 7 blocks against Daytona State
Other nominees: Romina Cornelio, Miami Dade; Giselle Giraud, Eastern Florida State; Alina Carrillo, Daytona State; Anllelivis Caballero Fernandez, State College of Florida
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DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Deborah Ribeiro, Florida SouthWestern
Fr. | MH
Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Averaged 1.0 dig and 2.0 blocks over nine sets
- Also averaged 1.8 kills and posted a .273 hitting percentage
- In two matches against nationally-ranked opponents, she recorded three digs and seven blocks vs. Miami Dade, and four digs and eight blocks vs. Daytona State
Other nominees: Kiaralys Perez, Miami Dade; Simone Jackson, Daytona State; Arianna Rossi, Florida SouthWestern; Adlene Jideofor, State College of Florida
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DI Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Luisa Melloni, Miami Dade
Fr. | S
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Averaged 10.8 assists over nine sets
- Also averaged 0.4 kills, 1.9 digs and 0.7 blocks
- Posted a double-double (40 assists, 12 digs) vs. top-ranked Florida SouthWestern
- Had 45 assists vs. Hillsborough
Other nominees: Fiona Baker, Florida SouthWestern; Izabella Rae, Indian River State; Victoria Zarazel, Daytona State
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DII Volleyball Player of the Week
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Cassidy Casey, St. Johns River State
Fr. | MB
Pearland, Texas
- Averaged 3.5 kills and posted a .333 hitting percentage over 10 sets
- Also averaged 0.2 assists, 0.4 digs and 0.4 blocks
- Led St. Johns River State to a 3-0 week, including a 3-0 win over nationally-ranked Pensacola State
- Recorded 11 kills vs. Santa Fe and 16 vs. Gulf Coast State
Other nominees: Hailey Hart, Palm Beach State; Xiomara Williams, Lake-Sumter State; Garrett Grean, Pasco-Hernando State
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DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Dariana Luna, St. Johns River State
So. | DS
Caracas, Venezuela
- Averaged 5.8 digs over 10 sets
- Led the Vikings to three Sun-Lakes Conference victories, including a 3-0 win over nationally-ranked Pensacola State
- Posted double-digit digs in each match, including 28 vs. Gulf Coast State
Other nominees: Mikayla Simmons, Lake-Sumter 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 12.4 assists over 10 sets
- Helped St. Johns River State past three Sun-Lakes Conference foes, including nationally-ranked Pensacola State
- Also averaged 2.4 digs and posted a pair of double-doubles (37 assists, 10 digs vs. Santa Fe; 45 assists, 11 digs vs. Gulf Coast State)
Other nominees: Natalie Faulkner, Palm Beach State; Kayla Chambliss, Lake-Sumter State
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Men's Cross Country
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There were no men's participants the week of October 4-10
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Women's Cross Country
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Maria Tibbetts, Pensacola State
Fr.
Pensacola, Fla.
- Took first-place honors at Pensacola State's Lumberback XC Invitational, with a 5K time of 24:20
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