The FCSAA would like to congratulate all student-athletes who are recognized as part of its Weekly Awards. Honroees are automatically submitted for NJCAA Consideration on behalf of the FCSAA.
DI Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week | DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | DI Volleyball Setter of the Week | DII Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week | DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week | DII Volleyball Setter of the Week | Men's Soccer Player of the Week | Women's Soccer Player of the Week | Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week | Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
POTW Archives: August 27, 2024 | September 3, 2024 | September 10, 2024
DI Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
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Julija Grubisic Cabo, Florida SouthWestern
So. | OH
Maribor, Slovenia
- Averaged 3.5 kills over six sets
- Posted a .436 hitting percentage and also averaged 0.5 service aces, 2.8 digs and 0.3 blocks
- Helped the Bucs to two wins over nationally-ranked opponents
- Against Hillsborough, she had 12 kills and 13 digs; recorded nine kills and four digs vs. Eastern Florida State
Other nominees: Leia Lund, Daytona State; Luyeisy Marquez, Miami Dade
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DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Mia Martinez, Miami Dade
So. | DS
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
- Averaged 6.6 digs over seven sets
- Helped Miami Dade to a 2-0 week
- Against nationally-ranked Eastern Florida State, she recorded 28 digs; followed that with 18 digs in the Sharks' win vs. Polk State
Other nominees: Abby Toeniskoetter, Florida SouthWestern; Aria Eisel, Santa Fe
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DI Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Courtney McGuire, Daytona State
So. | S
Spartanburg, S.C.
- In her lone match of the week, she recorded 36 assists in the Falcons' straight-set win vs. Polk State (12.0 assists per set)
- Also averaged 0.7 kills, 0.3 service aces, 1.7 digs and 1.3 blocks
Other nominees: Camilla Brandalise, Florida SouthWestern
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DII Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
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Patrycja Kabala, Palm Beach State
So. | OH
Warsaw, Poland
- Averaged 4.0 kills over 12 sets
- Posted a .269 hitting percentage on 104 total attempts and also averaged 0.2 service aces, 1.7 digs and 0.3 blocks
- Helped Palm Beach State to wins in two of its three matches
- Posted 17 kills and nine digs in a five-set win vs. St. Johns River State; had 18 kills in a four-set win vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville
Other nominees: Cadence Goeden, Pensacola State; Kennedy Walker, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Emma Van Deusen, St. Johns River State; Kya Colston, Gulf Coast State
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DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week
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Morgan Langley, Gulf Coast State
So. | DS
St. Johns, Fla.
- Averaged 7.4 digs over nine sets
- Helped Gulf Coast State to a 3-0 week
- Recorded 19 digs vs. St. Petersburg and Pasco-Hernando State to bookend a 29-dig effort vs. State College of Florida
Other nominees: Riley Carter, Pensacola State; Lauren Herz, St. Johns River State; Sophia Soderberg, Palm Beach State; Maya Rhamy, Indian River State; Ellison Saunders, Lake-Sumter State
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DII Volleyball Setter of the Week
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Melany Salazar, Gulf Coast State
Fr. | S
Orlando, Fla.
- Averaged 7.7 assists over nine sets
- Also averaged 0.2 service aces and 3.3 digs
- Helped Gulf Coast State to a 3-0 week
- After recording 15 assists vs. St. Petersburg, she notched consecutive double-doubles vs. State College of Florida (30 assists, 12 digs) and Pasco-Hernando State (24 assists, 12 digs)
Other nominees: Abigail Bucci, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Brunna Marinari, Pensacola State; Natalie Rhodes, St. Johns River State; Emma Richardson, Palm Beach State; Katelyn Bobo, Indian River State; Emily Warner, Lake-Sumter State
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Men's Soccer Player of the Week
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Facundo Ochoa, Miami Dade
Fr. | D
Santa Fe, Argentina
- In three matches, he tallied nine points on three goals and three assists
- Found the net on three of his seven shot attempts (.429)
- Helped the Sharks to a 2-0-1 week
- Scored both goals in a 2-2 tie with Daytona State
- Credited with three assists in a 6-2 win vs. Georgia Military College and notched a goal in a 6-0 blanking of Oxford-Emory
Other nominees: Zak Ford, Eastern Florida State; Hector Moreno, Daytona State
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Women's Socccer Player of the Week
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Vivian Kettenhausen, Pensacola State
Fr. | M
Frankfurt, Germany
- In two matches, she tallied 10 points on four goals and two assists
- Led Pensacola State to a pair of wins vs. FCSAA foe Pasco-Hernando State
- In the first match, a 5-1 win, she scored twice on four shot attempts and recorded an assist
- Was credited with the game-winner in match two's 4-1 victory, finishing with two goals and one assist
Other nominees: Shaneil Buckley, Daytona State; Thina Ganto, Polk State
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Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
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Evan Casterline, Daytona State
So.
Orlando, Fla.
- Was the top NJCAA runner at the prestigious Southern Showcase, held in Huntsville, Ala.
- In a field of 465 total runners, including representation from eight NJCAA schools, he placed 146th overall
- Ran the 8K in 26:00.1
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Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week
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Emelyn Lacour, Pasco-Hernando State
Fr.
Tampa, Fla.
- Was the top NJCAA runner at the prestigious Southern Showcase, held in Huntsville, Ala.
- In a field of 460 total runners, including representation from six NJCAA schools, she placed 228th overall
- Ran the 5K in 19:37.89
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