FCSAA Notebook: March 25

Photo courtesy of Palm Beach State College Athletics
Photo courtesy of Palm Beach State College Athletics
Posted: Mar 25, 2025

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida College System Activities Association has announced its Weekly Awards in Baseball, Softball, Beach Volleyball and Women's Flag Football.

March 24, 2025, Coaches' Polls

FCSAA Weekly Awards

Congratulations to the following student-athletes who received recognition for their outstanding performance in athletic competition:

  • FCSAA DI Baseball Player of the Week: Qrey Lott, Northwest Florida State
  • FCSAA DI Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Brandon Eldridge, Florida SouthWestern
  • FCSAA DI Softball Player of the Week: McKenzie Jewell, Santa Fe
  • FCSAA DI Softball Pitcher of the Week: Shaylen Byrd, Seminole State
  • FCSAA DII Baseball Player of the Week: Vincent Mercado, South Florida State
  • FCSAA DII Baseball Pitcher of the Week: Michael Savarese, Pasco-Hernando State
  • FCSAA DII Softball Player of the Week: Sammi Thomas, Lake-Sumter State
  • FCSAA DII Softball Pitcher of the Week: A'Lana Martinez, State College of Florida
  • FCSAA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week: Mariana Comartin/Brooke Walker, Lake-Sumter State
  • FCSAA Women's Flag Football Offensive Player of the Week: Ava Colubiale, Daytona State
  • FCSAA Women's Flag Football Defensive Player of the Week: Alex Harris, Florida Gateway

Visit the Weekly Awards HQ to read more about this week's honorees. The NJCAA's Weekly Awards will be announced Wednesday. 

Sports Updates

  • Men's Basketball
    • DI: In Hutch, Chipola dropped its opening round game to Monroe University in OT, and Pensacola State came up short against Trinidad State, leaving only Daytona State as the only FCSAA team in the field. The Falcons will play their first game at 1 pm eastern Tuesday against defending national champion Barton. The game can be seen on ESPN+.
    • DII: After a close opening-round loss, Florida State College at Jacksonville won three straight, capped by a 94-68 win over Johnson County in Saturday's 7th place game at the NJCAA DII Men's Basketball Championship. FSCJ and head coach John Putyrski received the tournament's Fred Pohlman Sportsmanship Award and Manta Ray guard Alex McCray was named to the All-Tournament Team. 
  • Women's Basketball
    • DI: Play gets underway in Casper, Wyoming, on Tuesday, but the trio of FCSAA teams won't hit the floor until Wednesday when Florida SouthWestern plays Itawamba at 4:30 pm eastern. Top seed Chipola plays the Walters State-Kilgore winner at 12 pm eastern Thursday and Northwest Florida State plays the Murray State-Wallace State winner at 6:45 pm eastern Thursday. All games can be seen on ESPN+.
  • Baseball
    • DI rankings: (3) Northwest Florida State, (7) Indian River State, (10) Gulf Coast State, (11) Central Florida, (13) Florida SouthWestern, (RV) Chipola
    • DII rankings: (1) Pasco-Hernando State, (11) South Florida State, (12) St. Johns River State, (24) Lake-Sumter State
  • Softball
    • DI rankings: (1) Florida SouthWestern, (2) Northwest Florida State, (3) Indian River State, (6) Seminole State, (8) Miami Dade, (11) Daytona State, (19) Eastern Florida State, (22) Santa Fe, (23) Chipola
    • DII rankings: (1) St. Johns River State, (16) Lake-Sumter State
  • Men's Golf: Eastern Florida State is ranked No. 14 in the latest national rankings; the Titans' Micke Laurelli is ranked 40th.
  • Women's Golf: The FCSAA is again showing its strength nationally, with four of the top six teams in the latest national rankings. Daytona State leads the pack at No. 2, followed by No. 3 Seminole State, No. 4 Eastern Florida State and No. 6 Palm Beach State. Florida Gateway is ranked No. 16. Eastern Florida State's Mila Tang is ranked No. 2 nationally, followed by Daytona State's Samantha Paradise at No. 3. Leonie Krausse (Seminole State), Tylar Whiting (Daytona State), Liv Romer (Palm Beach State) and Jane Huang (Seminole State) are Nos. 5-8, respectively. Karlee Gainey (No. 42) is Florida Gateway's top-ranked player.
  • Men's Tennis: Eastern Florida State improved to 4-0 on the season with a 7-0 win over Franklin Pierce University on Saturday.
  • Women's Tennis: Eastern Florida State enjoyed a 2-0 week, picking up wins vs. Highline College and Franklin Pierce University.
  • Beach Volleyball: Palm Beach State stepped out of FCSAA play last week, welcoming USC and TCU to south Florida (pictured). The Panthers dropped both matches, 4-1 to USC and 5-0 to TCU but gained tremendous experience in the process. Lake-Sumter State, meanwhile, opened its brand new on-campus facility on Thursday, hosting Stevenson University and Webber International; the following day, the Lakehawks hosted a doubleheader vs. FSCJ, the first match counting towards FCSAA league play. Lake-Sumter State won both, 5-0.
  • Women's Flag Football: In the only game involving FCSAA schools last week, Florida Gateway pounded Point University, 44-0. The Timberwolves travel to Daytona State on Wednesday for the first meeting between the two schools. Off the field, Florida Gateway's Alex Harris and London Jenkins were selected as two of only 60 players in the country to participate in the U.S. Women's Flag National Team Trials in Charlotte, N.C.

 

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