FCSAA Weekly Awards: September 9, 2025

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

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POTW Archives: August 26, 2025 | September 2, 2025


DI Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week

Angelica Rodriguez

Angelica Rodriguez, Miami Dade
So. | RS
San Carlos, Costa Rica

  • Averaged 4.1 kills over 11 sets and tallied a .404 hitting percentage, registering only nine errors on 89 total attempts
  • Also averaged 0.5 digs and 0.5 blocks
  • Helped Miami Dade to a 5-0 week
  • Posted a pair of double-digit kill efforts with 12 vs. Jefferson and 14 vs. Weatherford

Other nominees: Magi Milicevic, Miami Dade; Aleksandra Lucic, Florida SouthWestern


DI Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Katianna Betancur

Katianna Betancur, Miami Dade
So. | L
Medellin, Colombia

  • Averaged 6.5 digs over 15 sets
  • Also averaged 1.1 assists and 0.4 service aces
  • Helped Miami Dade to a 5-0 week
  • Had three matches with 21+ digs, highlighted by 25 vs. Jefferson and 24 vs. Santa Fe

Other nominees: Sarah Webb, Florida SouthWestern; Alyssa Rosa, Daytona State


DI Volleyball Setter of the Week

Eleonora Gicheva

Eleonora Gicheva, Miami Dade
Fr. | S
Sofia, Bulgaria

  • Averaged 9.7 assists over 14 sets
  • Also averaged 0.6 kills, 1.4 service aces, 2.2 digs and 0.3 blocks
  • Helped Miami Dade to a 5-0 week
  • Recorded at least 24 assists in four of the five matches, including 38 vs. Weatherford and 31 vs. Jefferson

Other nominees: Irina Markinen, Florida SouthWestern; Emily Teets, Daytona State

 


DII Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week

Danna Aguilera

Danna Aguilera, Gulf Coast State
So. | OH
Kissimmee, Fla.

  • Averaged 4.8 kills over nine sets and tallied a .353 hitting percentage, registering only seven errors on 102 total attempts
  • Also averaged 1.1 service aces and 3.4 digs
  • Helped Gulf Coast State to a 3-0 week
  • Recorded double-doubles vs. St. Petersburg (10 kills, 12 digs) and State College of Florida (17 kills, 12 digs) 

Other nominees: Lovina Teel, St. Johns River State; Catie Woolf, Pensacola State; Jasmie Rayner, Palm Beach State; Emma Van Deusen, Lake-Sumter State


DII Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week

Marisa Beaubien

Marisa Beaubien, Pensacola State
So. | MH
Clermont, Fla.

  • Averaged 1.3 blocks and 0.7 digs over nine sets
  • Also averaged 1.4 kills and 0.2 assists
  • Helped Pensacola State to a 3-0 week
  • Had three digs and five blocks vs. St. Petersburg, two digs and four blocks vs. Pasco-Hernando State

Other nominees: None


DII Volleyball Setter of the Week

Jessica Horn  

Jessica Horn, St. Johns River State
Fr. | S
Plainfield, Ill. 

  • Averaged 10.3 assists over 11 sets
  • Also averaged 0.8 kills, 0.7 service aces, 2.5 digs and 0.4 blocks
  • Helped St. Johns River State to a 3-0 week
  • Recorded double-doubles vs. Palm Beach State (45 assists, 12 digs) and Indian River State (24 assists, 10 digs), and tallied 44 assists vs. South Florida State

Other nominees: Lauren Schuessler, Pensacola State


Men's Soccer Player of the Week

 

No Nominees


Women's Socccer Player of the Week

Valeria Vasquez

Valeria Vasquez, Daytona State
So. | Midfield
Antioquia, Colombia

  • Tallied a total of seven points in two matches
  • Helped Daytona State to a 2-0 week, running the Falcons' winning streak to 19 straight matches
  • Assisted on three goals in an 8-0 win vs. Harford
  • Scored both goals in a 2-0 win at USC-Lancaster

Other nominees: Ali Goines, Pasco-Hernando State; Aoife Farral, Eastern Florida State


Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week

Benjamin Hale

Benjamin Hale, Florida State College at Jacksonville
So. 
Jacksonville, Fla. 

  • Battled the south Georgia sun and heat to a 14th-place finish at the VSU Border Clash, tops among two-year runners in the field of 48 participants
  • Posted a time of 27:16 in the 7.25K

Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week

Mei Chiang

Mei Chiang, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Fr.
Fleming Island, Fla.

  • Won the VSU Border Clash, which featured a field of 102 runners, comprised of both two- and four-year colleges
  • Posted a 5K time of 19:58.3