Sunshine State Conference

Athletes of the Week are chosen from a pool of nominees for their performances during the week of October 26 - November 1. Athletes are nominated by Sports Information Directors of member institutions.

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Volleyball
  Wagner is named Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season after leading Tampa to a 3-0 week, totaling 37 kills at a .378 percentage. The senior posted double-digit kills for the 12th time this season with 14 against Embry-Riddle before notching her 13th double-digit effort against Rollins. In the 3-1 win over the Tars, Wagner tallied 15 kills to lead all players and added nine total blocks to narrowly miss a double-double. The Cape Coral, Fla. native tied her career-high with her nine-block performance against Rollins. With the play of Wagner, The Spartans are No. 5 in the country with a 20-4 overall record (9-1 in SSC play). 
  Megan Burns / Nova Southeastern University / Libero / Fr. / Sylvania, Ohio
Burns takes SSC Defensive Player of the Week after moving into the starting libero position. In three matches this week, she totaled 83 digs and averaged a 6.38 digs per set. In each of her three games this week, she also set and surpassed career highs. Against Barry, she surpassed her previous career high of 18 digs, which was set earlier this season, by recording 19 in a 3-1 loss. In a 3-2 upset over No. 17 Florida Southern, she set a new career best with 31 digs. Burns became the first freshman in NSU history to surpass the 30-dig mark in a single match. In the Sharks' 3-1 win over Florida Tech, she eclipsed her career best yet again, finishing with 33 digs becoming the first NSU player since 2001 to collect 30-plus digs in consecutive matches. She is also the only player this season for NSU to collect more than 25 digs in a single match this season. Nova Southeastern is 16-9 overall, 7-5 in SSC play.