Sunshine State Conference

Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week
 

Wood takes Offensive Player of the Week accolades following Tampa's 13-5 victory over No. 19 Florida Southern College. The freshman from Duxbury, Massachusetts, scored a career-high and four goals (one unassisted) in the victory. Wood placed seven of 10 shots on goal and an assist and groundball to his stat sheet.



 

Men's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week

Gunner Gebelein / Palm Beach Atlantic University / So. / LSM / Huntingtown, Maryland
Gebelein records the second Defensive Player of the Week honor of his career following an outstanding performance against No. 14 Queens University. Gebelein, a native of Huntingtown, Maryland, recorded a game-high eight ground balls (for a non-faceoff player) and caused a game-high five turnovers as PBA fell to Queens 16-9 at home. The sophomore leads the SSC in ground balls among non-faceoff specialists and leads the conference in caused turnovers.

Men's Lacrosse Specialist of the Week

Ross Dickerson / University of Tampa / Sr. / FOS / Berlin, Maryland
Dickerson is awarded Specialist of the Week for his performance in the X during Tampa's 13-5 victory over No. 19 Florida Southern College. The senior faceoff specialist won 15-of-22 faceoffs (.682) in the victory. Dickerson also picked up nine groundballs and dished and assist in the contest. The weekly award is the ninth of his career, which places him third all-time in SSC men's lacrosse and ninth all-time for Tampa.

 

Women's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week

Claire Swanson / University of Tampa / Sr. / Midfield / Cheyenne, Wyoming
Swanson was the offensive leader for Tampa during a 2-0 week on the road. In a 19-5 victory at Newberry College, Swanson led the way with five points off four goals and an assist. She would also add five draw controls in the game. During a 19-6 win at Lenoir-Rhyne University, the Cheyenne, Wyoming native totaled eight points from five goals and three assists. Swanson also added nine draw controls and caused a turnover. For the week, she totaled nine goals, four assists, and 14 draw controls. She would also have a shot on goal percentage of .765 in the two games. The weekly award is the third of her career..

Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week

Patricia Werker / Florida Southern College / So. / Goalie / Nesconset, New York
Werker is honored following her performance in goal against a pair of Top-10 opponents. The Nesconset, New York product tallied 11 saves while facing 22 shots and allowing just four goals in an 8-4 win over No. 1 Adelphi University. Werker then recorded 11 more saves and faced 30 total shots as FSC fell to No. 9 Lindenwood University 13-9 at home. The sophomore finished the week with 22 saves, three goundballs, and a caused turnover, a 7.00 goals against average, and a .611 save percentage.
 

---

Men's Golfer of the Week

Chris Fosdick / Florida Southern College / Fr. / Middlefield, Connecticut
At the Newberry College Invitational, Fosdick shot rounds of 77, 70, and 70 to finish in a tie for sixth place overall. In round three, the Middlefield, Connecticut native birdied holes two and three, before doing the same on holes six and nine to be 4-under at the turn. He was at 4-under until a double bogey on 15 put him at 70, 2-under, for the day. Fosdick finished the three-day invite at 1-over, 217. The weekly award is the second of his career.

Women's Golfer of the Week

Valentina Albertazzi / Nova Southeastern University / Fr. / Benahavis, Spain
Albertazzi and the top-ranked Nova Southeastern women's golf team swept both the individual and team titles this past Tuesday at the Lady Moc Classic. As a team, the Sharks fired a final-round score of (E) 288 to edge No. 5 Barry University by one stroke. At the same time, Albertazzi erased a two-shot deficit over the final 18 holes to hold off the nation's No. 1 player, the University of Tampa's Kiira Riihijarvi for her first career victory. The freshman's 54-hole total of (-11) 205 marks the second-lowest in program history, trailing only Taylor Collins, who carded a (-13) 203 through the first three rounds of the 2011 NCAA Division II Championship. Albertazzi currently ranks No. 2 in the country.
 

---

Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week

Erik Nordblom / Florida Southern College / Jr. / Molle, Sweden
Nordblom continues to produce for the Mocs, going 2-0 in doubles and 1-0 in singles in two wins over Bates College (6-1) and No. 10 Lynn University (5-2). Nordblom, partnered with Andres Cabezas, Won (6-1) over Lynn's Giovanni Araujo and Adam Johnsson in the #1 doubles flight. He went on to win at #2 singles (6-1, 6-1) over Robin Calais to help the Moccasins upset a Top-10 team for the second time this season. The win over Lynn was the Mocs' first since 2007, breaking a 17-match losing streak. Against Bates, Nordblom partnered with Hikaru Nagoshi to win (6-4) in the #3 doubles flight.

Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week

Jil Engelmann / Barry University / Sr. / Langenselbold, Germany
Engelmann is named Athlete of the Week after anchoring Barry across three victories in three consecutive days. The German won at #1 Singles (6-2, 6-4) and #2 Doubles (6-3) against No. 6 Saint Leo University on Friday. She then defeated Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's best at singles (6-2, 6-1) and won at #2 Doubles (7-6) on Saturday. Finally, on Sunday against No. 12 Flagler College, Engelmann won at #2 Singles (6-4, 6-4) and #2 Doubles (6-4). She was partnered with Qianxin Kong for all three doubles matches. The weekly award is the second of her career.