Jesse Wilkins III, Keiser

Sophomore | Clearwater, Fla. | Defensive Back

Notes: Sophomore Jesse Wilkins III assisted the Keiser defense in shutting down one of the Sun Conference's top offenses, holding the Lions to a season-low in passing (148) while limiting last week's Sun Conference Offensive Player of the Week (David Buggs) to just 10 completions and no passing touchdowns. Wilkins III tallied five total tackles and registered his first interception of the season. The second-year defensive back returned the pick for a 50-yard touchdown (sixth longest interception return for a touchdown in school history). It was the 11th time in program history a Seahawk returned an interception for a touchdown.

JT Tabora, Keiser

Sophomore | Hollywood, Fla. | Quarterback

Notes: Quarterback JT Tabora completed 80 percent of his passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns to lead Keiser to a 38-16 win over (rv) Florida Memorial on Saturday. It marked the third consecutive game of having a completion percentage over 75 percent for Tabora. His three passing touchdowns tied a career high which the native of Hollywood, Florida, set earlier this season. On the year, Tabora has completed 69.2 percent of his passes (top of the conference) for 1,034 yards and nine passing touchdowns.

Rick Penick, Southeastern

Junior | Haines City, Fla. | Wide Receiver/Return Specialist

Notes: Penick returned the opening kickoff of the 51-0 win over Thomas 95 yards for a touchdown.

Raya Mylakova, St. Thomas

Sophomore | Sofia, Bulgaria | Outside Hitter

Notes: Sparked the Bobcats during a 3-1 victory at Webber International behind 4.67 kills per set on a .333 hitting percentage... added seven digs.

Soraya Nacero, New College of Florida

Senior | Caracas, Venezuela | Outside Hitter

Notes: After missing NCF's 3-2 loss at Florida College, banged up, Nacero had an outstanding game on the defensive end to help lead the Mighty Banyans to a 3-2 victory at Ave Maria on Saturday, logging a career-high 32 digs, averaging 7.2 per set. She added 32 receptions, logging just five reception errors in the process. She also added a pair of blocks in the road victory.

Payton Bertke, St. Thomas

Senior | Celina, Ohio | Setter

Notes: Became the fourth student-athlete in Sun Conference history to eclipse 4,000 career assists during the Bobcats 3-1 victory at Webber International, ending the match with 50 on top of eight digs.

 

Julian Ramirez, St. Thomas

Sophomore | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Defender

Notes: Julian Ramirez manned the back line for the Bobcats' defense for all 180 minutes of their two wins this week over Webber International and Florida College. Ramirez was a key contributor in limiting shot attempts, as Webber International had six total shot attempts, and Florida College had just two shot attempts in the entire game.

Thiago Patto, St. Thomas

Senior | Taubate, Brazil | Midfielder

Notes: Patto scored one goal and had three assists this week for the Bobcats in their two wins. On Wednesday's 3-2 win over Webber International, Patto was credited with an assist on all three Bobcats' goals. The assists came in a variety of ways, including a free kick, a corner kick, and a cross. On Saturday's win at Florida College, Patto scored a goal on a free kick from outside the box. Patto was involved in half of the Bobcats' goals this week.

Haley Van Houweling, Warner 

Senior | Pella, Iowa | Goalkeeper

Notes: Van Houweling continued her strong run of form this week, earning 2 shutout victories with 17 saves and a goals against average of 0.67 through 3 games. Van Houweling was a bright spot for the Royals on the road at FMU on Wednesday securing 8 saves to keep Warner in the game before recording 2 shutouts at home including a 7 save shutout against AMU on Saturday.


 

Gianna Bellomo, Warner

Senior | Winter Park, Fla. | Midfielder

Notes: Bellomo was on fire in a busy week for the Royals, racking up 3 goals and an assist totaling 7 points to help the Royals go 2-1 on the week. Against Ave, Bellomo was a force in the midfield creating attacks while also shutting down the Gyrenes on defense. Bellomo earned a brace against AMU scoring her 1st goal of the night from 25 yards out with only 17 seconds remaining in the 1st half before giving Warner an insurance goal on a corner in the 54th minute.

Vaclav Herbs, SCAD

Freshman | Prague, Czech Republic

Notes: Herbs picked up his first collegiate win of his career, placing first in the Blue Race at the Royals XC Challenge featuring NCAA DII, DIII and NAIA runners.

Izzy Colebank, Southeastern

Junior | Billings, Mont.

Notes: Colebank was the top NAIA and collegiate finisher at the Ave Maria Invitational. Listed as the race winner in the team scores, as the race winner was Unattached. Running the third fastest time in program history, as the Fire finished second at the meet but finished atop all NAIA programs for the second straight meet.




 

Yann Ferrando, Keiser

Senior | Biscarose, France

Notes: Senior Yann Ferrando the first individual title of his Keiser career, shooting a 15-under 195, to win the Jupiter Collegiate Invitational last week. His play helped the Seahawks claim their third straight team title while setting the school record (relative to par) -46. His -15 was a career best. Ferrando shot even-par on Par 3s, 8-under on Par 4s, and 7-under on Par 5s. He also tallied 32 par putts, registered 17 birdies and had one eagle.

Herry Ji, Keiser

Sophomore | London, England

Notes: Sophomore Herry Ji led the Seahawks with a third-place finish at 209 (-1) at the Jupiter Collegiate Invitational last week. Ji carded rounds of 71, 68 and 70, and was one of only three players in the field to finish under par. It marked the seventh Top-5 finish of her Keiser career. She recorded the lowest 54-hole total in her Keiser career, shooting even-par on Par 4s and 5-under on Par 5s. Ji tallied 33 par putts, had a team-best 12 birdies and recorded one eagle.



 

Marwane Sebbata, SCAD

Junior | Temara, Morocco

Notes: Sebbata had a huge showing in his first competition as a Bee, placing first in six of the seven events in which he competed. The Junior won all individual events and set new program records in the backstroke legs of the 400 yard medley relay (48.03/A standard) and the 200 yard medley relay (22.12).

Layne Smith, SCAD

Freshman | Islamorada, Fla.

Notes: Smith led the Bees to a first-place finish over Milligan University and Berry College in SCAD's opening meet. The Freshman won every event in which she was a part of.