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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) has announced the weekly award winners for Men's Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women's Soccer and Volleyball for Monday, November, 2.
MEN’S SOCCER
Player of the Week: Mark Romano, North Florida
Mark Romano was named Player of the Week after netting the game-winning goal against Lipscomb to secure the 1-0 victory. Romano extended his team-high goal total to seven goals, which ranks third in the ASUN.
Defensive Player of the Week: Germain Kapela, North Florida
Germain Kapela played the full 90 minutes and recorded a shot on goal to propel the University of North Florida Men's Soccer to a 1-0 win over Lipscomb at Lipscomb Soccer Complex on Saturday, Oct. 31. Kapela has played the full time in 11 matches and seven ASUN Conference matches. Kapela has helped North Florida only allow four goals in eight ASUN Conference matches.
Goalkeeper of the Week: Luciano Natoli, North Florida
Luciano Natoli tallied a pair of saves in 90 minutes to record his sixth shutout of the season and fourth in ASUN Conference. With the win, North Florida concludes the regular season 11-4-3 overall and 7-0-1 in ASUN Conference action. At 7-0-1, the 22 points in ASUN Conference action are the most in program history and the most by a conference member since 2010.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Player of the Week: Keira Morgan, FGCU
Keira Morgan was named Player of the Week after scoring her fourth goal of the season with a curling right footed strike from just inside the 18 in FGCU's 2-0 win over Stetson on Saturday to clinch the ASUN Regular Season Championship.
Defensive Player of the Week: Ryanne Robinson, FGCU
Ryanne Robinson helped the Eagles back line to their third shutout in the past four games, playing all 90 minutes in FGCU's 2-0 win over Stetson to clinch the ASUN Regular Season Championship.
Goalkeeper of the Week: Taylor Gardner, Jacksonville
Gardner recorded three saves in the Dolphins 2-0 shutout of the North Florida Ospreys.
VOLLEYBALL
Player of the Week: Kaili Doctor, North Florida
Kaili Doctor led North Florida to a 1-1 week against FGCU and Stetson. Doctor registered her first of two double-doubles last week with a match-high 16 kills, in addition to 11 digs and three blocks at FGCU on Friday, Oct. 1. Doctor posted a match-high 24 kills on a .351 hitting percentage at Stetson on Sunday, Nov. 1. Doctor notched her second double-double of the week at Stetson with 15 digs, in addition to three aces.
Defensive Player of the Week: Anna Marzella, FGCU
Anna Marzella recorded 32 digs on the Eagles 2-0 week against North Florida and Jacksonville. She averaged 4.57 digs per set and 1.29 assists per set.
Setter of the Week: Kelsey Schenck, Lipscomn
Schenck registered 12.83 assists per set in back-to-back sweeps for the Bisons to lock up a berth into the ASUN Tournament for the 22nd straight year.
Freshman of the Week: Grace Jones, Lipscomb
Grace Jones anchored the back row for the Bisons, this weekend. After posting 10 digs in win over West Florida, she added 16 in sweep over Queens to give Bisons a postseason berth into the ASUN Tournament for the 22nd straight year. Also went 15-of-15 in receptions and had two aces.
Swimming & Diving
Women's Swimmer of the Week: Piper Price, Delaware
Piper Price competed in four total races, finishing with two wins on the day. In her three individual races, she won the 100-breast and 200-breast, and finished second in the 200-IM. In the 100-breast, she swam a 1:04.83, placing first and in the 200-breast, Price won the race at 2:18.00, setting a season best.
Women's Diver of the Week: Jordyn Gould, Delaware
Gould competed in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives in Delaware’s home meet against Penn. She scored a 255.15 in the 1-meter, placing second. In the 3-meter, she finished fourth at 235.50.