ORLANDO, Fla. - Five from Florida Southern College were selected as Sunshine State Conference Players of the Week, announced by the conference office on Monday.
Sydney Gomes was named the SSC Women's Basketball Player of the Week,
Jacob Czyz the SSC Men's Lacrosse Specialist of the Week,
Charlie Laye the SSC Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week,
Bosko Boskovic the SSC Men's Tennis Player of the Week, and
Max Barile the SSC Men's Golf Athlete of the Week.
Gomes delivered a dominant week for Florida Southern College, leading both the Mocs and the conference with 27.5 points per game while powering FSC to a 2-0 record. Gomes totaled 55 points, scoring 27 in each contest, and did so with exceptional efficiency, shooting 60 percent from the field, 56.3 percent from three-point range, and a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line. Beyond her scoring, she impacted every facet of the game, adding 12 rebounds and 11 assists while posting an elite 11.0 assist-to-turnover ratio and logging nearly 40 minutes per game. The highlight of her week came in FSC's home upset of the Tampa Spartans, the program's first win over Tampa since February 2, 2022, solidifying her as the driving force behind a statement conference victory.
Czyz had a strong performance as Florida Southern College men's lacrosse fell to No. 18 Flagler 11-8 on Friday night at Flagler Field. He dominated at the faceoff X, winning 18-of-23 battles, while scooping up a game-high 14 ground balls. Czyz currently leads all of NCAA Division II in ground balls per game at 10.5 while ranking 16th in face off winning percentage (.625).
Laye was an instrumental part of the Moccasin defense, helping #4/#1 Florida Southern pick up two ranked wins against #24/- Alabama Huntsville and #1/#5 UIndy in Alabama this week. Laye led the squad in both groundballs, with eight, and caused turnovers, with five. Laye was a part of the defense that held top-ranked UIndy scoreless for a whole quarter (third), and limited the Greyhounds to eight goals in the game.
Boskovic had a big week for the No. 10 Mocs, going an undefeated 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles. Boskovic opened the week with a 6-2 win in doubles, paired with
Gabriel Jornert, against the No. 2 Valdosta State University Blazers. He followed with a two-set win at the #5 court, 6-3, 6-4, to help the Mocs upset No. 2 VSU 4-3 on Monday. Against Bates College the next day, the junior had another big 6-4 doubles win at #2 and a two-set win in singles at the #4 court. Mocs won that one 6-1 in team scores. The Canadian ended the week with another singles win and a narrow doubles loss against Rollins College on the road, outlasting his singles opponent in three sets.
After being tied for the field lead after day one, Barile was the individual runner-up of the Saint Leo Invitational, shooting an 11-under 205 in the tournament. All three of his rounds were under par, as he closed out round two with a 68 before shooting a 69 in the final round. Barile carded five birdies in the final round for his first top-five finish of the season. He led the Mocs to their third team title of the 2025-26 season, and first of the spring.
