MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced the Players of the Week for the week of September 29 – October 5 on Monday afternoon. Nova Southeastern Sharks student-athletes Leena Saidi (Women's Cross Country), Genesis Hernandez (Women's Soccer), and Ivan Ponsdomenech (Men's Golf) earned honors following their performances this past week.    

Saidi won the 26th Annual FLRunners.com Invitational title following a 22:49.38 mark on the 6,000-meter track. Saidi bested the field of 57 runners by over 30 seconds, helping Nova Southeastern finish second of six squads. The weekly award is the second of her career. 

Hernandez registered eight points off three goals and two assists as Nova Southeastern defeated Edward Waters and Saint Leo last week. The Ft. Lauderdale, Florida native scored once and had an assist in a 5-0 win over Edward Waters. Hernandez assisted Sofia Suarez's game-winner against EWU in the 20th minute and knocked in a goal of her own in the 63rd minute. In a 4-1 win at Saint Leo, Hernandez scored the game-winner in the 26th minute, assisted Suarez in the 31st minute, and knocked in NSU's fourth score in the 71st minute. For the week, the forward had five shots and four shots on goal, while averaging 57.0 minutes per game.

Ponsdomenech won the Jay Jennison Cup at the King & Bear course at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida. The Spaniard topped a field of 96 golfers with a 54-hole score of 8-under, 208, following rounds of 71-71-66. Ponsdomenech recorded just seven birdies, while pouring in  33 pars and 14 birdies or better. With the play of Ponsdomenech, NSU finished fifth of 18 programs. 

Courtesy of the Sunshine State Conference
 

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