Chipola's Sousa Named State Basketball Player of the Week; Lady Indians Top National Polls

Chipola College's Isadora Sousa is the FCSAA Region 8 Women's Basketball Player of the Week for March 1, the same week the Lady Indians moved into the top spot in the NJCAA National Poll and tied for first in the FCSAA State Poll with Northwest Florida.

Sousa, a sophomore forward from Sao Paulo, Brazil, averaged 17.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals in two games.

She shot 38.7 percent (12-of-31) from the field, 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from three and hit all three of her free throw attempts. Sousa recorded a triple-double (17 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists) in a win over Tallahassee. She tallied 18 points in a 59-58 win over top-ranked and previously undefeated Northwest Florida State on Feb. 27.

Sousa's teammate DeMyla Brown was also nominated for Player of the Week.

The Lady Indians (6-1) are second in the Panhandle Conference just a half game behind Northwest. Chipola's Feb. 6 game with Pensacola was postponed due to Covid-19.

The women's conference standings as of March 1 are: Northwest (7-1), Chipola (6-1), Gulf Coast (4-4), Pensacola (1-6) and Tallahassee (1-7).

Chipola plays at Gulf Coast Wednesday, March 3, before returning home to host Pensacola Saturday, March 6. The women play at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men at 7:30 p.m. Due to social distancing, only Appreciation Club members will be admitted to home games.

Home games will be webcast live with a link available on each team's schedule at www.chipolaathletics.com