Francis Garay, Dawson Earn ASUN Weekly Honors
10/19/2026 2:55:00 PM | Volleyball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – University of North Florida Volleyball senior middle blocker Yarimar Francis Garay and sophomore setter Sofia Dawson collected ASUN Conference weekly honors on Monday.
Francis Garay was named the conference's player of the week and defensive player of the week. It marked Francis Garay's third ASUN Defensive Player of the Week nod this season and her first career ASUN Player of the Week honor. She's the program's first student-athlete to earn the conference's defensive player of the week award three times in the same season since 2023.
North Florida has now collected a total of three ASUN Player of the Week awards in 2026, marking the most for the program since its Division I inception in 2006.
Francis Garay recorded 12 kills and matched her career high with nine total blocks against Stetson on Oct. 16. She notched nine kills on .562 hitting and seven total blocks against FGCU on Oct. 17. Across North Florida's two matches last week, Francis Garay averaged 2.0 blocks per set and 2.63 kills per set.
Dawson was named the conference's setter of the week for the third time this season. It marked Dawson's fourth career ASUN Setter of the Week honor. Dawson is the program's only student-athlete since its Division I inception in 2006 to earn the conference's setter of the week award multiple times in the same season.
Dawson registered a match-high 49 assists, in addition to a double-double with 16 digs and two aces against Stetson on Oct. 16. The Atlanta, Ga., native notched 32 assists, six digs, five blocks and one ace against FGCU on Oct. 17. Across North Florida's two matches last week, Dawson averaged 10.13 assists per set.
North Florida continues ASUN play when it hosts West Florida at UNF Arena on Friday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. ET.
