{"id":230234,"date":"2026-04-13T20:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230234\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:21:17","slug":"cestone-awarded-asun-defensive-player-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/230234\/","title":{"rendered":"Cestone Awarded ASUN Defensive Player Of The Week"},"content":{"rendered":"


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Another Jacksonville Dolphin\u00a0has picked up Atlantic Sun honors this season, as junior defender Jaxie Cestone<\/a> was named co-Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.<\/p>\n

Cestone was a top contributor for the Dolphins this past week, helping anchor a defense that allowed 7.5 goals per game over a strong two-game stretch. The junior from Kings Park, New York, was the most productive JU defender on the stat sheet, totaling four ground balls and four cased turnovers over two games.<\/p>\n

Against No. 15 Colorado, Cestone scooped a pair of ground balls and caused a turnover. In a 21-5 blowout win over Austin Peay, Cestone added two more ground balls and set a new career-high with three caused turnovers.<\/p>\n

This has been a breakout season for the third-year defender. Cestone has started all 13 games this season, the first 13 starts of her career. She’s already tallied double-digit ground balls (16) and caused turnovers (13) this season, ranking third on the team in both categories.<\/p>\n

Cestone and the Dolphins will play a pair of games this week, starting with a trip to face Top 10 Florida Wednesday at 4 PM. Jacksonville will get back to the ASUN grind Saturday as it hosts Lindenwood at 12 PM for Senior Day at Rock Stadium.
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