CAA Volleyball Weekly Awards – Nov. 4, 2024
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (Nov. 4, 2024) – Delaware fifth years
Lily Rogers and
Kirah Johnson, N.C. A&T sophomore
Leonor Polezzi, and Hofstra freshman
Constanza Perez Sain are the CAA volleyball weekly award winners for the week ending November 3.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lily Rogers, Delaware
Fifth Year | Setter | St. Louis, Mo. / Cor Jesu Academy
Rogers averaged 11.14 assists/set to help Delaware to a series sweep and stay tied for first in the CAA standings. The fifth year from St. Louis notched 40 assists, 10 digs, and five blocks in Delaware’s four-set win over Stony Brook on Saturday and followed with 38 assists in Sunday’s sweep, including a season-high 17 in the second set.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kirah Johnson, Delaware
Fifth Year | Middle Blocker | Centreville, Va. / Westfield
Johnson earns a share of the defensive honor for the second-straight week after another great all-around performance. The fifth year from Northern Virginia recorded 1.57 blocks/set while holding Stony Brook to a .175 team hitting percentage. Johnson, who notched eight blocks on Saturday, also added 3.29 kills/set to her week including an 11-1-20 attack line on Sunday.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Leonor Polezzi, N.C. A&T
Sophomore | Setter | Cortona, Italy / Istituto Giovanni Falcone
Polezzi splits the award for two key wins to earn N.C. A&T its first CAA Championship berth since joining the league. The sophomore from Italy notched 1.13 blocks and 3.00 digs/set along with 10.25 assists and 0.63 aces/set as the Aggies defeated Elon twice in Greensboro.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Constanza Perez Sain, Hofstra
Freshman | Right Side | Santa Lucía, San Juan, Argentina / Colegio Dr. B.A. Houssay
Perez Sain contributed 4.25 points/set to Hofstra’s two sweeps of William & Mary as the Pride remained in the group at 11-3 in league play. The freshman from Argentina tallied her ninth double-digit kill effort of the year with 10 on Friday and followed with nine on Saturday. Perez Sain added six aces on the weekend and leads the league with 0.47/set this year.
2024 CAA VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2: Victoria Barrett, Towson; Kali Moore, Stony Brook
Sept. 9: Sydney Love, Elon
Sept. 16: Caitlyn Callahan, Charleston
Sept. 23: Victoria Barrett, Towson
Sept. 30: Caitlyn Callahan, Charleston
Oct. 7: Victoria Barrett, Towson
Oct. 14: Izadora Stedile, Hofstra
Oct. 21: Kali Moore, Stony Brook; Lily Rogers, Delaware
Oct. 28: Victoria Barrett, Towson; Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
Nov. 4: Lily Rogers, Delaware
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2: Chiara Cucco, Hofstra
Sept. 9: Olivia Esposito, William & Mary; Tynley Smeltzer, Charleston
Sept. 16: Ylenia De Mango, Towson
Sept. 23: Chiara Cucco, Hofstra; Torri Henry, Stony Brook
Sept. 30: Lindsay Kahren, William & Mary
Oct. 7: Chiara Cucco, Hofstra; Nadia Koanui, Northeastern
Oct. 14: Lindsay Kahren, William & Mary; Tynley Smeltzer, Charleston
Oct. 21: Tynley Smeltzer, Charleston
Oct. 28: Kirah Johnson, Delaware
Nov. 4: Kirah Johnson, Delaware; Leonor Polezzi, N.C. A&T
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 2: Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
Sept. 9: Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
Sept. 16: Ellie Pamatat, Hofstra
Sept. 23: Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
Sept. 30: Ellie Pamatat, Hofstra
Oct. 7: Brynn Smith, Northeastern
Oct. 14: Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
Oct. 21: Ava Nakai, Towson
Oct. 28: Maddie Lambers, Campbell
Nov. 4: Constanza Perez Sain, Hofstra