CAA Volleyball Weekly Awards – Sept. 22, 2025
Dylan Smith
RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 22, 2025) – Hofstra’s
Izadora Stedile and
Nina Jioshvili-Ravva earned CAA Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively, while Towson’s
Sydney Stewart notched Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Izadora Stedile, Hofstra
Senior | Outside Hitter | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Stedile was on the prowl for the Pride in their two wins over UNCW to extend their perfect season to 9-0. She tallied team-highs of 31 kills and 26 digs, while also adding three blocks, three service aces, and four assists. The Brazilian hit at a remarkable .434 clip during the week to go with 5.17 kills and 4.33 digs per set. Stedile tallied match-highs of 18 kills and 16 digs on Friday, while hitting .500 in the sweep. The outside followed that up with her team-leading fifth double-double, logging 13 kills and 10 digs in Saturday's straight-set victory.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sydney Stewart, Towson
Senior | Libero | Elizabethtown, Pa.
Stewart opened league action with 53 digs across two wins over reigning CAA champion Charleston. The senior libero was crucial on the backline of the Tigers’ five-set victory, posting a match-high 36 digs for an average of 7.2 per set. Her dig total on Saturday was also the fourth-most in a single NCAA Division I match this season, four off the national benchmark in five-set matches by East Texas A&M’s Jade Washington (40). Stewart rounded out the weekend with 17 digs in Towson’s 3-0 sweep.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nina Jioshvili-Ravva, Hofstra
Freshman | Setter | La Roquette-sur-Siagne, France
Jioshvili-Ravva helped the Pride to a 2-0 week and moved to 9-0 this season with 11.00 assists per set. The French setter posted 66 total helpers, 10 digs, five kills, five service aces and four blocks in the two matches against UNCW. She had a match-high 37 assists, adding five digs and a career-high tying five service aces on Friday. The Pride’s freshman followed that match up with 29 assists, five digs, three kills and three blocks in Saturday's sweep.
2025 CAA VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1: Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
Sept. 8: Maja Daca, Campbell / Taylor Pagan, Towson
Sept. 15: Gwen Wolkow, Campbell / Ella Sanders, Towson
Sept. 22: Izadora Stedile, Hofstra
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 1: Nadia Koanui, Northeastern / Mercedes Motton, Stony Brook
Sept. 8: Malinah Purcell-Telefoni, Towson
Sept. 15: Julia Amorim, Hofstra
Sept. 22: Sydney Stewart, Towson
Rookie of the Week
Sept. 1: Ava Zamora, Stony Brook
Sept. 8: Julia Amorim, Hofstra
Sept. 15: Caroline Noonan, Charleston
Sept. 22: Nina Jioshvili-Ravva, Hofstra
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