CAA Volleyball Weekly Awards – Sept. 28, 2026
Dylan Smith
RICHMOND, Va. – Hofstra’s
Beatriz Braga and Charleston’s
Caroline Noonan split Offensive Player of the Week honors, while fellow Pride teammate
Julia Amorim secured Defensive Player of the Week. Northeastern outside hitter
Cayenne Ceman captured Rookie of the Week recognition on Monday.
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Beatriz Braga, Hofstra
Senior | OH | Uberlândia, Brazil
Braga was the Pride's offensive force in Hofstra's two wins over Stony Brook last week. The Brazilian product totaled a team-best 34 kills (4.86 k/s) to go along with 26 digs (3.71 k/s) during the team’s weekend sweep. With the Pride and the Seawolves entering the weekend unbeaten in league action, the senior outside hitter started strong with 16 kills on a .342 hitting clip in the straight-set win on Friday. She added nine digs, two service aces and a pair of blocks in the victorious opener. Braga followed up with an 18-kill, 17-dig double-double to power the Pride in a four-set win on Saturday. The league’s Preseason Player of the Year logged her fifth double-double of the year and has reached double figures in kills in five of the Pride's last six matches.
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Caroline Noonan, Charleston
Sophomore | MB | Charlotte, N.C.
Noonan helped guide Charleston to a weekend sweep of Towson with 27 kills (3.38 k/s) on an impressive .520 hitting clip, highlighted by just one error in 50 opportunities. In another weekend battle between a pair of undefeated teams in conference play entering the weekend, the middle blocker hit .556 with 10 kills and three blocks in a three-set sweep of the Tigers on Saturday. In Sunday's five-set thriller, Noonan matched her career-best with 17 kills to pair with eight blocks and five digs and a .500 attacking percentage. The Cougars extended their winning streak to 12 matches with the help of Noonan.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Julia Amorim, Hofstra
Sophomore | MB | Pavuna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Amorim dazzled defensively for Hofstra as she was valuable in the Pride's weekend victories over Stony Brook. The middle blocker totaled 14 stuffs (2.0 b/s), 13 kills (1.86 k/s) on a .407 hitting mark to go with 10 digs (1.43 d/s) over the two matches. In Friday’s 3-0 sweep, Amorim posted five blocks, five kills and a trio of digs. The Pavuna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil native flirted with a triple-double in Saturday’s four-set triumph with nine blocks, eight kills and seven digs in the win. Her nine stuffs tied for the most by a player in the CAA this season in a four-set match and matched a season-high. Amorim has at least five blocks in five of Hofstra's last six matches.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Cayenne Ceman, Northeastern
Freshman | OH | Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Ceman rattled off a team-best 34 kills (3.78 k/s) along with a .311 hitting percentage and seven blocks in two wins against North Carolina A&T. The freshman outside hitter produced 17 kills in each of the team’s two wins. She added five digs and a pair of blocks in the team’s four-set win on Friday. The Hermosa Beach, Calif., native was highly efficient with a .400 hitting percentage in Saturday’s five-set thriller, blocking five attempts at the net and adding three digs.
2026 CAA VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 31: Beatriz Braga, Hofstra
Sept. 7: Ella Sanders, Stony Brook
Sept. 14: Caroline Noonan, Charleston
Sept. 21: Ella Sanders, Stony Brook
Sept. 28: Caroline Noonan, Charleston / Beatriz Braga, Hofstra
Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 31: Geovanna Gonçalves Rocha, Hofstra
Sept. 7: Damisi Osibodu, Stony Brook
Sept. 14: Julia Amorim, Hofstra
Sept. 21: Damisi Osibodu, Stony Brook
Sept. 28: Julia Amorim, Hofstra
Rookie of the Week
Aug. 31: Kirsten Kemper, N.C. A&T
Sept. 7: Addi Vaughan, UNCW
Sept. 14: Julie Nzambele, Charleston
Sept. 21: Clara Vorel, Towson
Sept. 28: Cayenne Ceman, Northeastern
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