CAA Volleyball Weekly Awards – Nov. 9, 2026
Dylan Smith
RICHMOND, Va. – North Carolina A&T’s
Tyne Ross and
Kirsten Kemper secured CAA Volleyball Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively, while Campbell’s
Aubree Fernandez and William & Mary’s
Avery Horejsi split Defensive Player of the Week recognition on Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
Junior | OH | Cameron, N.C.
Ross unleashed a massive weekend at the net to help N.C. A&T secure a pair of wins over Elon and keep the Aggies in the postseason hunt. The junior outside hitter logged a league-best 4.33 kills and 4.58 points per set to go with 1.33 digs per frame. The Cameron, N.C., native opened the weekend with a 15-kill, six-dig effort to help the Aggies earn a 3-0 sweep of Elon. Ross led the Aggies once again with 11 kills and swung at a .420 clip in another straight-set victory over the Phoenix.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aubree Fernandez, Campbell
Freshman | Libero | Frisco, Texas
Fernandez led the CAA with 38 total digs in the Camels’ weekend sweep against Stony Brook. She averaged 4.75 digs per set and didn’t commit a receiving error en route to helping Campbell clinch its spot in the 2026 CAA Volleyball Championship. The freshman libero opened the weekend with a 16-dig effort across three sets, while posting 22 digs in a five-set thriller to complete the sweep on Saturday.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Avery Horejsi, William & Mary
Graduate Student | DS/Libero | White Lake, Mich.
Horejsi dug out 34 balls and averaged a league-best 4.86 digs per set in a weekend sweep of Hampton. The graduate libero had a perfect weekend with a 1.000 reception percentage on 30 service receptions. The White Lake, Mich., product posted 19 digs in a four-set win on Friday, before chipping in 15 digs on Sunday.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Kirsten Kemper, N.C. A&T
Freshman | Setter | Cincinnati, Ohio
Kemper was vital to the Aggies’ success over the weekend, helping her team secure two wins over Elon with 6.83 assists and 2.50 digs per set. The freshman set up 30 kills in the opening match to go with eight digs, two blocks and a pair of service aces in N.C. A&T’s 3-0 victory on Friday. The Aggies’ setter only needed 11 assists and seven digs on Saturday to watch her team capture another straight-set win over the Phoenix.
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
Oct. 5: Nadia Wasilewski, UNCW
Oct. 12: Cameron Lanier, Elon / Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
Oct. 19: Agata Zwierzynska, N.C. A&T
Oct. 26: Ella Sanders, Stony Brook
Nov. 2: Ella Sanders, Stony Brook
Nov. 9: Tyne Ross, N.C. A&T
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
Oct. 5: Geovanna Gonçalves Rocha, Hofstra
Oct. 12: JuJu Martin, Charleston
Oct. 19: JuJu Martin, Charleston
Oct. 26: Valentina Lopez Moya, Hofstra
Nov. 2: JuJu Martin, Charleston
Nov. 9: Aubree Fernandez, Campbell / Avery Horejsi, William & Mary
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
Oct. 5: Elaina Murphy, UNCW
Oct. 12: Elaina Murphy, UNCW
Oct. 19: Kirsten Kemper, N.C. A&T
Oct. 26: Clara Vorel, Towson
Nov. 2: Ella Sanders, Stony Brook
Nov. 9: Kirsten Kemper, N.C. A&T
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