CAA Volleyball Weekly Awards – Oct. 20, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. – Campbell’s Gwen Wolkow and Hofstra’s Nina Jioshvili-Ravva repeat as Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week honorees, respectively, whereas Charleston’s Caroline Noonan and North Carolina A&T’s Leonor Polezzi break up Defensive Player of the Week recognition on Monday.
The Cougars’ Noonan grew to become the primary participant since a minimum of 2013 to safe Offensive Player, Defensive Player and Rookie of the Week honors in the identical season.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gwen Wolkow, Campbell
Senior | Outside Hitter | Downers Grove, Ill.
Wolkow continued her scorching streak with 5.00 kills per set on .531 hitting in a pair of wins over Hampton to safe her second consecutive Offensive Player of the Week honor. The senior exterior hitter was dominant on Friday with 17 kills on .696 hitting on the night time. Her efforts helped Campbell to its finest hitting share since 1989, this system’s benchmark below present NCAA scoring guidelines, and the very best by any workforce within the CAA this season at .534. The Downers Grove, Ill., native got here out swinging a scorching hand once more with seven kills within the first set of Saturday’s match en path to a match-high 13 kills on .385 hitting. Wolkow now has double-digit kills in every of her final six matches.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Caroline Noonan, Charleston
Freshman | Middle Blocker | Charlotte, N.C.
Noonan made a defensive impression within the Cougars’ highway sweep of Northeastern, totaling 14 blocks and averaging 1.00 digs per set. Noonan additionally tacked on 20 kills and a .405 attacking share. In Saturday’s victory, Noonan tallied 4 digs and 6 blocks, serving to maintain the Huskies to a .150 hitting share. On Sunday, the freshman collected eight blocks and 4 digs to associate with 14 kills and a .462 attacking share, holding Northeastern to a .160 mark.
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Leonor Polezzi, North Carolina A&T
Junior | Setter | Cortona, Italy
Polezzi helped the Aggies go 2-0 over the weekend with a robust defensive efficiency. The junior setter averaged 3.50 digs and 0.75 blocks per set, whereas including 11.13 assists per set. In A&T’s win over William & Mary on Saturday, she had 48 assists, 19 digs, three service aces, and two complete blocks. Polezzi additionally chipped in 4 complete stuffs in A&T’s win on Friday as nicely.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nina Jioshvili-Ravva, Hofstra
Freshman | Setter | La Roquette-sur-Siagne, France
Jioshvili-Ravva guided Hofstra to a pair of convention wins over Stony Brook to increase the present win streak to 6 consecutive matches and decide up her third straight Rookie of the Week honor. The freshman setter averaged 12.67 assists, 2.33 digs, 1.50 kills, and 1.00 blocks per set. Totaling 76 assists on the weekend, 35 helpers got here in Friday’s match to go along with a season-high six kills with out committing an attacking error. She adopted up with 41 assists, 5 digs and tied a season-best with 4 blocks to finish the 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
Sept. 29: Caroline Noonan, Charleston
Oct. 6: Beatriz Braga, Hofstra
Oct. 13: Gwen Wolkow, Campbell
Oct. 20: Gwen Wolkow, Campbell
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
Sept. 29: Makena Parthen, Charleston / Sydney Stewart, Towson
Oct. 6: Sydney Stewart, Towson
Oct. 13: Jumana Martin, Charleston / Lilia Duczek, Hofstra
Oct. 20: Caroline Noonan, Charleston / Leonor Polezzi, N.C. A&T
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
Sept. 29: Malinah Purcell-Telefoni, Towson
Oct. 6: Jumana Martin, Charleston / Nina Jioshvili-Ravva, Hofstra
Oct. 13: Nina Jioshvili-Ravva, Hofstra
Oct. 20: Nina Jioshvili-Ravva, Hofstra
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