CAA Volleyball Weekly Awards
The Colonial Athletic Association has announced its volleyball weekly award winners for the second week of the regular season. Towson outside hitter Nina Cajic earned CAA Offensive Player of the Week honors, and Northeastern Libro Kayla Martin received CAA Defensive Player of the Week accolades. William & Mary outside hitter Sarah Callender was named CAA Rookie of the Week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nina Cajic, Towson
Junior | Outside Hitter | Subotic, Serbia / Politehnicka Skola Subotica
Cajic led a balanced Towson attack with 43 kills and a .394 hitting percentage, helping the Tigers to a 4-0 week and a 7-0 start to the season. The junior outside hitter had just four attack errors on 99 attempts while recording double-digit kills in three of the four matches over the weekend. Cajic recorded 12 kills on a .303 hitting percentage and added five blocks in Towson’s five-set victory over Rutgers. She led the Tigers with 10 kills, hitting a .556, in a sweep over Radford after adding 12 kills in a win over Princeton.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kayla Martin, Northeastern
Senior | Libro | Prosper, Texas / Prosper HS
Martin had a big week on the back line, recording 5.83 digs per set to help Northeastern to a 2-1 weekend at the Duke Invitational. The senior Libro tallied 70 total digs, including double-figure digs in all three matches. Her weekend was highlighted by a double-double against East Carolina, as Martin recorded season-highs with 27 digs and 11 assists in a four-set victory for the Huskies.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sarah Callender, William & Mary
Freshman | Outside Hitter | Yorktown, Va. / Tabb HS
Callender was instrumental to the Tribe’s 3-0 weekend, with 2.60 kills per set on a .390 hitting percentage and 3.60 digs per set. The Freshman outside hitter totaled 26 kills, hitting over .300 in all three matches, and added 36 digs, including ten or more in each contest. Callender began the weekend with her second double-double this season, hitting .364 with 11 kills and 10 digs while adding six service aces in a win over Robert Morris.
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