CUNYAC Women's Volleyball Weekly Report 10/5/26 - New York News Beep

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CUNYAC Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week

Saule Okeke-Ziburkus, Brooklyn (So., OH, Houston, Texas)

Okeke-Ziburkus totaled 29 kills, 25 digs and 10 service aces across nine sets for Brooklyn. She posted seven kills, seven aces and 10 digs in a conference victory over Baruch before recording 22 kills, 15 digs and three aces against Sarah Lawrence.

CUNYAC Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Week
Sofia Marolla, Hunter (Fr., S, Riverdale, N.Y.)

Marolla totaled 110 assists, 16 digs and four service aces across four matches for Hunter. She recorded 33 assists in a sweep of Purchase, added 24 assists and four aces in a conference win over York, and closed the week with 32 assists and nine digs against Sarah Lawrence.

CUNYAC Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Alicia Graves, Baruch (So., MB, Bronx, N.Y.)

Graves recorded 23 kills and nine blocks while hitting .442 across three matches. She produced 12 kills without an error and hit .706 against Brooklyn, then registered 10 errorless kills on 13 attempts for a .769 hitting percentage in a sweep of St. Joseph’s Brooklyn.

Previous Award Winners

Week
Player of the Week
Rookie of the Week
Honorable Mention

9/8/26
Emilia Cascapera, John Jay
Ansley Hobson, John Jay
Saule Okeke-Ziburkus, Brooklyn

9/14/26
Emilia Cascapera, John Jay
Ansley Hobson, John Jay
Saule Okeke-Ziburkus, Brooklyn

9/21/26
Kassidy Cruz Nuesi, Hunter
Sofia Marolla, Hunter
Rachael Reyes, CCNY

9/28/26
Olive Carroll, Brooklyn
Sofia Marolla, Hunter
Kassidy Cruz Nuesi, Hunter

Last Week’s Results

Monday, September 28

Hunter 3, Purchase 0 | Box Score

Tuesday, September 29

Hunter 3, York 0 | Box Score

Brooklyn 3, Baruch 1 | Box Score

St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 3, Lehman 0 | Box Score

John Jay 3, Medgar Evers 0 | Box Score

Thursday, October 1

Old Westbury 3, York 0 | Box Score

Baruch 3, St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) 0 | Box Score

Manhattanville 3, CCNY 0 | Box Score

Sarah Lawrence 3, Brooklyn 2 | Box Score

Friday, October 2

Albertus Magnus 3, Lehman 0 | Box Score

This Week’s Schedule

Monday, October 5

Hunter at St. Joseph’s (Brooklyn) – 6 pm

Purchase at Brooklyn – 6 pm

Tuesday, October 6

Brooklyn at York – 6 pm

Lehman at Hunter – 6 pm

Medgar Evers at CCNY – 7 pm

Thursday, October 8

Baruch at Saint Elizabeth – 6 pm

John Jay at Ramapo – 6 pm

Hunter at Maritime – 6 pm

Medgar Evers at Centenary – 7 pm

Saturday, October 10

John Jay at Rutgers-Newark – 11 am

Brooklyn at New Paltz – 12 pm

Medgar Evers at Pratt – 12 pm

John Jay vs. Marywood – 1 pm

Baruch vs. Gwynedd Mercy – 1 pm

Hunter vs. Catholic – 1 pm

Brooklyn vs. Centenary (N.J.) – 2:15 pm

Hunter at Wilkes – 3 pm

Baruch at Arcadia – 3 pm

2026 CUNYAC Women’s Volleyball Championship
First Round: Tuesday, November 10 – hosted by higher seeds
Semifinals: Thursday, November 12 – hosted by higher seeds
Final: Friday, November 13 – 6:30 pm – Hunter College
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CUNYAC Women’s Volleyball Weekly Report 10/5/26

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