Noonan CAA Rookie of the Year; Four Cougars Earn Postseason Awards
11/19/2025 2:00:00 PM | Volleyball
RICHMOND, Va. – Middle blocker Caroline Noonan was selected as the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association Rookie of the Year and earned First Team All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie Team honors as the league office announced its postseason awards Wednesday.
Graduate Izzy Marinelli also garnered First Team All-CAA recognition while junior Lauren Dow and freshman Jumana Martin were tabbed Second Team All-CAA honorees. Martin also joined Noonan on the CAA All-Rookie Team.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Noonan becomes the first player in program history since joining the CAA to win Rookie of the Year. Noonan also earned First Team All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie Team after leading all freshman with a .340 attacking percentage along with 288 kills and 104 blocks. Noonan also had 55 digs and 23 service aces during the regular season. Noonan had five matches with six-plus blocks and hit .400-or-better in six contests (min. 12 kills). The middle blocker tallied double digit kills in 15 matches, eight of which came in conference play. In the two wins over Hofstra, Noonan combined to hit .361 with 33 kills and 13 blocks en route to being named CAA Offensive Player of the Week.
On Oct. 20, Noonan made history, becoming the first CAA volleyball player since at least 2013 to win conference Offensive, Defensive and Rookie of the Week honors in the same season. With the Rookie of the Year honor, Noonan becomes the eighth Charleston player to earn award and first since Sloane White in 2011. Noonan is also the first freshman middle blocker in the CAA to win the conference award since Towson's Lydia Wiers in 2019.
Marinelli was named to the All-CAA First Team following a career season with The College. A fifth year out of Yardley, Pa., Marinelli had a career high in kills (332), assists (12), service aces (18), digs (112), blocks (62) and total points (384.0). The outside hitter finished fourth in the CAA with her 332 kills and had double digit kills in 19 matches, including 14-or-more kills across 11 contests. In league action, Marinelli recorded 11 games with 10-plus kills, including a career-high 20 Oct. 24 against UNCW and again on Nov. 8 at William & Mary. Versus the Seahawks, the outside hitter also tallied a career-best 17 digs to pair with her 20 kills for her second straight double-double, the only two during her time in college. Marinelli earned postseason honors for the first time in her career.
Dow earned postseason honors for the third consecutive season and first since joining CofC for the 2025 campaign. After racking up back-to-back Peach Belt Conference Setter of the Year awards along with 2023 PBC Freshman of the Year, Dow was selected to the All-CAA Second Team. The junior finished the regular season second in the CAA with 951 assists and third with 8.97 digs per set. Dow collected 15 double-doubles this season, with 12 coming in CAA action and had 40-plus assists in eight matches. On Sept. 6 versus Charlotte, Dow ripped off 40 assists to pair with a season-high 19 digs. In the two victories against Hofstra, the setter combined to have 88 assists, 23 digs, five blocks and four service aces across the 10 sets.
Martin garnered All-CAA Second Team and CAA All-Rookie Team honors in her first collegiate campaign. The Fort Mill, S.C., product had a regular season to remember, posting 557 digs, 5.11 digs per set, 126 assists and 31 service aces across 109 sets. Her 557 digs eighth all-time in program history for a single season in the Rally Scoring Era and are the most by a Charleston freshman since Marie Dobrenz in 2003. Martin ranks sixth nationally in digs and 10th in digs per set, is 1-of-2 players in the country with 550 digs, 125 assists and 30 service aces and the only freshman with 550 digs and 125 assists. Martin led the conference with 353 digs and 5.43 digs per set in league play, the most digs per set by a CAA player since 2018. Martin posted 15 matches with 20-plus digs, including three 30-dig performances. Martin dug a career-best 33 balls Nov. 8 at William & Mary and finished the year with two CAA Rookie of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week honors. Martin and Noonan are the fifth pair of freshmen in program history to be named to an All-Rookie/Freshman Team in the same season, joining Emily Sawin/Elyse Chubb (2008), Sloane White/Lizzie Theesfeld (2011), Krissy Mummey/Mackenzie Cooler (2014) and Allison Beckman/Kennedy Madison (2015).
No. 4 seed Charleston places No. 5 seed North Carolina A&T in the opening round of the 2025 CAA Volleyball Championship on Thursday, Nov. 20. Serve time from SECU Arena in Towson, Md., is set for 3 p.m.
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Graduate Izzy Marinelli also garnered First Team All-CAA recognition while junior Lauren Dow and freshman Jumana Martin were tabbed Second Team All-CAA honorees. Martin also joined Noonan on the CAA All-Rookie Team.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Noonan becomes the first player in program history since joining the CAA to win Rookie of the Year. Noonan also earned First Team All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie Team after leading all freshman with a .340 attacking percentage along with 288 kills and 104 blocks. Noonan also had 55 digs and 23 service aces during the regular season. Noonan had five matches with six-plus blocks and hit .400-or-better in six contests (min. 12 kills). The middle blocker tallied double digit kills in 15 matches, eight of which came in conference play. In the two wins over Hofstra, Noonan combined to hit .361 with 33 kills and 13 blocks en route to being named CAA Offensive Player of the Week.
On Oct. 20, Noonan made history, becoming the first CAA volleyball player since at least 2013 to win conference Offensive, Defensive and Rookie of the Week honors in the same season. With the Rookie of the Year honor, Noonan becomes the eighth Charleston player to earn award and first since Sloane White in 2011. Noonan is also the first freshman middle blocker in the CAA to win the conference award since Towson's Lydia Wiers in 2019.
Marinelli was named to the All-CAA First Team following a career season with The College. A fifth year out of Yardley, Pa., Marinelli had a career high in kills (332), assists (12), service aces (18), digs (112), blocks (62) and total points (384.0). The outside hitter finished fourth in the CAA with her 332 kills and had double digit kills in 19 matches, including 14-or-more kills across 11 contests. In league action, Marinelli recorded 11 games with 10-plus kills, including a career-high 20 Oct. 24 against UNCW and again on Nov. 8 at William & Mary. Versus the Seahawks, the outside hitter also tallied a career-best 17 digs to pair with her 20 kills for her second straight double-double, the only two during her time in college. Marinelli earned postseason honors for the first time in her career.
Dow earned postseason honors for the third consecutive season and first since joining CofC for the 2025 campaign. After racking up back-to-back Peach Belt Conference Setter of the Year awards along with 2023 PBC Freshman of the Year, Dow was selected to the All-CAA Second Team. The junior finished the regular season second in the CAA with 951 assists and third with 8.97 digs per set. Dow collected 15 double-doubles this season, with 12 coming in CAA action and had 40-plus assists in eight matches. On Sept. 6 versus Charlotte, Dow ripped off 40 assists to pair with a season-high 19 digs. In the two victories against Hofstra, the setter combined to have 88 assists, 23 digs, five blocks and four service aces across the 10 sets.
Martin garnered All-CAA Second Team and CAA All-Rookie Team honors in her first collegiate campaign. The Fort Mill, S.C., product had a regular season to remember, posting 557 digs, 5.11 digs per set, 126 assists and 31 service aces across 109 sets. Her 557 digs eighth all-time in program history for a single season in the Rally Scoring Era and are the most by a Charleston freshman since Marie Dobrenz in 2003. Martin ranks sixth nationally in digs and 10th in digs per set, is 1-of-2 players in the country with 550 digs, 125 assists and 30 service aces and the only freshman with 550 digs and 125 assists. Martin led the conference with 353 digs and 5.43 digs per set in league play, the most digs per set by a CAA player since 2018. Martin posted 15 matches with 20-plus digs, including three 30-dig performances. Martin dug a career-best 33 balls Nov. 8 at William & Mary and finished the year with two CAA Rookie of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week honors. Martin and Noonan are the fifth pair of freshmen in program history to be named to an All-Rookie/Freshman Team in the same season, joining Emily Sawin/Elyse Chubb (2008), Sloane White/Lizzie Theesfeld (2011), Krissy Mummey/Mackenzie Cooler (2014) and Allison Beckman/Kennedy Madison (2015).
No. 4 seed Charleston places No. 5 seed North Carolina A&T in the opening round of the 2025 CAA Volleyball Championship on Thursday, Nov. 20. Serve time from SECU Arena in Towson, Md., is set for 3 p.m.
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