Lizzelle Cintron, New Jersey City University
Senior, Middle Blocker
Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth

Cintron earns NJAC Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after averaging 5.88 kills and 2.62 digs per game in a 2-0 week of play for the Gothic Knights. She first tallied 24 kills and seven digs as NJCU opened conference play with a 3-0 road win at William Paterson. She wrapped up the week by eclipsing the 3,000 career point plateau by tallying a double-double 23 kills and 14 digs in the Knights’ 3-2 non-conference victory over Hunter. Her performance against Hunter marked the 90th match of her career in which she registered a double-double. The two-time reigning NJAC Player of the Year, Cintron hit a combined .446 in the two victories and moved into 18th place on the NCAA’s all-time Division I, II and III list for career kills (2,441).

Alex Johanesen, New Jersey City University
Freshman, Setter
Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan

Johanesen earns NJAC Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season after helping to propel the Gothic Knights to a pair of victories. In the first NJAC match of her career, she tallied 20 assists and three digs as NJCU opened its conference season with a 3-0 road win at William Paterson. Two nights later, she registered a career-high 46 assists while adding two service aces and seven digs in the Gothic Knights’ 3-2 non-conference victory over Hunter. Johanesen’s performance in the victory over the visiting Hawks helped extend NJCU’s home court winning streak to 33 straight matches.