WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross volleyball freshman right side Kat Teepe has been voted the Patriot League Rookie of the Week the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon.

This is the second time this season Teepe has been selected as the conference's top freshman.

Teepe played in all three matches for the Crusaders this past week helping lead the team to a 3-0 mark. She hit .294 with 37 kills (3.36 K/S), 16 total blocks (1.45 BLK/S), seven digs, three aces and an assist. Teepe also Led the Patriot League in total points (48.5), while ranking second in kills and total blocks ranking third in points per set (4.41), third in blocks per set and fourth in kills per set for the week ending Oct. 11.

She tallied 10 kills on .273 hitting and a career-high eight total blocks with one ace and one dig in the 3-0 sweep of Bryant (Oct. 6). Teepe hit .364 with 11 kills and seven total blocks with a pair of digs in the 3-1 home win against Loyola (Md.) (Oct. 9). She then produced a match-high 16 kills on .268 hitting with four digs, a block and two aces in the 3-1 victory at Bucknell (Oct. 11).

Teepe has posted double-digit kills in six of the last seven matches and nine times in 2026. She ranks second on the team in kills (183) and kills per set (2.72).

Holy Cross (10-11, 3-5 PL), winners of four of their last five matches, is back in the Hart Center Arena on Saturday, Oct. 17 to take on Bucknell (7-10, 3-5 PL) at 4 p.m. Alumnae can register for the 50th Anniversary of Holy Cross Volleyball celebration here.

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