Freshman Braien Otsia won the Rookie of the Week award for the Hawks (15-7, 11-1 CUNYAC) with his remarkable play in two convincing conference wins over CCNY and Brooklyn as well as New Haven in non-conference action. Otsia notched seven kills, four digs and two aces in a straight set win over CCNY. Against Brooklyn the freshman from Brooklyn, NY tallied 11 kills and six digs in the three set-sweep. Versus New Haven, he collected eight kills and eight digs in another straight set win. Otsia and the Hawks have an arduous challenge looming this week (Tuesday, March 9 @ 6:00 pm) when they travel downtown to face conference leader and #4 ranked Baruch.