NEWPORT NEWS - For the second time in program history, the Duquesne women's basketball team has swept the Atlantic 10 weekly awards. April Robinson was named Player of the Week and Chassidy Omogrosso was named Rookie of the Week after their performances against UMES and Ohio last week. The awards were announced Monday for games played Dec. 7-13.

This is the first outright Player of the Week honor for Robinson. She finished the week averaging 17.0 points per game, 6.5 assists per game, 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the field. Against UMES, she scored 17 points and recorded seven assists while playing 28 turnover-free minutes. The next game against Ohio, she repeated her performance of 17 points, adding eight rebounds and six assists.

Omogrosso wins her first-ever A-10 award. She finished the week averaging 17.5 points per game while making 14-of-21 shots for a 66.7 shooting percentage -- including 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from 3-point range. She scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting against UMES and tied her career-high of 18 points against Ohio. Omogrosso made four 3-pointers on six attempts and was 7-of-10 from the field with three steals against the Bobcats.

Robinson is currently fourth in the NCAA and the league leader in assists (7.9 apg). She is also first in the A-10 in assists-to-turnover ratio (3.3) and seventh in scoring with 15.2 ppg. Omogrosso is third in the conference with 24 3-pointers and fourth with a 39.3 3-point shooting percentage.

"April has been consistently outstanding for us all year," said head coach Dan Burt. "We are all very happy to see her being recognized again."

Robinson was named A-10 Co-Player of the Week on November 30th and was a three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week her freshman season.

"Chassidy had a week that is the expectation for her," added Burt. "She is an outstanding shooter, can get to the rim and is becoming a much more committed defender. Her best basketball continues to be ahead of her."

The last time Duquesne swept the Player and Rookie of the Week honors outright was Jan. 21, 1995 when Korie Hlede won both honors. The other time Duquesne had two players win awards on the same week was when Darcie Vincent was Co-Player of the Week and Kris Sebastian Rookie of the Week on Jan. 13, 1991.

The Dukes (9-1), winners of eight straight, host Slippery Rock (7-3) Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.