MATCHES 14 & 15
Duquesne (11-2, 2-0) at Saint Louis (6-8, 1-2)
Friday, October 2 | 7:00 p.m.
Chaifetz Pavilion | St. Louis, Mo.
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Duquesne (11-2, 2-0) at Saint Louis (6-8, 1-2)
Saturday, October 3 | 2:00 p.m.
Chaifetz Pavilion | St. Louis, Mo.
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Bump. Set. Spike.
- The Duquesne volleyball team hits the road for the first time in Atlantic 10 play, traveling to Saint Louis for a two-match series against the Billikens on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3. Friday's match is set for 7:00 p.m., with Saturday's contest scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

- The Dukes opened A10 play with a pair of victories last weekend, battling past Fordham, 3-2, on Friday night before earning a 3-1 victory over the Rams on Saturday afternoon inside UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.

- On Friday night, Duquesne battled back to force a decisive fifth set and quickly grabbed a 5-1 advantage. Junior Emersen Schrom opened the frame with a pair of kills, while junior Mirabella Iriarte added a point and teamed with senior Chloe Wilmot for a block to help the Dukes take control early.

- The Rams trimmed the deficit to 5-3, but Duquesne responded with an 8-1 run to build a commanding 13-4 lead. Schrom sparked the surge with three kills and an ace, while Wilmot and freshman Simone Searles also found the floor with kills. Freshman Londyn Stone would put the finishing touch on the victory, delivering a kill to seal the 15-6 fifth-set win.

- Schrom would eclipse 1.000 career kills on the night, finishing with 25 kills while hitting an impressive .420, adding a pair of service aces and three digs. She opened the match with six kills before recording five successful swings in each of the second, fourth and fifth sets. The performance marked the 12th time in her career she has recorded 20 or more kills in a match and the 10th time she has reached double figures this season.

- Joining Schrom in double figures were Simone Searles and Londyn Stone. Searles recorded her third double-double of the season, tallying a season-high 18 kills and 11 digs while hitting .344. Stone posted her second double-double of the season, finishing with 10 kills and 13 digs while adding a pair of aces. Mirabella Iriarte chipped in five kills while hitting .333 and added a block off the bench. Delaney McIntosh matched her career high with 23 digs while adding four assists and three aces. Chloe Wilmot orchestrated the Duquesne offense with 51 assists, narrowly missing a double-double with nine digs, while also contributing 2.5 blocks and two aces.

- On Saturday, Duquesne was powered by three double-doubles in Simone Searles, Emersen Schrom, and Chloe Wilmot. Searles continued her strong play with her fourth double-double of the season and second in as many matches, posting a season-high 20 kills and 11 digs while hitting an impressive .400 for the match. She also added three blocks, including six block assists.

- Schrom registered her fifth double-double of the season, tallying 19 kills and 11 digs to go along with three aces and two assists. Wilmot rounded out the trio with her first assist-dig double-double of the season, recording 43 assists and 10 digs while adding one and half blocks, two kills and an ace. Londyn Stone paced the Dukes with 14 digs while contributing five kills, while Delaney McIntosh finished with 13 digs and six assists. At the net, Maddie Bush led the way with a season-high four blocks, including six block assists and one solo rejection. Jordan Robertson added four kills and two blocks.

Scouting The Billikens – Saint Louis enters the weekend with a 6-8 overall record and a 1-2 mark in Atlantic 10 play. The Billikens are coming off a three-match road swing, most recently falling at Loyola Chicago, 3-0. Saint Louis is led offensively by Ellie Rink, who ranks first in the league in total kills (201) and total points (233.0) while sitting fifth in points per set (4.02). Jetta Brenning directs the Billikens' offense, averaging 8.71 assists per set to rank fifth in the conference, while her 514 total assists lead the A10. Defensively, Lara Zigic has recorded 198 digs while averaging 3.36 per set, while Kayla Jansen anchors the Billikens at the net. Jansen leads the A10 with 1.37 blocks per set and has totaled 84 blocks, which ranks second in NCAA Division I. This weekend will mark the 39th and 40th meetings between the two programs, with Saint Louis holding a 26-12 advantage in the all-time series. The Dukes have responded in recent years, however, winning each of the last three meetings, including a sweep of the season series in 2025.

1K Club – Friday marked a milestone night for junior outside hitter Emersen Schrom, who entered the contest just 24 kills shy of 1,000 for her career and delivered in a big way. With her fourth kill of the fifth set, Schrom eclipsed the 1,000-kill mark, joining an elite group of Duquesne volleyball players to reach the career milestone. Schrom finished the night with a match-high 25 kills while hitting an impressive .420, adding two service aces and three digs. She opened the match with six kills before recording five kills in each of the second, fourth and fifth sets. The performance marked the 12th time in her career she has recorded 20 or more kills in a match and the 10th time she has reached double figures this season. The Pittsburgh native continues to rank among the Atlantic 10's best, leading the conference in points (232.5), points per set (4.95) and service aces (34), with her ace total ranking sixth nationally. Schrom is also averaging 4.11 kills per set, good for second in the A10, while her 193 kills lead the conference. She enters the weekend with 1,020 career kills.

Rookie Repeats – For the second consecutive week, freshman right side Simone Searles was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week after another standout weekend. She averaged 4.67 points, 4.22 kills and 2.44 digs per set while hitting .375, totaling 38 kills, 22 digs and eight blocks across two matches. Searles opened the weekend with her third double-double of the season, posting 18 kills and 11 digs while hitting .344 in Friday's five-set win over Fordham. She followed with a season-high 20 kills and 11 digs while hitting .400 in Saturday's 3-1 victory, adding six block assists. The Pittsburgh native continues to impress in her first season on the Bluff, leading the A10 with a .353 hitting percentage while ranking third in points per set (4.36), kills per set (3.77), and fourth in total points (205.0). Searles has tallied 177 kills this season, good for sixth in the conference, while recording four double-doubles and double-figure kills in 10 matches. The honor marks Searles' third A10 Rookie of the Week award this season.

Difference Makers – Duquesne continues to find production throughout its lineup, a key factor in its strong start to the season. Senior Chloe Wilmot has orchestrated the offense from the setter position, leading the A10 and ranking 17th nationally with 12.07 assists per set, while her 498 assists pace the conference. Freshman Londyn Stone has emerged as a steady presence on both sides of the ball, ranking third on the team with 2.26 kills per set and 104 total kills while sitting second with 2.65 digs per set and 122 total digs. Stone has recorded a pair of double-doubles, along with four matches with double-figure kills and five with double-digit digs. Senior Delaney McIntosh continues to anchor the back row, ranking ninth in the A10 with 2.88 digs per set while collecting 124 digs on the season. McIntosh is also averaging 0.34 aces per set, good for eighth in the league, while Stone ranks sixth at 0.39 per set. Wilmot and Stone are tied for second on the team with 18 aces, while Wilmot ranks fifth in program history with 129 career aces.

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