Washington, D.C. – For the third consecutive week, freshman right side
Simone Searles has been named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Searles helped the Dukes split a pair of A10 road matches at Saint Louis while averaging 4.56 points, 4.11 kills, 1.89 digs, and 0.89 blocks per set. She hit .269 for the weekend while totaling 37 kills, 17 digs and four blocks across the two matches.
The Georgia native opened the weekend with her second consecutive match with 20-plus kills, finishing with 21 successful swings and nine digs while hitting .350. She also collected a pair of blocks Friday night. Searles followed with 16 kills and eight digs while adding two blocks in a 3-2 comeback victory over the Billikens on Saturday afternoon.
Searles continues to make an impact during her first season on the Bluff, ranking second in the A10 with a .338 hitting percentage. She also ranks third in the conference with 3.82 kills per set and 4.39 points per set. The freshman right side has totaled 246.0 points this season, good for fourth in the league, while her 214 kills rank fifth.
The honor marks the fourth time Searles has earned the award this season, making her just the fourth player in program history to earn A10 Rookie of the Week honors at least four times during her career.
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