Searles Earns Third Straight A10 Rookie of the Week Honor

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…