WASHINGTON — The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced its weekly honors in volleyball. The awards are for games played from October 12-18.
 
Player of the Week: Lara Del Core (Jr., Busto Arsizio, Italy), VCU
Defensive Player of the Week: Kayla Jansen (Jr., St. Louis, Mo.), Saint Louis
Rookie of the Week: Simone Searles (Fr., Marietta, Ga.), Duquesne
 
Lara Del Core was critical in the Rams' pair of road wins at George Mason last weekend, averaging 3.11 kills and 0.78 blocks per set while hitting .382. The junior spiked 14 kills both Friday and Saturday against the Patriots. On Friday, she hit .462 and added five blocks. For the season, Del Core is averaging a team-high 2.86 kills per set and is hitting .284. Behind Del Core, VCU has extended its season-high win streak to five matches.
 
Kayla Jansen helped lead SLU to a pair of road wins over Fordham, recording 13 total blocks across eight sets for an average of 1.63 blocks per set. In Friday's five-set victory, Jansen tallied seven blocks, including six block assists and one solo block. She added a career-high 12 kills while hitting .500, along with two service aces. Jansen followed with six blocks, including three solo blocks, in Saturday's three-set sweep of the Rams. She also contributed eight kills and three digs. On the weekend, Jansen totaled 20 kills while hitting .405, adding five digs, two service aces and 30.5 points as the Billikens secured back-to-back Atlantic 10 wins.
 
Simone Searles helped the Dukes snap a four-match losing streak by splitting a pair of A10 road matches at Rhode Island over the weekend. Searles averaged 3.65 points, 3.10 kills and 3.90 digs per set while hitting .266, totaling 31 kills, 39 digs and 3.5 blocks across the two matches. The freshman continues to rank among the top attackers in the conference, sitting third in the A10 and 25th nationally with 295 total kills. She also ranks third in the league in points (337.0), points per set (4.32) and kills per set (3.78). With her fifth Rookie of the Week honor, Searles becomes just the third player in program history to earn the distinction five times in a single season.
 
2026 Under Armour A10 Volleyball Weekly Award Winners

DATE	PLAYER	DEFENSIVE	ROOKIE
August 31 September 8 September 14 September 21 September 28 October 5 October 12 October 19	Chloe Wilmot, DUQ Emersen Schrom, DUQ Leyna Nguyen, LUC Elena Garcia-Guerrios, DAV Kiera Hamilton, GMU Kate Maley, LUC Ellie Rink, SLU Lara Del Core, VCU	Dakota Henry, URI Jetta Brenning, SLU Brooke Briscoe, DAV Brooke Briscoe, DAV Chloe Morgan, LUC Mia Hazelett, GMU Letizia Galli, VCU Kayla Jansen, SLU	Sidney Sprada, DAY Simone Searles, DUQ Cara Richter, URI Simone Searles, DUQ Simone Searles, DUQ Simone Searles, DUQ Johanna Franzen, FOR Simone Searles, DUQ