WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Duquesne sophomore Emersen Schrom its Under Armour Volleyball Player of the Week. Fordham junior Tatum Holderied was chosen as the league’s Defensive Player of the Week and Loyola Chicago freshman Leyna Nguyen was selected as the Rookie of the Week. The awards, the first of the season were announced Tuesday and are for games played from the start of the season through Aug. 31.

Schrom delivered a standout opening weekend, guiding Duquesne to a perfect 3-0 record and earning MVP honors at the YSU Invitational. She powered the Dukes’ offense with 6.56 points and 5.00 kills per set, while also averaging 1.22 service aces. Across three matches, she tallied 45 kills, six blocks, and 28 digs. She opened the tournament with 15 kills, nine digs, three blocks, and two aces in a 3-0 sweep of Canisius. An outside hitter from Pittsburgh, Schrom followed that up with 13 kills, eight digs, three aces, and two blocks in another straight-set victory over Youngstown State. She capped the weekend with her first double-double of the year, matching her career high with 17 kills and adding 11 digs while hitting .342 in a win against Mercyhurst. She also led all players with six service aces and chipped in a block to seal the Dukes’ dominant performance.

Averaging 2.27 blocks per set on opening weekend, Holderied was a force at the tape in all three matches for the Rams, starting the 2025 season with career-high and program record 15.0 total blocks in a five-set win over Binghamton Friday night. A middle blocker from Fairfield, Conn., Holderied would then tally four blocks against Lehigh and six total blocks against UConn in a pair of matches the following day.
 
Nguyen made a statement in her debut weekend with the Ramblers, racking up 49 kills and 35 digs over three straight double-double performances. Against Drake, Nguyen recorded 15 kills, two aces, two assists, 12 digs, and two blocks, helping Loyola to a five-set win. She added 13 kills and 12 digs vs. Western Kentucky. An outside hitter from San Jose, Calif., Nguyen capped the weekend with a match-high 21 kills and added 11 digs for her third straight double-double.
 
2025 Volleyball Weekly Award Winners
 

DATE	PLAYER OF THE WEEK	DEFENSIVE	ROOKIE
Sept. 2	Emersen Schrom, DUQ	Tatum Holdereid, FOR	Leyna Nguyen, LUC