Hamilton, Martinez-Robinson, Searles Earn Under Armour #A10VB Weekly Honors
 
 
WASHINGTON — The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced its weekly honors in volleyball. The awards are for games played from November 2-8.
 
Player of the Week: Kiera Hamilton (So., Tucson, Ariz.), George Mason
Defensive Player of the Week: Autumn Martinez-Robinson (Sr., Lutz, Fla.), George Mason
Rookie of the Week: Simone Searles (Fr., Marietta, Ga.), Duquesne
 
Kiera Hamilton earned her second Player of the Week honor this season as she led George Mason to a sweep of second-place Loyola Chicago over the weekend in the Windy City. She posted her 10th double-double of the season on Friday with 21 kills—hitting at a .353 clip—and 13 digs while adding three blocks. On Saturday, she put down 24 kills at a .339 clip, while adding eight digs, two block assists, and a service ace. Overall, Hamilton had 45 kills (hitting .345), 21 digs and five block assists to keep the Patriots in the running for an A10 tournament spot.
 
Autumn Martinez-Robinson was the backbone of Mason’s defense in the two wins over Loyola Chicago. On Friday, she had 28 digs—two shy of her career high—19 receptions and two assists. The senior libero followed up the next day with 23 digs, 24 service receptions and a service ace.
 
Simone Searles earned her second straight Rookie weekly honor and her staggering seventh this season in leading the Dukes to a sweep of George Washington, jumping her team over the Revolutionaries into fourth place in the A10 standings. On Friday, the freshman recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 18 kills and 12 digs while posting a .359 hitting percentage. She also added 1.5 blocks and one service ace in a five-set win. The next day, she posted her 12th double-double with 13 kills and 16 digs while adding two blocks in a 3-0 sweep. Searles has 21 matches this season with double-digit kills including each of the last five.
 
2026 Under Armour A10 Volleyball Weekly Award Recipients
DATE                     PLAYER                                           DEFENSIVE                                ROOKIE
August 31            Chloe Wilmot, DUQ                   Dakota Henry, URI                                Sidney Sprada, DAY
September 8      Emerson Schrom, DUQ           Jetta Brenning, SLU                                Simone Searles, DUQ
September 14   Leyna Nguyen, LUC                   Brooke Briscoe, DAV                                Cara Richter, URI
September 21   Elena Garcia-Guerrios, DAV   Brooke Briscoe, DAV                                Simone Searles, DUQ
September 28   Kiera Hamilton, GMU                Chloe Morgan, LUC                                Simone Searles, DUQ
October 5            Kate Maley, LUC                          Mia Hazelett, GMU                                Simone Searles, DUQ
October 12         Ellie Rink, SLU                              Letizia Galli, VCU                                Johanna Franzen, FOR
October 19         Lara Del Core, VCU                    Kayla Jansen, SLU                                Simone Searles, DUQ
October 26         Tamia Maddox, SLU                   Avary DeBlieck, LUC                                Sidney Sprada, DAY
November 2       Leyna Nguyen, LUC                   Brooke Briscoe, DAV                                Simone Searles, DUQ
                                Jetta Brenning, SLU
November 9       Kiera Hamilton, GMU                A. Martinez-Robinson, GMU                            Simone Searles, DUQ