NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Three University of Dayton volleyball players have been recognized by the Atlantic 10 with weekly awards after the team opened the 2018 season with three wins. Senior Lauren Bruns was named Player of the Week, senior Kendyll Brown was honored as Defensive Player of the Week and freshman Amelia Moore scooped up Rookie of the Week honors.

All awards were for matches played on the opening weekend Aug. 24-26. La Salle senior Jensen Sharrits was also named A-10 Defensive Player of the Week.

Bruns averaged 4.36 kills per set over three wins this weekend for the Flyers. The outside hitter from Versailles, Ohio, tallied a career-high 24 kills to go with five digs and a service ace in a 3-1 win over Ball State. She also recorded double-digit kills (15) along with four blocks in a sweep of Marshall. For the week, she had an attack percentage of .451 and averaged 4.82 points per set.

Brown led the Flyers averaging 1.45 blocks per set in wins over Ball State, Marshall and South Alabama. In Saturday's win over Ball State, the senior middle blocker from Mechanicsville, Va., tallied seven blocks to go with a career-high 17 kills. For the week, she also averaged 3.09 kills and 3.95 points per set. 

Moore recorded three consecutive starts over her first weekend as a Flyer, leading UD to a 3-0 start to the season. The freshman middle blocker from Ocean Springs, Miss, recorded seven kills to go with six blocks in the season-opening win against Marshall. She followed that performance with three blocks, three digs and five kills against Ball State on Saturday. In Saturday's nightcap against South Alabama, she equaled her career-high of seven kills and six blocks. For the week, she had an attack percentage of .417 and averaged 1.90 kills per set along with 1.50 blocks per set. 

Dayton will return to action this coming weekend as it heads to Lexington for the Bluegrass Battle hosted by Kentucky. The two-day event will be held at UK's Memorial Coliseum Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Dayton will square off against Kansas and College of Charleston in addition to host Kentucky.