NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - University of Dayton freshman Amelia Moore has been named the Atlantic 10 Volleyball Rookie of the Week as announced by the league office on Monday. This is Moore's third weekly honor this season.

Davidson's Hattie Rodriguez was named the Player of the Week while Fordham's Morgan Williams was named Defensive Player of the Week. Duquesne's Ashley Larson shared Rookie of the Week accolades with Moore. The awards are for matches played Oct. 28-Nov. 3.

Moore was a tenacious blocker for the Dayton defense this past week averaging 1.75 blocks per set as the Flyers split the week. On Wednesday, she tallied a career-high eight blocks (2 solo, 6 assisted) to go with six kills and a .500 hitting percentage in a 3-1 loss at Cincinnati. Moore followed that with six blocks and seven kills in UD's 3-1 win over Saint Louis at home on Friday. For the week, she averaged 2.75 points per set and posted a .417 hitting percentage.

Dayton has two A-10 road matches scheduled for this weekend beginning with a 7 p.m. match-up at La Salle on Friday. UD will close out the away portion of the 2019 regular season Saturday, Nov. 9 with a 7:30 p.m. match at Duquesne.