Bruns, Searles Earn Player Of The Week Awards

By: Steve Miller – Sports Editor

For the second straight week, both Dayton’s volleyball and football teams had a player named to their league’s weekly awards.

Lauren Bruns, a junior outside hitter, was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week after she led the Flyers with 4.69 kills per set last week. She recorded a career-high 22 kills in Friday’s win over Northern Illinois, and converted 14 and 15 kills, respectively, in losses to Western Kentucky and Ohio State, who is nationally ranked.

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UD Volleyball is now 8-6 on the season and will begin Atlantic 10 play this Friday at Saint Louis.

Christian Searles, a senior cornerback, was named the Pioneer Football League’s Special Teams Player of the Week after he returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown Saturday against Duquesne. He also had a 30-yard kickoff return in the game.

Searles is second in the PFL in both average punt return yardage (14.7) and kickoff return yardage (24.8).

In other ✈️ news…Duquesne Bests UD Football on Family Weekend

The Flyers, now 1-2 on the season, travel to Morehead State this weekend to kick off their PFL schedule. They return home on Sept. 30 to face San Diego.

Photos Courtesy of Christian Cubacub
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