Simic averaged 4.50 kills and 2.50 digs per set as the Blackbirds won a pair of league matches last week en route to extending their winning streak to five contests. In a sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson on Oct. 18, the four-time NEC Player of the Week tallied a match-high 17 kills and picked up 15 digs for the double-double, while also adding three blocks. Simic followed that performance with another 10 kills, good for a tie for the match-high, on a .529 hitting percentage and contributed five digs and four aces in the win. At the beginning of the week, Simic ranked 20th in the nation with 4.25 kills per set, as she leads the squad in two categories, including points per game (4.87) and service aces (38) for an average of 0.49 aces per game.