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Player of the Week
OH - Kenna Wollard, Purdue (JR)
- Led Purdue to a pair of top 25 road victories in a reverse sweep of No. 24 UCLA and a 3-0 win at No. 17 USC. Wollard averaged 6.13 kills per set on a combined .330 hitting efficiency
- Recorded 33 kills with a .369 hitting percentage at UCLA, adding nine digs and three blocks
- Became the first Boilermaker in the rally-scoring era to produce 33 kills in a match against a ranked opponent
- At No. 17 USC, Wollard tallied 16 kills on a .263 clip, adding one dig and a pair of blocks in the sweep
- Led the Big Ten with 49 total kills last week
- Purdue improves to 4-1 against ranked opponents this season
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Kenna Wollard (Sept. 8, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
L - Ryan McAleer, Purdue (SO)
- Anchored the Boilermakers at libero as Purdue picked up a pair of ranked road victories with a reverse sweep at No. 24 UCLA and a sweep at No. 17 USC
- Led the team with 16 digs at UCLA and added one ace and four assists
- Totaled 17 digs in just three sets at USC, including eight digs in the second set alone
- Her 17-dig performance was the most by a Big Ten player in a three-set match last week and helped hold USC to a season-low .167 hitting percentage
- Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan McAleer (Sept. 15, 2025)
Setter of the Week
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska (JR)
- Led the top-ranked Huskers to two more sweeps for a total of five in a row with a 3-0 win at No. 16 Penn State and a 3-0 win at Rutgers
- Set Nebraska to a .412 hitting percentage across the two matches, and defensively Reilly helped the Huskers limit opponents to a combined (-.022) hitting percentage
- In the sweep at Penn State, Reilly tallied 26 assists, eight digs, three blocks, two kills and an ace as the Huskers hit a season-high .437
- At Rutgers on Saturday, Reilly played just 1.5 sets and had 15 assists, two digs, two blocks and a kill before sharing playing time with Campbell Flynn at setter. The Huskers went on to hit .390 in that match
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Aug. 26, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
S - Teodora Krickovic, Indiana
- Guided Indiana to back-to-back regular season ranked wins for the first time in school history with a 3-1 win at No. 17 USC and a 3-1 victory at No. 24 UCLA
- Against USC, tallied 33 assists, six digs and a career-high six kills, while guiding Indiana to a .252 hitting percentage
- At UCLA, recorded second career double-double with 44 assists and 10 digs, adding three blocks while the Hoosiers hit .262 as a team
- Indiana is off to a 4-0 start in Big Ten play for the first time since 1985
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Jaidyn Jager (Sept. 8, 2025)
Player of the Week
OH - Kenna Wollard, Purdue (JR)
- Led Purdue to a pair of top 25 road victories in a reverse sweep of No. 24 UCLA and a 3-0 win at No. 17 USC. Wollard averaged 6.13 kills per set on a combined .330 hitting efficiency
- Recorded 33 kills with a .369 hitting percentage at UCLA, adding nine digs and three blocks
- Became the first Boilermaker in the rally-scoring era to produce 33 kills in a match against a ranked opponent
- At No. 17 USC, Wollard tallied 16 kills on a .263 clip, adding one dig and a pair of blocks in the sweep
- Led the Big Ten with 49 total kills last week
- Purdue improves to 4-1 against ranked opponents this season
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Kenna Wollard (Sept. 8, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
L - Ryan McAleer, Purdue (SO)
- Anchored the Boilermakers at libero as Purdue picked up a pair of ranked road victories with a reverse sweep at No. 24 UCLA and a sweep at No. 17 USC
- Led the team with 16 digs at UCLA and added one ace and four assists
- Totaled 17 digs in just three sets at USC, including eight digs in the second set alone
- Her 17-dig performance was the most by a Big Ten player in a three-set match last week and helped hold USC to a season-low .167 hitting percentage
- Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan McAleer (Sept. 15, 2025)
Setter of the Week
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska (JR)
- Led the top-ranked Huskers to two more sweeps for a total of five in a row with a 3-0 win at No. 16 Penn State and a 3-0 win at Rutgers
- Set Nebraska to a .412 hitting percentage across the two matches, and defensively Reilly helped the Huskers limit opponents to a combined (-.022) hitting percentage
- In the sweep at Penn State, Reilly tallied 26 assists, eight digs, three blocks, two kills and an ace as the Huskers hit a season-high .437
- At Rutgers on Saturday, Reilly played just 1.5 sets and had 15 assists, two digs, two blocks and a kill before sharing playing time with Campbell Flynn at setter. The Huskers went on to hit .390 in that match
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Aug. 26, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
S - Teodora Krickovic, Indiana
- Guided Indiana to back-to-back regular season ranked wins for the first time in school history with a 3-1 win at No. 17 USC and a 3-1 victory at No. 24 UCLA
- Against USC, tallied 33 assists, six digs and a career-high six kills, while guiding Indiana to a .252 hitting percentage
- At UCLA, recorded second career double-double with 44 assists and 10 digs, adding three blocks while the Hoosiers hit .262 as a team
- Indiana is off to a 4-0 start in Big Ten play for the first time since 1985
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Jaidyn Jager (Sept. 8, 2025)
