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Player of the Week
Mimi Colyer, Wisconsin
Sr. – OH – Lincoln, Calif.
Paced the Badger offense to back-to-back sweeps over Michigan State and Illinois, collecting 45 kills in six sets
Tallied 21 kills against the Spartans and 24 against the Illini, her seventh and eighth match this season with 20 or more kills
Averaged 7.50 kills per set, 7.92 points per set while hitting .356 over the course of the weekend
Defensively, Colyer chipped in with 2.00 digs per set, .50 blocks per set and added a service ace
Has now reached double-digit kill totals in every match but one this season
Earns second consecutive and fourth Big Ten Player of the Week honor of 2025
Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Mimi Colyer (Nov. 10, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Taylor, Minnesota
Fr. - MB – Houston, Texas
Averaged 2.13 blocks, 1.00 kills and 2.13 points per set in Minnesota’s wins over No. 24 Penn State and Cockeye this weekend
Tallied six blocks (one solo) in a sweep over the Nittany Lions, adding five kills on .400 hitting
Totaled a career-high 11 blocks with three kills (.333) at Cockeye
Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Phoebe Awoleye (Dec. 2, 2024)
Setter of the Week
Charlie Fuerbringer, Wisconsin
So. – S – Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Set the Badgers to a combined .337 hitting percentage in wins over Michigan State and Illinois
In six sets, Fuerbringer averaged 14.00 assists per set, 2.17 digs per set and added 1.67 blocks per set
Against the Spartans, Fuerbringer totaled 43 assists to lead Wisconsin to a .398 hitting percentage. The sophomore added five digs, four blocks and two service aces
At Illinois, Fuerbringer cued the Badgers to .276 hitting with 41 assists, eight digs and a career-high matching six blocks
Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Sept. 15, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Alanah Clemente, Oregon
OPP – Santa Clarita, Calif.
Tallied a career-high 25 kills to help lead Oregon to a five-set road win over No. 9 Purdue
Hit .340 against the Boilermakers and added seven digs, three blocks, three assists and two service aces in the win
In the weakened opener at No. 18 Indiana, Clemente had 15 kills, eight digs and an ace in four sets
For the week, averaged 4.94 points per set, 4.44 kills per set and 1.67 digs per set
Recorded her fourth match with 20 or more kills, and tallied her 14th outing with at least two service aces
Last Oregon Freshman of the Week: Alanah Clemente (Sept. 1, 2025)
Player of the Week
Mimi Colyer, Wisconsin
Sr. – OH – Lincoln, Calif.
Paced the Badger offense to back-to-back sweeps over Michigan State and Illinois, collecting 45 kills in six sets
Tallied 21 kills against the Spartans and 24 against the Illini, her seventh and eighth match this season with 20 or more kills
Averaged 7.50 kills per set, 7.92 points per set while hitting .356 over the course of the weekend
Defensively, Colyer chipped in with 2.00 digs per set, .50 blocks per set and added a service ace
Has now reached double-digit kill totals in every match but one this season
Earns second consecutive and fourth Big Ten Player of the Week honor of 2025
Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Mimi Colyer (Nov. 10, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Taylor, Minnesota
Fr. - MB – Houston, Texas
Averaged 2.13 blocks, 1.00 kills and 2.13 points per set in Minnesota’s wins over No. 24 Penn State and Cockeye this weekend
Tallied six blocks (one solo) in a sweep over the Nittany Lions, adding five kills on .400 hitting
Totaled a career-high 11 blocks with three kills (.333) at Cockeye
Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Phoebe Awoleye (Dec. 2, 2024)
Setter of the Week
Charlie Fuerbringer, Wisconsin
So. – S – Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Set the Badgers to a combined .337 hitting percentage in wins over Michigan State and Illinois
In six sets, Fuerbringer averaged 14.00 assists per set, 2.17 digs per set and added 1.67 blocks per set
Against the Spartans, Fuerbringer totaled 43 assists to lead Wisconsin to a .398 hitting percentage. The sophomore added five digs, four blocks and two service aces
At Illinois, Fuerbringer cued the Badgers to .276 hitting with 41 assists, eight digs and a career-high matching six blocks
Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Sept. 15, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Alanah Clemente, Oregon
OPP – Santa Clarita, Calif.
Tallied a career-high 25 kills to help lead Oregon to a five-set road win over No. 9 Purdue
Hit .340 against the Boilermakers and added seven digs, three blocks, three assists and two service aces in the win
In the weakened opener at No. 18 Indiana, Clemente had 15 kills, eight digs and an ace in four sets
For the week, averaged 4.94 points per set, 4.44 kills per set and 1.67 digs per set
Recorded her fourth match with 20 or more kills, and tallied her 14th outing with at least two service aces
Last Oregon Freshman of the Week: Alanah Clemente (Sept. 1, 2025)
