Player of the Week
OPP - Kennedy Martin, Penn State (JR)
- Hit .348 while averaging 7.00 kills, 2.44 digs and 0.89 blocks per set in matches against No. 17 USC and UCLA
- Hit .292 with 29 kills, 13 digs, five blocks and two aces in a five-set win against No. 17 USC. Contributed on each of Penn State's final eight points in a 15-13 fifth set, totaling six kills and two blocks during that stretch
- Hit .403 with a career-high 34 kills in a four-set loss to UCLA, including 15 kills on .583 hitting in the fourth set alone
- Her 34 kills vs. UCLA were the most by a Nittany Lion since 1995 and the highest number of kills by a Big Ten player in a four-set match since 2023
- Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kennedy Martin (Aug. 26, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
L - Lola Schumacher, UCLA (SO)
- Averaged 5.00 digs per set to help the Bruins begin conference play 2-0 with wins over Ohio State and No. 15 Penn State
- Recorded 21 digs vs. the Buckeyes and followed up with 24 digs against the Nittany Lions
- Becomes the first UCLA player to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors
Setter of the Week
S - Kenna Phelan, Illinois (JR)
- Led Illinois to a 2-0 week with wins against Oregon (3-0) and No. 10 Purdue (3-1)
- Averaged 9.43 assists and 2.33 digs per set, cueing an Illini offense to a season-high .362 hitting percentage against Oregon with 27 assists
- Posted a double-double with 39 assists and 10 digs, adding two kills and an ace in Illinois' four set win at Purdue. The effort marked her fourth double-double of the season
- Last Illinois Setter of the Week: Diana Brown (Sept. 20, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
OH - Eliana Urzua, UCLA
- Helped the Bruins to a 2-0 week with wins at Ohio State (3-2) and No. 15 Penn State (3-1)
- At Ohio State, Urzua led the Bruins with 20 kills on a blistering .381 hitting percentage, adding five digs and two blocks for 21 total points
- Recorded 16 kills and 14 digs for her first career double-double at Penn State
- Led UCLA with 36 kills across the weekend, averaging 4.00 kills per set while hitting at a .313 clip
- Becomes the first UCLA player to earn Freshman of the Week honors
OPP - Kennedy Martin, Penn State (JR)
- Hit .348 while averaging 7.00 kills, 2.44 digs and 0.89 blocks per set in matches against No. 17 USC and UCLA
- Hit .292 with 29 kills, 13 digs, five blocks and two aces in a five-set win against No. 17 USC. Contributed on each of Penn State's final eight points in a 15-13 fifth set, totaling six kills and two blocks during that stretch
- Hit .403 with a career-high 34 kills in a four-set loss to UCLA, including 15 kills on .583 hitting in the fourth set alone
- Her 34 kills vs. UCLA were the most by a Nittany Lion since 1995 and the highest number of kills by a Big Ten player in a four-set match since 2023
- Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kennedy Martin (Aug. 26, 2025)
Defensive Player of the Week
L - Lola Schumacher, UCLA (SO)
- Averaged 5.00 digs per set to help the Bruins begin conference play 2-0 with wins over Ohio State and No. 15 Penn State
- Recorded 21 digs vs. the Buckeyes and followed up with 24 digs against the Nittany Lions
- Becomes the first UCLA player to earn Defensive Player of the Week honors
Setter of the Week
S - Kenna Phelan, Illinois (JR)
- Led Illinois to a 2-0 week with wins against Oregon (3-0) and No. 10 Purdue (3-1)
- Averaged 9.43 assists and 2.33 digs per set, cueing an Illini offense to a season-high .362 hitting percentage against Oregon with 27 assists
- Posted a double-double with 39 assists and 10 digs, adding two kills and an ace in Illinois' four set win at Purdue. The effort marked her fourth double-double of the season
- Last Illinois Setter of the Week: Diana Brown (Sept. 20, 2021)
Freshman of the Week
OH - Eliana Urzua, UCLA
- Helped the Bruins to a 2-0 week with wins at Ohio State (3-2) and No. 15 Penn State (3-1)
- At Ohio State, Urzua led the Bruins with 20 kills on a blistering .381 hitting percentage, adding five digs and two blocks for 21 total points
- Recorded 16 kills and 14 digs for her first career double-double at Penn State
- Led UCLA with 36 kills across the weekend, averaging 4.00 kills per set while hitting at a .313 clip
- Becomes the first UCLA player to earn Freshman of the Week honors
