Nebraska, Wisconsin, Rutgers and Purdue Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors
The Big Ten Conference has announced this week’s Volleyball Weekly Awards for the week of October 2 – 8.
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Offensive Player of the Week
OPP - Lindsay Krause, Nebraska (JR)
- Sparked the Huskers to a 3-1 win at Michigan State and a 3-0 sweep at Michigan with 3.43 kills per set on a .458 hitting percentage, added a team-high four service aces, and had just two hitting errors on 48 swings
- Had a season-high 15 kills and just one error on 27 swings for a .519 hitting percentage in Saturday's win at Michigan, along with two aces and five digs
- On Friday night, posted nine kills with four digs and two aces while hitting .381
- Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Merritt Beason (Oct. 2, 2023)
Defensive Player of the Week
MB - Caroline Crawford, Wisconsin (SR)
- Led the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend by tallying 12 total blocks, including one solo and five digs
- Averaged 2.00 blocks per set, including seven total blocks against Illinois alone, and totaled 19.5 points (3.25/set)
- Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Carter Booth (Oct. 2, 2023)
Setter of the Week
S - Alyssa Nayar, Rutgers (SR)
- Totaled 82 assists (10.25/set) against a pair of Top 25 opponents, including the biggest win in school history with an upset of No. 16 Minnesota
- Finished just shy of a double-double against No. 24 Ohio State with 37 assists and nine digs, and added two kills, two blocks and an ace
- Posted her sixth double-double of the season behind 45 assists and 14 digs as Rutgers earned its first-ever Top 25 victory
- Last Rutgers Setter of the Week: Inna Balyko (March 29, 2020)
Freshman of the Week
S - Chloe Chicoine, Purdue (FR)
- Helped the team to back-to-back sweeps in victories over Illinois and Cockeye
- Led the team with a .349 attack percentage on the week, and led the Big Ten with 5.83 points per set
- Posted a key 10 kills with just one error on 14 swings for a .643 attack percentage in the third set vs. and Illinois and delivered the match-winning point
- Led the team with six service aces in Week 7
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine (Sept. 5, 2023)
