Player of the Week
OPP - Merritt Beason, Nebraska (JR)
- Beason had a career weekend for the Huskers, averaging 6.00 kills per set on .447 hitting with 1.75 digs per set and 1.00 blocks per set
- Beason totaled 48 kills with just six errors on 94 swings this weekend in wins at No. 16 Penn State and Rutgers
- In a 3-2 reverse sweep of the Nittany Lions, Beason had a career-high 27 kills (including six in the decisive fifth set) on .426 hitting with five digs, three blocks and one ace
- Beason followed up that career performance with 21 kills on a .475 hitting percentage with nine digs and five blocks in a road sweep over Rutgers
- Her 21 kills in Sunday's sweep tied Kelsey Robinson for the most by a Husker in a three-set match in the 25-point rally-scoring era (since 2008)
- Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Merritt Beason (Oct. 23, 2023)
Defensive Player of the Week
MB - Carter Booth, Wisconsin (SO)
- Booth helped the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend with wins over No. 19 Purdue and Illinois
- Led all blockers in both matches, tallying seven against No. 19 Purdue and 10 against the Fighting Illini, for a total of 17 blocks
- The 6-foot-7 middle blocker averaged 2.43 blocks per set, and helped the Badgers set a program record for most blocks (10) in a 3-set match over the Illini
- She also added 16 kills (2.29 kills/set), hitting .406 (16-3-32), with an assist and two digs
- Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Caroline Crawford (Oct. 9, 2023)
Setter of the Week
S - Bergen Reilly, Nebraska (FR)
- Reilly led the Huskers to a 3-2 reverse road sweep over No. 16 Penn State and a 3-0 sweep at Rutgers over the weekend by averaging 11.88 assists per set and 3.13 digs per set
- Piled up 52 assists and 13 digs in the 3-2 comeback win at Penn State on Friday
- Followed it up on Sunday with 43 assists and 12 digs at Rutgers
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week; Bergen Reilly (Oct. 23, 2023)
Co-Freshmen of the Week
OH - Taylah Holdem, Michigan State (FR)
- Finished the weekend #8 in the B1G in kills/set at 4.33, hitting .281 in a pair of MSU wins
- Led the Spartans in kills in each of their wins on the weekend
- Posted over 3.00 digs/set as a six rotation outside hitter for the Spartans, notching her eighth double-double of the season on Friday night
- Instrumental in Michigan State securing its best Big Ten record since 2017 with a pair of must-win matches over the weekend
- Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Biamba Kabengele (Oct. 28, 2022)
S - Mia Tuman, Ohio State (FR)
- Averaged 11.63 assists/set and 2.25 digs/set this past weekend
- In Saturday's win over Indiana, Tuman totaled a career-high 56 assists despite the match only taking four sets, moving up to 17th in program history with 767 career assists, and added 11 digs for her seventh double-double of the season
- Totaled 37 assists and seven digs in the four-setter against Minnesota on Friday
- Her 9.59 assists/set this season ranks fifth in the Big Ten and her 179 total digs is tied for third on the Buckeyes' roster as she averages 2.24/set this season
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Kylie Murr (Nov. 11, 2022)
OPP - Merritt Beason, Nebraska (JR)
- Beason had a career weekend for the Huskers, averaging 6.00 kills per set on .447 hitting with 1.75 digs per set and 1.00 blocks per set
- Beason totaled 48 kills with just six errors on 94 swings this weekend in wins at No. 16 Penn State and Rutgers
- In a 3-2 reverse sweep of the Nittany Lions, Beason had a career-high 27 kills (including six in the decisive fifth set) on .426 hitting with five digs, three blocks and one ace
- Beason followed up that career performance with 21 kills on a .475 hitting percentage with nine digs and five blocks in a road sweep over Rutgers
- Her 21 kills in Sunday's sweep tied Kelsey Robinson for the most by a Husker in a three-set match in the 25-point rally-scoring era (since 2008)
- Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Merritt Beason (Oct. 23, 2023)
Defensive Player of the Week
MB - Carter Booth, Wisconsin (SO)
- Booth helped the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend with wins over No. 19 Purdue and Illinois
- Led all blockers in both matches, tallying seven against No. 19 Purdue and 10 against the Fighting Illini, for a total of 17 blocks
- The 6-foot-7 middle blocker averaged 2.43 blocks per set, and helped the Badgers set a program record for most blocks (10) in a 3-set match over the Illini
- She also added 16 kills (2.29 kills/set), hitting .406 (16-3-32), with an assist and two digs
- Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Caroline Crawford (Oct. 9, 2023)
Setter of the Week
S - Bergen Reilly, Nebraska (FR)
- Reilly led the Huskers to a 3-2 reverse road sweep over No. 16 Penn State and a 3-0 sweep at Rutgers over the weekend by averaging 11.88 assists per set and 3.13 digs per set
- Piled up 52 assists and 13 digs in the 3-2 comeback win at Penn State on Friday
- Followed it up on Sunday with 43 assists and 12 digs at Rutgers
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week; Bergen Reilly (Oct. 23, 2023)
Co-Freshmen of the Week
OH - Taylah Holdem, Michigan State (FR)
- Finished the weekend #8 in the B1G in kills/set at 4.33, hitting .281 in a pair of MSU wins
- Led the Spartans in kills in each of their wins on the weekend
- Posted over 3.00 digs/set as a six rotation outside hitter for the Spartans, notching her eighth double-double of the season on Friday night
- Instrumental in Michigan State securing its best Big Ten record since 2017 with a pair of must-win matches over the weekend
- Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Biamba Kabengele (Oct. 28, 2022)
S - Mia Tuman, Ohio State (FR)
- Averaged 11.63 assists/set and 2.25 digs/set this past weekend
- In Saturday's win over Indiana, Tuman totaled a career-high 56 assists despite the match only taking four sets, moving up to 17th in program history with 767 career assists, and added 11 digs for her seventh double-double of the season
- Totaled 37 assists and seven digs in the four-setter against Minnesota on Friday
- Her 9.59 assists/set this season ranks fifth in the Big Ten and her 179 total digs is tied for third on the Buckeyes' roster as she averages 2.24/set this season
- Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Kylie Murr (Nov. 11, 2022)
