Penn State, Purdue and Nebraska Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors
The Big Ten Conference has announced this week’s Volleyball Weekly Awards for the week of September 19 – 25.
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Offensive Player of the Week
OH - Jess Mruzik, Penn State (SR)
- Hit .525 while averaging 6.67 points/set, 6.0 kills/set, 2.33 digs/set and 0.67 blocks per set in sweeps of Rutgers and Northwestern to open Big Ten Conference play
- Hit .533 with 18 kills in the 3-0 win over Rutgers
- Hit .517 with 18 kills in a 3-0 road victory over Northwestern
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Jess Mruzik (Sept. 5, 2023)
Defensive Player of the Week
MB - Raven Colvin, Purdue (JR)
- Led the Boilermakers with 16 total blocks in road victories over Rutgers and Maryland
- Averaged 2.29 blocks per set, second-most in the Big Ten
- Totaled a season-high 10 blocks to go along with seven kills and four service aces in the win over the Terrapins
- Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Maddie Schermerhorn (Nov. 7, 2022)
Setter of the Week & Freshman of the Week
S - Bergen Reilly, Nebraska (FR)
- Averaged 12.67 assists/set, 1.67 digs/set and 0.83 blocks/set to lead the Huskers to sweeps of No. 21 Ohio State and No. 12 Minnesota
- Totaled 37 assists, two digs, and an ace in the 3-0 win over the Buckeyes
- Piled up 39 assists, eight digs and four blocks in a straight-set victory over the Gophers
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Nicklin Hames (Oct. 25, 2021)
- Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Harper Murray (Sept. 18, 2023)
