Wisconsin, Nebraska and Indiana Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors
The Big Ten Conference has announced this week’s Volleyball Weekly Awards for the week of October 9 – 16.
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Player of the Week
OH - Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin (SR)
- Tallied 34 kills in the Badgers' two-win weekend to improve to 17-0 on the season
- Averaged 5.67 kills/set and hit .321 along with five service aces
- Defensively, added 18 digs and two blocks over the six sets and led the team with 40 points for the weekend
- Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Sarah Franklin (Oct. 31, 2022)
Defensive Player of the Week
L - Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska (JR)
- Averaged 4.86 digs/set in a pair of wins over Michigan State and Penn State
- Tied a season-high with 18 digs in a sweep of the No. 13 Nittany Lions, including 12 in the first set
- Keyed a Cornhuskers defense that held the two opponents to a combined .106 hitting percentage
- Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Lexi Rodriguez (Oct. 10, 2022)
Setter of the Week
S - Camryn Haworth, Indiana (JR)
- Averaged 9.71 assists/set in leading the Hoosiers to wins over No. 15 Purdue and Michigan
- Posted 40 assists, nine digs and eight kills as Indiana downed the Boilermakers for the first time since 2012
- Totaled 68 assists, 9 kills, 16 digs and five aces as IU advanced to their best eight-game Big Ten start since 1993
- Last Indiana Setter of the Week: Camryn Haworth (September 18, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
L - Ramsey Gary, Indiana (FR)
- Recorded 43 digs, nine assists and two aces over seven sets in Indiana's victories over No. 15 Purdue and Michigan
- Helped hold the Boilermakers and Wolverines to a combined .164 hitting percentage during the weekend
- Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Tommi Stockham (Feb. 8, 2021)
