Nebraska and Purdue Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors
The Big Ten Conference has announced this week’s Volleyball Weekly Awards for the week of October 17 – 23.
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Player of the Week
OPP - Merritt Beason, Nebraska (JR)
- Led the Huskers to a sweep at Northwestern and a 3-2 win over No. 1 Wisconsin with 4.25 kills per set, 1.75 digs per set with five blocks and two aces
- Began the week with 13 kills on .323 hitting in the sweep at Northwestern, and added seven digs, three blocks and an ace
- On Saturday night in the Huskers' thrilling 3-2 win over the undefeated Badgers, Beason had a match-high 21 kills along with seven digs, two blocks and an ace
- Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Lindsay Krause (Oct. 9, 2023)
Defensive Player of the Week
MB - Raven Colvin, Purdue (JR)
- Posted 11 total blocks in the win over Indiana, the most by a Big Ten player in a match last week
- Recorded four digs vs. the Hoosiers and three in Purdue's victory over No. 11 Penn State
- Led the Boilermakers to a season-high 16 total blocks vs. Indiana
- Helped Purdue to its fourth Top 25 victory of the season, taking down the Nittany Lions in four sets
- Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin (Sept. 25, 2023)
Setter of the Week
S - Bergen Reilly, Nebraska (FR)
- Helped guide the Huskers to a sweep at Northwestern and a 3-2 win over No. 1 Wisconsin, averaging 11 assists per set and 2.88 digs per set, along with six kills, three aces and three blocks
- Posted 38 assists and six digs in the three-set win over the Wildcats, leading the Huskers to a season-high .395 hitting percentage
- Piled up 50 assists, a career-high 17 digs, four kills, three blocks and one ace in the five set win over the No. 1 Badgers
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Oct. 2, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
OH - Chloe Chicoine, Purdue (FR)
- Led the team with 20 kills in the road win at No. 11 Penn State, leading the team with a .405 attack percentage
- Produced nine kills in Purdue's in-state win over Indiana
- Went errorless in the fourth set to secure Purdue's victory, 3-1, with six kills on nine swings (.667)
- Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Chloe Chicoine (Oct. 9, 2023)
