Volleyball Andi Jackson named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

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Player of the Week
Julia Hanson, Minnesota
Jr. - OH– Savage, Minn. – Major: Food and Agriculture Business Management

• Posted 5.31 points and 5.00 kills per set in wins over Northwestern and Ohio State last week
• Added 1.38 digs, 0.38 blocks and 0.13 service aces per set
• Posted 19 kills on .529 hitting with four digs and one block on Wednesday in a sweep of Northwestern
• Tallied 21 kills, her second career 20+ kill match, in a five set reverse sweep against Ohio State
• Added an assist, an ace, seven digs and two blocks in the five-set win vs. Ohio State
• Has 15 matches with 10+ kills and seven matches with 15+ kills this season
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Taylor Landfair (Nov. 28, 2022)

Defensive Player of the Week
Andi Jackson, Nebraska
So. - MB – Brighton, Colo. - Major: Business Administration

• Put up 1.57 blocks per set in the Huskers’ wins over RV Illinois and RV Michigan, while also contributing 3.00 kills per set on .417 hitting on the weekend to continue to lead the nation in hitting percentage (.472)
• In a sweep of Illinois, Jackson had six blocks to go with 11 kills on .667 hitting
• Finished with five blocks and 10 kills in a 3-1 win over Michigan
• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Rebekah Allick (Oct. 7, 2024)

Setter/Freshman of the Week
Izzy Starck, Penn State
Fr. – S – Viera, Fla. – Major: Undeclared

• Recorded back-to-back double-doubles and provided a spark offensively with 13 kills over two matches as No. 3 Penn State earned wins over RV UCLA and No. 16 USC
• In a five-set win over the Bruins, the setter finished with 45 assists, 14 digs, four blocks, and what was at the time a career-high six kills
• She followed that with a new career high of seven kills while adding 43 assists, 16 digs, one block, and one ace in a four-set win over the nationally-ranked Trojans
• Starck has now recorded double-doubles in four of the past five matches
• Last Penn State Setter of the Week: Izzy Starck (Sept. 30, 2024)
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Starck (Oct. 21, 2024)