Volleyball Bergen Reilly named Big Ten Setter of the Week

Alum-Ni · 2024-11-18T16:42:38-0600

Player of the Week
Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin
Fifth-Year – OH – Lake Worth, Fla. – Major: Communications

Helped Wisconsin to a 2-0 week with wins over No. 23 USC and UCLA
Totaled 32 kills across the two matches, including a match-high 19 kills against UCLA where she hit .378 (19-2-45)
Recorded 13 kills against the nationally ranked Trojans, hitting .632 with one error on 19 attempts
Averaged 4.57 kills per set and hit .453 on the weekend, committing just three errors on 64 attempts
Added two aces, 0.57 assists per set, 1.43 digs per set, 0.43 blocks per set and averaged 5.07 points per set
Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Sarah Franklin (Nov. 11, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week
Nalani Iosia, Michigan State
Sr. - L – Long Beach, Calif. - Major: Sociology

Helped Michigan State to a 2-0 week with a pair of wins over Michigan (3-1) and Iowa (3-0)
Recorded 23 digs vs. Michigan, averaging 5.75 digs/set, limiting the Wolverines to .134 hitting and added seven assists
Helped the Michigan State defense hold Iowa to a season-low –0.020 hitting percentage, the lowest opponent hitting percentage in a Big Ten match against Michigan State since 2014
Iosia tallied 12 digs, five assists and one ace against the Hawkeyes
Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Nalani Iosia (Sept. 9, 2024)

Setter of the Week
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska
So. – S – Sioux Falls, S.D. – Major: Business and Law

Led Nebraska to wins over No. 16 Minnesota and Indiana with 10.71 assists per set and 3.86 digs per set
In a 3-1 win over the Golden Gophers, Reilly has 40 assists and career-highs of 20 digs and six kills
Reilly became the first Husker setter to record at least 40 assists, 20 digs and five kills in a match in the rally scoring era (since 2001)
Capped the weekend with 35 assists and seven digs in a sweep of Indiana, guiding the Nebraska offense to .324 hitting
On the week, Reilly totaled 75 assists, 27 digs, eight kills, seven blocks and one ace
Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Oct. 14, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Charlie Fuerbringer, Wisconsin
S – Hermosa Beach, Calif. – Major: Real Estate

Helped the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend with wins over No. 23 USC and UCLA
Averaged 11.71 assists per set, including a match-high 47 in a 3-1 win over the Bruins
Fuerbringer guided the Wisconsin offense to a .402 hitting percentage vs. UCLA and a .333 hitting percentage against USC
Tallied 35 assists in a 3-0 win over the nationally ranked Trojans
Across the two matches, Fuerbringer combined for 82 assists (11.71/set), 17 digs (2.43/set), four aces and four blocks
Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Oct. 7, 2024)

BigRedballz · 2024-11-18T19:17:56-0600