Player of the Week
Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
Grad. – MB – Riverside, Ill. – Riverside-Brookfield – Graduate Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
• Averaged 4.44 kills and 1.11 blocks per set with a .536 hitting percentage, pacing No. 3 Wisconsin to victories over No. 6 Ohio State and No. 12 Penn State last weekend
• Tallied a season-high (and match-best) 24 kills on .512 hitting Oct. 23 vs. PSU, one day after posting 16 kills, seven blocks and a .577 hitting percentage against OSU
• A three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Earns her 11th career Player of the Week honor, the third-most in conference history, and her second award this season
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Julia Orzol (Oct. 4, 2021)
Defensive Player AND Freshman of the Week
Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska
Fr. – L – Sterling, Ill. – Sterling – Major: Undeclared
• Recorded 5.86 digs per set to help No. 9 Nebraska to wins over Iowa and No. 7 Purdue last week
• Tied her season high with 24 digs in the Oct. 23 victory over Purdue, following a match-high 17 digs on Oct. 20 vs. Iowa
• Receives the first Defensive Player of the Week award of her career
• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Kayla Caffey (Sept. 6, 2021)
• Garners her third career Freshman of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Lexi Rodriguez (Oct. 11, 2021)
Co-Setter of the Week
Nicklin Hames, Nebraska
Sr. – S – Maryville, Tenn. – Webb School – Major: Child, Youth & Family Studies
• Registered 12.43 assists, 4.00 digs and 0.71 service aces per set with two double-doubles last week in Nebraska’s wins over Iowa and seventh-ranked Purdue
• Had 48 assists, a season high-tying 17 digs and three aces in the Oct. 23 victory over Purdue
• A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2019, 2020)
• Collects her second career Setter of the Week plaudit
• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Nicklin Hames (Oct. 11, 2021)
Co-Setter of the Week
Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin
Grad. – S – Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Champlin Park – Graduate Major: Applied Biotechnology
• Averaged 12.00 assists, 3.00 digs and 0.89 blocks per set with a double-double as the third-ranked Badgers picked up top-12 wins over No. 6 Ohio State and No. 12 Penn State last week
• Picked up her 41st career double-double on Oct. 23 vs. Penn State with 65 assists, a season-high 18 digs (one short of her career best) and four blocks
• A two-time first-team Academic All-America selection (2019, 2020)
• Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree each of the past three seasons (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Secures her 16th career Setter of the Week citation (tying for second-most in conference history with Penn State’s Micha Hancock from 2011-14), and fourth this year
• Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Sydney Hilley (Oct. 4, 2021)
Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
Grad. – MB – Riverside, Ill. – Riverside-Brookfield – Graduate Major: Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
• Averaged 4.44 kills and 1.11 blocks per set with a .536 hitting percentage, pacing No. 3 Wisconsin to victories over No. 6 Ohio State and No. 12 Penn State last weekend
• Tallied a season-high (and match-best) 24 kills on .512 hitting Oct. 23 vs. PSU, one day after posting 16 kills, seven blocks and a .577 hitting percentage against OSU
• A three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Earns her 11th career Player of the Week honor, the third-most in conference history, and her second award this season
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Julia Orzol (Oct. 4, 2021)
Defensive Player AND Freshman of the Week
Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska
Fr. – L – Sterling, Ill. – Sterling – Major: Undeclared
• Recorded 5.86 digs per set to help No. 9 Nebraska to wins over Iowa and No. 7 Purdue last week
• Tied her season high with 24 digs in the Oct. 23 victory over Purdue, following a match-high 17 digs on Oct. 20 vs. Iowa
• Receives the first Defensive Player of the Week award of her career
• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Kayla Caffey (Sept. 6, 2021)
• Garners her third career Freshman of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Lexi Rodriguez (Oct. 11, 2021)
Co-Setter of the Week
Nicklin Hames, Nebraska
Sr. – S – Maryville, Tenn. – Webb School – Major: Child, Youth & Family Studies
• Registered 12.43 assists, 4.00 digs and 0.71 service aces per set with two double-doubles last week in Nebraska’s wins over Iowa and seventh-ranked Purdue
• Had 48 assists, a season high-tying 17 digs and three aces in the Oct. 23 victory over Purdue
• A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2019, 2020)
• Collects her second career Setter of the Week plaudit
• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Nicklin Hames (Oct. 11, 2021)
Co-Setter of the Week
Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin
Grad. – S – Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Champlin Park – Graduate Major: Applied Biotechnology
• Averaged 12.00 assists, 3.00 digs and 0.89 blocks per set with a double-double as the third-ranked Badgers picked up top-12 wins over No. 6 Ohio State and No. 12 Penn State last week
• Picked up her 41st career double-double on Oct. 23 vs. Penn State with 65 assists, a season-high 18 digs (one short of her career best) and four blocks
• A two-time first-team Academic All-America selection (2019, 2020)
• Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree each of the past three seasons (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Secures her 16th career Setter of the Week citation (tying for second-most in conference history with Penn State’s Micha Hancock from 2011-14), and fourth this year
• Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Sydney Hilley (Oct. 4, 2021)
