Player of the Week
OH - Mimi Colyer, Oregon (JR)
- Accounted for 6.00 points per set and hit .354 to lead Oregon to a pair of top 25 wins last week over No. 24 Washington and No. 16 USC
- Against USC, Colyer had 17 kills, nine digs and two blocks in the sweep. Committed just one attack error in 37 swings against the Women of Troy, good for a .432 hitting percentage
- Closed out the 2-0 weekend with a season-high 25 kills in a come-from-behind, five set victory over Washington. It was the sixth 25-kill outing of her career and first since 2022
- In a must-win fourth set against the Huskies, Colyer had nine kills and a solo block to help force the decisive fifth frame
- Also tied a season-high with 13 digs to go along with six blocks and an ace in Sunday's win. It was the 30th double-double of her career and fifth of the season
- Colyer is the first Oregon player to be named Big Ten Player of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
MB - Phoebe Awoleye, Minnesota (SR)
- Posted 24 blocks (4.0 blocks/set) in two sweeps this past weekend over Indiana and Maryland
- Had 10 blocks, her first 10+ block match of the season, to go along with six kills on Friday vs. the Hoosiers
- Tallied a career-best 14 blocks in a sweep over Maryland on Saturday. Awoleye had one solo block and 13 block assists. The 14 blocks tied the program record for the most in a single match
- Led the Gophers to a season-best 19 team blocks in three sets against Maryland
- Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Kylie Murr (Aug. 28, 2023)
Setter of the Week
S - Bergen Reilley, Nebraska (SO)
- Led the Huskers to a 3-2 win over No. 10 Purdue and a 3-0 win against Rutgers with 11.88 assists/set, 3.75 digs/set, two blocks and an ace
- Posted career-highs of 60 assists and 17 digs with an ace, a kill and a block in the five-set win over the Boilermakers
- Followed that up with 35 assists and 13 digs in a sweep of Rutgers in which the Huskers hit .314
- Tallied her 10th double-double of the season in the win over the Scarlet Knights
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Sept. 16, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
S - Izzy Starck, Penn State (FR)
- Averaged 12.13 assists, 2.71 digs, 0.57 kills and 0.57 blocks per set in road wins over Michigan State and Indiana
- Opened the weekend with 32 assists and seven digs in a sweep over the Spartans
- Against Indiana, Starck finished with 53 assists, 12 digs, three blocks and two kills, helping hand the Hoosiers their first home loss of the 2024 campaign
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Starck (Sept. 23, 2024)
OH - Mimi Colyer, Oregon (JR)
- Accounted for 6.00 points per set and hit .354 to lead Oregon to a pair of top 25 wins last week over No. 24 Washington and No. 16 USC
- Against USC, Colyer had 17 kills, nine digs and two blocks in the sweep. Committed just one attack error in 37 swings against the Women of Troy, good for a .432 hitting percentage
- Closed out the 2-0 weekend with a season-high 25 kills in a come-from-behind, five set victory over Washington. It was the sixth 25-kill outing of her career and first since 2022
- In a must-win fourth set against the Huskies, Colyer had nine kills and a solo block to help force the decisive fifth frame
- Also tied a season-high with 13 digs to go along with six blocks and an ace in Sunday's win. It was the 30th double-double of her career and fifth of the season
- Colyer is the first Oregon player to be named Big Ten Player of the Week
Defensive Player of the Week
MB - Phoebe Awoleye, Minnesota (SR)
- Posted 24 blocks (4.0 blocks/set) in two sweeps this past weekend over Indiana and Maryland
- Had 10 blocks, her first 10+ block match of the season, to go along with six kills on Friday vs. the Hoosiers
- Tallied a career-best 14 blocks in a sweep over Maryland on Saturday. Awoleye had one solo block and 13 block assists. The 14 blocks tied the program record for the most in a single match
- Led the Gophers to a season-best 19 team blocks in three sets against Maryland
- Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Kylie Murr (Aug. 28, 2023)
Setter of the Week
S - Bergen Reilley, Nebraska (SO)
- Led the Huskers to a 3-2 win over No. 10 Purdue and a 3-0 win against Rutgers with 11.88 assists/set, 3.75 digs/set, two blocks and an ace
- Posted career-highs of 60 assists and 17 digs with an ace, a kill and a block in the five-set win over the Boilermakers
- Followed that up with 35 assists and 13 digs in a sweep of Rutgers in which the Huskers hit .314
- Tallied her 10th double-double of the season in the win over the Scarlet Knights
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Sept. 16, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
S - Izzy Starck, Penn State (FR)
- Averaged 12.13 assists, 2.71 digs, 0.57 kills and 0.57 blocks per set in road wins over Michigan State and Indiana
- Opened the weekend with 32 assists and seven digs in a sweep over the Spartans
- Against Indiana, Starck finished with 53 assists, 12 digs, three blocks and two kills, helping hand the Hoosiers their first home loss of the 2024 campaign
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Starck (Sept. 23, 2024)
