Penn State, Nebraska, Purdue, Michigan and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Player of the Week 
Jess Mruzik, Penn State 
Gr. - OH– Livonia, Mich. – Master’s: Business Administration 

• Hit .329 while averaging 4.71 kills and 3.14 digs per set in No. 3 Penn State’s wins over Maryland and No. 11 Oregon at Rec Hall  

• Opened the week hitting .313 with 17 kills, three aces and 14 digs for a double-double in a 3-1 win over Maryland  

• Followed that outing hitting .353 with 16 kills, eight digs and three solo blocks in a sweep over Oregon 

• The win over the Ducks was the Nittany Lions’ fifth win this season over a team ranked in the top 15 at match time  

• Last Penn State Player of the Week: Jess Mruzik (Sept. 30, 2024) 

Co-Defensive Player of the Week 
Rebekah Allick, Nebraska 
Jr. - MB – Lincoln, Neb. - Major: Business Management 

• Averaged 2.00 blocks per set to go along with 2.17 kills per set on .455 hitting in the Huskers’ sweeps of Illinois and Iowa  

• At Illinois, Allick posted a team-best nine blocks and put down four kills on .300 hitting. Allick took over in the third and final set, as she was involved in scoring Nebraska’s final seven points (four blocks, three kills) 

• Against Iowa on Sunday, Allick posted three blocks with nine kills and hit .583 as Nebraska limited the Hawkeyes to .155 hitting  

• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Lexi Rodriguez (Sept. 30, 2024) 

Co-Defensive Player of the Week 
Ali Hornung, Purdue 
Sr. - L – New Albany, Ind. - Major: Hospitality & Tourism Management 

• Led the Big Ten with 5.71 digs/set as Purdue also led the league with 19.57 digs/set last week  

• Posted 22 digs in a 3-0 win over Michigan State, which included 10 in the opening set  

• Led the Boilermakers to a program-record of 71 digs in a three-set match during the current 25-point rally scoring era, limiting the Spartan attack to a .104 hitting percentage 

• Tallied 18 digs (4.50/set) in a 3-1 road win over Northwestern who hit .183 in the match 

• Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin (Sept. 16, 2024) 

Setter of the Week 
Morgan Burke, Michigan 
So. – Omaha, Neb. – Major: Undeclared 

• Averaged 10.30 assists per set in 10 sets of play, guiding Michigan (13-2, 3-1) to a 1-1 week with a 3-2 road win over RV UCLA and a narrow 2-3 loss at No. 21 USC  

• Totaled 103 assists, surpassing 50 assists in each match, and is current on a three-game streak of 50 or more assists  

• Cued the Wolverines’ offense to a .224 average hitting percentage over the two matches including a .257 clip at No. 21 USC 

• Added 18 digs across the two matches, also contributed a kill, three aces and three blocks 

• Last Michigan Setter of the Week: MacKenzi Welsh (Nov. 26, 2018) 

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

• Helped the Badgers to a 2-0 week with sweeps over Rutgers and No. 25 Washington  

• Totaled 68 assists for an average of 11.33 assists per set, guiding the Wisconsin offense to a .370 hitting percentage vs. Rutgers and a .486 hitting percentage vs. Washington  

• Also chipped in with 0.83 kills/set, 1.00 digs/set and 0.67 blocks/set, including four blocks vs. the Huskies  

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Gülce Güçtekin (Sept. 12, 2022) 

2024 Big Ten Players of the Week 
Sept. 2 
P: Eva Hudson, Jr., PUR 
D: Rebekah Allick, Jr., NEB 
S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB 
F: Izzy Starck, PSU  
Sept. 9 
P: Raina Terry, Gr., ILL 
D: Nalani Iosia, Sr., MSU 
S: Taylor Anderson, So., PUR 
F: Izzy Starck, PSU 
Sept. 16  
P: Emily Londot, Gr., OSU 
D: Raven Colvin, Sr., PUR 
S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB 
F: Julia Hunt, WASH  
Sept. 23 
P: Sarah Franklin, Fifth-Year, WIS 
D: Onye Ofoegbu, RS-Sr.., ORE 
S: Mia Tuaniga, Sr., USC 
Co-F: Izzy Starck, PSU 
Co-F: Jadyn Livings, USC 
Sept. 30 
Co-P: Jess Mruzik, Gr., PSU 
Co-P: Alissa Kinkela, RS-Jr., RU 
D: Lexi Rodriguez, Sr., NEB 
S: Izzy Starck, Fr., PSU 
F: Malu Garcia, IOWA 
Oct. 7 
P: Jess Mruzik, Gr., PSU 
Co-D: Rebekah Allick, Jr., NEB 
Co-D: Ali Hornung, Sr., PUR 
S: Morgan Burke, So., MICH 
F: Charlie Fuerbringer, WIS