Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State Claim Big Ten Honors

  0 volleymob | October 10th, 2016 | Big Ten, College - Women's Indoor, News

Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State Claim Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Week Plaudits

Player of the Week
Simone Lee, Penn State
OH – Jr. – Menomonee Falls, Wis. – Menomonee

• Guided No. 15 Penn State to victories over top-ranked Minnesota and Rutgers
• Averaged 5.1 kills per set, hitting .321 on the week
• Knocked down 41 kills, with 30 versus the Golden Gophers and 11 against the Scarlet Knights

• Added 12 digs on the week, averaging 1.5 digs per set
• Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week honor
• Last Penn State Player of the Week: Haleigh Washington (Oct. 26, 2015)

Defensive Player of the Week
Amber Rolfzen, Nebraska
MB – Sr. – Papillion, Neb. – Papillion-La Vista South

• Helped No. 3 Nebraska post wins against Indiana and No. 17 Purdue
• Averaged 2.3 blocks per set, posting a season-high nine versus the Boilermakers
• Collects her fourth Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Amber Rolfzen (Nov. 30, 2015)

Setter of the Week
Abby Dettering, Penn State
S – Jr. – Mentor, Ohio – Lake Catholic

• Helped lead No. 15 Penn State to victories versus No. 1 Minnesota and Rutgers

• Averaged 12.6 assists per set on the week, totaling 101 assists
• Led the Nittany Lions to a .308 hitting percentage against the Gophers and a clip of .425 against the Scarlet Knights
• Earns her first career Setter of the Week award
• Last Penn State Setter of the Week: Bryanna Weiskircher (Nov. 2, 2015)

Freshman of the Week
MacKenzi Welsh, Michigan
S – Fr. – Bolingbrook, Ill. – Plainfield East

• Led No. 23 Michigan to wins over Maryland and No. 14 Ohio State
• Totaled 97 assists on the week, averaging 12.1 assists per set
• Claims her first career Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Carly Skjodt (Oct. 19, 2015)

2016 Big Ten Volleyball Players of the Week
Aug. 29
P: Taylor Sandbothe, OSU
D: Ashlyn MacGregor, MD
S: Kelly Hunter, NEB

S: Lauren Carlini, WIS
F: Molly Haggerty, WIS

Sept. 5

P: Sarah Wilhite, MINN

D: Tionna Williams, WIS

S: Samantha Seliger-Swenson, MINN

F: Alexis Hart, MINN

Sept. 12

P: Danielle Cuttino, PUR

D: Jenna Lerg, MICH

D: Hannah Tapp, MINN

S: Samantha Seliger-Swenson, MINN

F: Alexis Hart, MINN

Sept. 19

P: Molly Haggerty, WIS

D: Tionna Williams, WIS

S: Samantha Seliger-Swenson, MINN

F: Molly Haggerty, WIS

Sept. 26

P: Sarah Wilhite, MINN

D: Tionna Williams, WIS

S: Kelly Hunter, NEB

F: Jacqueline Quade, ILL

Oct. 3

P: Taylor Sandbothe, OSU

D: Valeria Leon, OSU

S: Samantha Seliger-Swenson, MINN

F: Alexis Hart, MINN

Oct. 10

P: Simone Lee, PSU

D: Amber Rolfzen, NEB

S: Abby Dettering, PSU

F: MacKenzi Welsh, MICH

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