Amber Rolfzen Named Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Week

  0 Lauren Neidigh | October 24th, 2016 | News

Nebraska garnered 3 of this week’s Big Ten weekly honors between Amber Rolfzen (player of the week), Justine Wong (defensive player of the week), and Kelly Hunter (setter of the week). Freshman of the week went to Michigan’s MacKenzi Welsh.

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

• Guided No. 1 Nebraska to victories over No. 3 Minnesota and No. 4 Wisconsin
• Averaged 4.0 kills per set, hitting .560 on the week
• Knocked down 32 kills, tallying 16 in each match

• Added nine blocks

• Earns her second career Big Ten Player of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Kadie Rolfzen (Oct. 17, 2016)

Defensive Player of the Week
Justine Wong-Orantes, Nebraska
L – Sr. – Cypress, Calif. – Los Alamitos

• Helped No. 1 Nebraska post wins over No. 3 Minnesota and No. 4 Wisconsin
• Tallied 50 digs on the week, averaging 6.3 digs per set
• Collects her third Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Amber Rolfzen (Oct. 10, 2016)

Setter of the Week
Kelly Hunter, Nebraska
S – Jr. – Papillion, Neb. – Papillion-La Vista South

• Helped lead No. 1 Nebraska to victories versus No. 3 Minnesota and No. 4 Wisconsin

• Averaged 13.3 assists per set on the week, totaling 106 set assists
• Added six blocks and nine digs
• Earns her fifth career Setter of the Week award
• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Kelly Hunter (Sept. 26, 2016)

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

• Led No. 16 Michigan to wins over Maryland and No. 9 Penn State
• Totaled 122 set assists on the week, averaging 12.2 assists per set

• Contributed 27 digs, earning a double-double in each match
• Collects her third career Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: MacKenzi Welsh (Oct. 17, 2016)

News courtesy of Big Ten.

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