Courtesy: Big Ten Conference
Player and Setter of the Week
Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin
S – So. – Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Champlin Park
• Led No. 7 Wisconsin to wins against Ohio State and Maryland averaging 14.83 assists and 3.67 digs per set
• Recorded back-to-back double-doubles on the weekend, giving her four consecutive and 12 total double-doubles for the season
• Guided the Badger offense to a .329 hitting percentage on the weekend
• Earns her first career Player of the Week award
• Receives her fifth career Setter of the Week award and third this season
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Dana Rettke (Nov. 5, 2018)
• Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Sydney Hilley (Nov. 12, 2018)
Setter of the week… setter of the century.
You say towMAYto, I say TowMAHtoBut we’ll settle for Big Ten Player of the Week and Setter of the Week for now! Congrats Syd!! #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/ZNBdpH64fW
— Wisconsin Volleyball (@BadgerVB) November 19, 2018
Defensive Player of the Week
Ali Bastianelli, Illinois
MB – Sr. – Marysville, Mich. – Marysville
• Led the No. 4 Illini to back-to-back sweeps of Northwestern and Rutgers over the weekend, marking the 10th and 11th consecutive wins for Illinois
• Averaged 1.83 blocks per set as Illinois’ opponents were held to a .061 team hitting percentage, including only two sets over a .100 hitting percentage
• Became the first-ever Illini and only the third-ever Big Ten player to register 700 career total blocks with four rejections against Northwestern as the Wildcats were held to a -.025 attack clip
• Collects her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Morgan O’Brien (Oct. 29, 2018)
✔️ 1.83 blocks per set with 11 stuffs
✔️ 3.00 kills per set on a .303 attack clip
✔️ Opponents were held to a .061 hitting percentageOh and @Big_Al_5 became the 1st-ever #Illini and 3rd-ever @B1GVolleyball player to reach 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ career blocks. 🙌🏼🔥
📰 https://t.co/HF0HnetQEd pic.twitter.com/IdL7bge08R
— Illini Volleyball (@IlliniVBall) November 19, 2018
Freshman of the Week
Jonni Parker, Penn State
RS – Casstown, Ohio – Miami East
• Helped No. 7 Penn State to victories against No. 19 Michigan and Northwestern with a team-high 4.00 kills per set on .500 hitting, committing just two hitting errors in 44 attempts
• Also added 16 total digs for 2.67 per set, and averaged 4.50 points per set over the week
• Committed zero hitting errors against the Wildcats with 11 kills on a .579 hitting clip
• Receives her third career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Jonni Parker (Oct. 15, 2018)
Jonni Parker's big week leads to her third @B1GVolleyball Freshman of the Week honor!
Read: https://t.co/oCbVQuAwzu pic.twitter.com/or1O2XD0tj— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) November 19, 2018
2018 Big Ten Players of the Week
Aug. 27
P: Lauren Witte, So., OSU
P: Sherridan Atkinson, Sr., PUR
D: Jenna Lerg, Sr., MICH
S: MacKenzi Welsh, Jr., MICH
F: Kiara McNulty, NU
Sept. 4
P: Grace Loberg, So., WIS
D: Brooke Peters, Sr., PUR
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
S: Sydney Hilley, So., WIS
F: Inna Balyko, RU
Sept. 10
P: Megan Cooney, So., ILL
P: Mikaela Foecke, Sr., NEB
D: Hannah Gruensfelder, So., OSU
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
F: Kaitlyn Hord, PSU
Sept. 17
P: Jacqueline Quade, Jr., ILL
D: Callie Schwarzenbach, Fr., NEB
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
F: Jonni Parker, PSU
Sept. 24
P: Stephanie Samedy, So., MINN
P: Mikaela Foecke, Sr., NEB
D: Allegra Rivas, Fr., MD
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Nicklin Hames, NEB
F: Adanna Rollins, MINN
Oct. 1
P: Alexis Hart, Jr., MINN
P: Lauren Stivrins, So., NEB
D: Kendall White, Jr., PSU
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Serena Gray, PSU
Oct. 8
P: Carly Skjodt, Sr., MICH
D: Jenna Lerg, Sr., MICH
S: MacKenzie Welsh, Jr., MICH
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Adanna Rollins, MINN
Oct. 15
P: Carly Skjodt, Sr., MICH
D: Tiffany Clark, Jr., WIS
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: CC McGraw, MINN
F: Jonni Parker, PSU
Oct. 22
P: Dana Rettke, So., WIS
D: Allegra Rivas, Fr., MD
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Adanna Rollins, MINN
Oct. 29
P: Sherridan Atkinson, Sr., PUR
D: Morgan O’Brien, So., ILL
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: CC McGraw, MINN
Nov. 5
P: Dana Rettke, So., WIS
D: Lauren Stivrins, So., NEB
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Adanna Rollins, MINN
Nov. 12
P: Mikaela Foecke, Sr., NEB
D: Allegra Rivas, Fr., MD
S: Sydney Hilley, So., WIS
F: Nicklin Hames, NEB
Nov. 19
P/S: Sydney Hilley, So., WIS
D: Ali Bastianelli, Sr., ILL
F: Jonni Parker, PSU
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