Player of the Week Plaudits
Purdue’s Danielle Cuttino named Player of the Week; Michigan’s Jenna Lerg and Minnesota’s Hannah Tapp earn Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors; Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson and Alexis Hart receive Setter and Freshman of the Week honors, respectively
Player of the Week
Danielle Cuttino, Purdue
OH – Jr. – Indianapolis, Ind. – Ben Davis
• Guided No. 20 Purdue to victories over Cal Poly and No. 9 Stanford
• Averaged 4.3 kills per set and posted a .338 hitting percentage on the week
• Added eight blocks
• Earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week honor
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Annie Drews (Nov. 16, 2015)
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Jenna Lerg, Michigan
L – So. – Farmington Hills, Mich. – Mercy
• Helped No. 22 Michigan to wins over American and Coastal Carolina
• For the week, averaged 6.5 digs per set
• Tallied 71 digs on the week, including a career-high 39 in a five-set loss to Pittsburgh
• Currently leads the Big Ten with 5.65 digs per set
• Collects her first career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Tiffany Morales (Oct. 1, 2012)
Hannah Tapp, Minnesota
MB/RS – Sr. – Stewartville, Minn. – Stewartville
• Led No. 5 Minnesota to victories against Louisville and No. 11 North Carolina
• Tallied 14 blocks in the two matches, averaging 2.0 blocks per set
• Collects her third career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award
• Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Hannah Tapp (Nov. 16, 2015)
Setter of the Week
Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Minnesota
S – So. – Minnetonka, Minn. – Hopkins
• Helped lead No. 5 Minnesota to wins versus Louisville and No. 11 North Carolina
• Averaged 12.6 assists per set on the week
• Added two service aces, 16 digs and eight blocks
• Led the Golden Gophers to a .382 team hitting percentage
• Earns her fourth career Setter of the Week award
• Last Minnesota Setter of the Week: Samantha Seliger-Swenson (Sept. 5, 2016)
Freshman of the Week
Alexis Hart, Minnesota
OH – Fr. – Independence, Mo. – Truman
• Propelled No. 5 Minnesota to wins against Louisville and No. 11 North Carolina
• Posted 30 kills on the week, averaging 4.3 kills per set and hitting at a clip of .403
• Earns her second straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Samantha Alexis Hart (Sept. 5, 2016)
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
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