Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State Claim Big Ten Honors

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