Courtesy: Big Ten Athletics
Minnesota’s Alexis Hart and Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Nebraska’s Lauren Stivrins, and Penn State’s Serena Gray and Kendall White earned Big Ten weekly honors for Week 5.
Co-Player of the Week
Alexis Hart, Minnesota
OH – Jr. – Kansas City, Mo. – Truman
• Averaged .467 in No. 6 Minnesota’s sweeps against No. 5 Wisconsin and Indiana over the weekend
• Hit a career-best .609 with 14 kills in 23 attempts and zero errors
• Added 10 kills in 22 swings and hit .318 against the Hoosiers
• Garners her second career Player of the Week decoration
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Stephanie Samedy (Sept. 24, 2018)
Congrats to @Lexihart19! 👏 https://t.co/Jgfcx3o3Bm
— Minnesota Volleyball (@GopherVBall) October 1, 2018
Co- Player of the Week
Lauren Stivrins, Nebraska
MB – So. – Scottsdale, Ariz. – Chaparral
• Became the third Husker in school history to post a perfect hitting percentage with at least 10 kills when she went 10-for-10 in a sweep at Northwestern
• Followed with eight kills, four blocks and three service aces in a 3-1 win at No. 7 Illinois
• Averaged 2.57 kills per set on a .536 hitting clip for the weekend
• Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Mikaela Foecke (Sept. 24, 2018)
Way to go @LaurenStivrins! #B1G Co-Player of the Week! #GBR https://t.co/sXIBqk13cj pic.twitter.com/ct3yZCZxmq
— Husker Volleyball (@Huskervball) October 1, 2018
Defensive Player of the Week
Kendall White, Penn State
L – Jr. – Zionsville, Ind. – Cathedral
• Led the No. 9 Nittany Lions defensively over the weekend, helping hold No. 17 Michigan and Michigan State to a combined .120 hitting percentage
• Against the Spartans, scooped up 11 digs, dished out four assists and an ace, was also perfect in serve receive and held Michigan State to a .082 hitting percentage
• Tallied 15 digs for 5.0 digs per set against the Wolverines and added one assist while holding Michigan to a .150 hitting clip
• Collects her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Tori Gorrell (Nov. 27, 2018)
Kendall White and Serena Gray were honored by @B1Gvolleyball for their play at Michigan State and Michigan! Read: https://t.co/QTq4RyNn5S pic.twitter.com/U6kwJCXeWI
— Penn State Women’s Volleyball (@PennStateVBALL) October 1, 2018
Setter of the Week
Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Minnesota
S – Sr. – Minnetonka, Minn. – Hopkins
• Led No. 6 Minnesota to sweeps of No. 5 Wisconsin and Indiana averaging 12.5 assists per set and helped the Gophers to a .371 hitting clip on the weekend
• Against the Badgers, tallied 39 assists and facilitated the Gophers to hit .386 in the sweep, also added two aces and eight digs
• Directed Minnesota to a .356 efficiency as she had four hitters earn double-digit kills, had a team-best 13 digs, surpassing the 1,000-career dig mark
• Grabs her 13th career Setter of the Week award
• Last Minnesota Setter of the Week: Samantha Seliger-Swenson (Sept. 24, 2018)
Second straight week, @samjoswens! 🙌 https://t.co/Vl2EkCREa9
— Minnesota Volleyball (@GopherVBall) October 1, 2018
Freshman of the Week
Serena Gray, Penn State
MB – Temple City, Calif. – Temple City
• Averaged 2.33 kills per set on a .545 hitting percentage while averaging 2.00 blocks per set this weekend against No. 17 Michigan and Michigan State
• Also added three digs and finished with 20.0 points on the weekend while leading the team with six blocks in both matches
• Against Michigan State, Gray was second in kills with nine, hitting .571 and added three digs
• Accepts her first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Jonni Parker (Sept. 17, 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
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