Volleyball

Nebraska, Penn State and Wisconsin Share Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Awards

Nittany Lions’ Martin and Northern, Huskers’ Reilly and Badgers’ Champion gather weekly recognition

Player of the Week 
Kennedy Martin, Penn State 
Sr. – RS – Fort Mill, S.C. 

  • Led Penn State to a pair of wins against Ohio State and No. 11 Purdue, averaging 6.50 points/set while hitting .337 with 5.25 kills, 2.75 digs, 1.50 blocks and 0.50 aces per set over the two four-set victories 
  • Hit .321 against the nationally ranked Boilermakers with 24 kills, nine digs and six blocks. In the fourth set, Martin hit .368 with nine kills and two blocks  
  • Recorded her fourth double-double of the season and 25th of her career against the Buckeyes, hitting .359 with 18 kills, 13 digs, six blocks and four aces  
  • Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kennedy Martin (Oct. 26, 2026) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Kendall Northern, Penn State 
Fr. - MB – Cincinnati, Ohio 

  • Averaged 1.63 blocks/set while helping hold opponents to a combined .171 hitting percentage in Penn State’s wins over Ohio State and No. 11 Purdue 
  • Recorded seven blocks while limiting Purdue to .197 hitting, adding a pair of digs, six kills and her first career ace 
  • Helped hold Ohio State to .145 hitting in a four-set win, totaling six blocks, including two solo, while adding two digs and six kills 
  • Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Gillian Grimes (Nov. 25, 2024) 

Setter of the Week
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska 
Sr. – S – Sioux Falls, S.D. 

  • Led the No. 1 Huskers to a pair of road wins at Michigan and No. 25 Michigan State 
  • Set the offense to a .380 hitting percentage on the week, which led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally in that span  
  • Led the Big Ten and finished fifth nationally with 12.88 assists per set 
  • Totaled a season-high 58 assists with nine digs and two aces while setting Nebraska to a .412 hitting percentage at Michigan, which was the fourth match of the year with a .400-or-better hitting percentage 
  • Against the Wolverines, Reilly directed a Husker offense that featured five players with double-digit kills for the 12th time in the rally-scoring era, including the first since 2021 
  • In a win at No. 25 Michigan State, tallied 45 assists, a career-high six blocks, five digs and a pair of kills  
  • Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Oct. 12, 2026) 

Freshman of the Week 
Decelise Champion, Wisconsin 
RS – Dorado, Puerto Rico 

  • Paced the Badger offense turning in 36 kills in seven sets while also hitting .397 in a 2-0 weekend with wins over USC and RV UCLA 
  • In seven sets, Champion averaged 5.14 kills per set, 5.93 points per set, 2.00 digs per set, and 1.43 blocks per set 
  • Against USC, Champion tallied a new career-best 21 kills for a 21-5-36, .444 stat line against the Trojans 
  • At UCLA, Champion added 15 kills on .344 hitting with seven digs and a career-high matching eight blocks 
  • Earns fifth Freshman of the Week honor of the season and third straight 
  • Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Decelise Champion (Oct. 26, 2026) 

2026 Big Ten Players of the Week 
Aug. 31 
P: Marianna Singletary, Fifth-Year, UCLA 
D: Maija Howse, So., WASH 
S: Bergen Reilly, Sr., NEB 
F:  Kylie Kleckner, WASH 
Sept. 7 
P: Mckenna Wucherer, Fifth-Year, MINN 
D: Anna Bardaro, Fr., WIS 
S: Marina Crownover, Fifth-Year, ORE 
F: Meredith Martin, MICH 
Sept. 14 
P: Manaia Ogbechie, So., NEB 
D: Dior Charles, Sr., PUR 
S: Teodora Krickovic, So., IND 
F: Haley Burgdorf, PSU 
Sept. 21 
P: Mckenna Wucherer, Fifth-Year, MINN 
D: Mia Tvrdy, Jr., USC 
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, Jr., WIS 
F: Decelise Champion, WIS 
Sept. 28 
P: Andi Jackson, Sr., NEB 
D: Talita Goncalves, So., ILL 
S: Kenna Phelan, Sr., ILL 
F: Decelise Champion, WIS 
Oct. 5 
P: Andi Jackson, Sr., NEB 
D: Reese Sheppard, So., ORE 
S: Malayah Long, R-So., MSU 
F: Audrey Flanagan, WIS 
Oct. 12 
Co-P: Harper Murray, Sr., NEB 
Co-P: Alanah Clemente, So., ORE 
D: Manaia Ogbechie, So., NEB 
S: Bergen Reilly, Sr., NEB 
F: Addy Tindall, PUR 
Oct. 19 
P: Teraya Sigler, So., NEB 
D: Olivia Mauch, Jr., NEB 
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, Jr., WIS 
F: Decelise Champion, WIS 
Oct. 26 
P: Kennedy Martin, Sr., PSU 
D: Andi Jackson, Sr., NEB 
S: Alexis Stucky, Gr., PSU 
F: Decelise Champion, WIS 
Nov. 2 
P: Kennedy Martin, Sr., PSU 
D: Kendall Northern, Fr., PSU 
S: Bergen Reilly, Sr., NEB 
F: Decelise Champion, WIS