Player of the Week 
Andi Jackson, Nebraska 
Sr. – MB – Brighton, Colo. 

• Helped No. 1 Nebraska to a 3-0 week with a trio of sweeps against Missouri, Rutgers and Ohio State  

• Finished the week leading the Big Ten with a .578 hitting percentage, second in total blocks (14), fourth in blocks/set (1.56), fifth in points (40.5), seventh in points/set (4.50) and 10th in total kills (31) 

• Averaged 3.33 kills/set and hit .578 on 45 swings throughout the week  

• Recorded 10 kills with no errors on .667 hitting and posted two aces and six blocks vs. Missouri  

• Against Rutgers, tallied 14 kills on .632 hitting with four blocks 

• Totaled six kills and four blocks in a sweep of Ohio State  

• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Manaia Ogbechie (Sept. 14, 2026) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Talita Goncalves, Illinois 
So. - L – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

• Led the Illini defensively to back-to-back ranked wins over No. 15 Minnesota and No. 23 USC as Illinois dropped just one set across the two matches to begin Big Ten play 2-0  

• Averaged 4.57 digs/set along with a .952 reception percentage, 0.86 assists/set and 0.29 aces/set 

• Totaled 32 digs in seven sets 

• Recorded 19 digs and three assists in Illinois’ win over Minnesota. Against USC, had 13 digs in three sets 

• Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Rylee Hinton (Jan. 25, 2021) 

Setter of the Week  
Kenna Phelan, Illinois 
Sr. – S – Fayetteville, Ark.  

• Averaged 10.43 assists per set and 2.71 digs per set across seven sets of action  

• Totaled 73 assists, 19 digs, four kills, one ace and a block across Illinois’ 2-0 week against No. 15 Minnesota and No. 23 USC 

• Posted a double-double in the win over Minnesota with 37 assists, 10 digs, two kills and a block 

• Against USC, recorded 36 assists, nine digs, two kills and an ace in the Illini’s sweep of USC 

• Led Illinois to a .266 hitting percentage across the two matches  

• Last Illinois Setter of the Week: Kenna Phelan (Sept. 29, 2025) 

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

• Tallied back-to-back double-digit kill totals against No. 20 Oregon and No. 10 Purdue, helping Wisconsin to a 2-0 week 

• Against the Ducks, Champion totaled 16 kills with just one hitting error to hit .429 (16-1-35), adding 10 digs for her second-career double-double 

• Against the Boilermakers, Champion tallied 11 kills and nine digs 

• For the week, Champion averaged 3.86 kills per set, 2.71 digs per set and added 1.29 blocks per set for a total of 31.5 points in seven sets 

• Earns second consecutive Freshman of the Week honor 

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Decelise Champion (Sept. 21, 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