Nebraska, Purdue and USC Earn Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

Player of the Week 
London Wijay, USC 
RS-So. – OH – Porter Ranch, Calif.  

• Led USC to a 2-0 week, including a win at No. 9 Wisconsin (3-1) and Iowa (3-1) 
• Matched a career-high and had a USC season-high 24 kills with a .308 hitting percentage in the win at Wisconsin 
• Reached double-digit kills for the 10^th (10 kills at Iowa) and 11^th (24 at Wisconsin) times this season, and double-digit points for the 12^th and 13^th times  
• Averaged 4.25 kills per set, 4.38 points per set and 2.00 digs per set in the two victories  
• Last USC Player of the Week: Ally Batenhorst (Nov. 4, 2024)  

Defensive Player of the Week 
Andi Jackson, Nebraska 
Jr. - MB – Brighton, Colo. 

• Led Nebraska defensively to a pair of 3-0 wins at Michigan State and Michigan last week 
• Tallied 10 blocks across the two matches for an average of 1.67 per set, three of which were solo blocks  
• Helped limit opponents to a .139 hitting percentage, including a season-low .079 clip for Michigan  
• Also recorded three digs and three service aces 
• Averaged 2.17 kills per set on a blistering .706 hitting percentage (13-1-17) 
• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Rebekah Allick (Aug. 26, 2025) 

Setter of the Week  
Taylor Anderson, Purdue 
Jr. - S – San Antonio, Texas 

• Led Purdue to a 2-0 week with a 3-1 win at No. 22 Indiana and a sweep at Rutgers  
• Guided an offense that hit at a .306 clip last week and helped hold opponents to a .191 hitting percentage  
• Dished out 10.57 assist per set as Purdue hit over .300 in five of seven sets last week and over .330 in three sets  
• Registered a double-double with 34 assists, 10 digs, four kills and a block against Rutgers 
• Against Indiana, Anderson tallied 40 assists, nine digs, two blocks and three kills 
• Last Purdue Setter of the Week: Taylor Anderson (Sept. 9, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week 
Taylor Deckert, USC 
L – Manhattan Beach, Calif.  

• Helped USC go 2-0 on the road at No. 9 Wisconsin (3-1) and Iowa (3-1) 
• Averaged 6.63 digs per set and added 1.13 assists per set, setting a new career-high with 28 digs in a four-set win at Iowa. It was the most digs by a USC player since 2022 
• Reached double-digit kills again at Wisconsin with 25 
• Recorded her first and second-career 20+ dig performances to help limit opponents to a combined .191 hitting percentage 
• Last USC Freshman of the Week: Reese Messer (Sept. 22, 2025) 

2025 Big Ten Players of the Week 

Aug. 26 
P: Kennedy Martin, Jr., PSU 
D: Rebekah Allick, Sr., NEB 
S: Bergen Reilly, Jr., NEB 
F: Virginia Adriano, NEB 
Sept. 1 
P: Julia Hanson, Sr., MINN 
D: Leah Ford, RS-So., USC 
S: Stella Swenson, RS-Fr., MINN 
F: Alanah Clemente, ORE 
Sept. 8 
Co-P: Allison Jacobs, Gr., MICH 
Co-P: Kenna Wollard, Jr., PUR 
D: Duru Gökçen, So., MD 
S: Teodora Kričković, Fr., IND 
F: Jaidyn Jager, IND 
Sept. 15 
P: Mimi Colyer, Sr., WIS 
D: Ryan McAleer, So., PUR 
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, So., WIS 
F: Malayah Long, MSU 
Sept. 22 
P: Mimi Colyer, Sr., WIS 
D: Carter Booth, Sr., WIS 
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, So., WIS 
F: Reese Messer, USC 
Sept. 29 
P: Kennedy Martin, Jr., PSU 
D: Lola Schumacher, So., UCLA 
S: Kenna Phelan, Jr., ILL 
F: Eliana Urzua, UCLA  
Oct. 6 
P: Kenna Wollard, Jr., PUR 
D: Ryan McAleer, So., PUR 
S: Bergen Reilly, Jr., NEB 
F: Teodora Kričković, IND 
Oct. 13 
Co-P: Harper Murray, Jr., NEB 
Co-P: Kennedy Martin, Jr., PSU 
D: Marianna Singletary, RS-Jr., UCLA 
S: Kate Duffey, So., UCLA 
F: Malayah Long, MSU 
Oct. 20  
P: London Wijay, RS-So., USC 
D: Andi Jackson, Jr., NEB 
S: Taylor Anderson, Jr., PUR 
F: Taylor Deckert, USC