Player of the Week 
Teraya Sigler, Nebraska 
So. – OH – Scottsdale, Ariz.  

• Led the No. 1 Huskers to a 2-0 week with a sweep at Northwestern and a 3-1 win against No. 13 Purdue 

• Averaged 3.29 kills per set on .391 hitting, adding 2.57 digs per set across the two matches 

• Hit .467 with eight kills, 12 digs, three blocks and two aces at Northwestern 

• Recorded 15 kills on .355 hitting with six digs and a block in the win against the Boilermakers 

• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Harper Murray (Oct. 12, 2026) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Olivia Mauch, Nebraska 
Jr. - L – Bennington, Neb. 

• Helped the No. 1 Huskers to a 2-0 week with a sweep at Northwestern and a 3-1 win against No. 13 Purdue 

• Led a Nebraska defense that held opponents to a combined .091 hitting percentage 

• Anchored the Husker defense that heled opponents below 20 points in six of seven sets played on the week, averaging 4.00 digs per set  

• Recorded a career-high 21 digs and added eight assists and an ace against the 13th-ranked Boilermakers. Mauch became the first Nebraska libero with a 20-dig, eight-assist match since 2023 

• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Manaia Ogbechie (Oct. 12, 2026) 

Setter of the Week  
Charlie Fuerbringer, Wisconsin 
Jr. – S – Hermosa Beach, Calif. 

• Helped Wisconsin to a 2-0 week with wins vs. Maryland and at Iowa, setting the Badgers to a combined .361 hitting percentage  

• Totaled 90 assists over seven sets, averaging 12.86 assists per set while adding 1.14 digs per set and six kills (1.29 kills/set) 

• Matched her season-best with 55 assists against the Hawkeyes, leading the Badger defense to a .377 hitting percentage throughout four sets  

• Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Sept. 21, 2026) 

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

• Paced the Badger offense in a 2-0 week with wins over Northwestern and Iowa  

• Totaled 31 kills, including 17 against Maryland while hitting for a career-high .552 with just one error (17-1-29)  

• Recorded 14 kills, six digs and two blocks at Iowa  

• Averaged 4.43 kills per set, 5.07 points per set and added 1.71 digs per set throughout the two matches 

• Earns third Freshman of the Week honor of the season 

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Audrey Flanagan (Oct. 5, 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