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

• Led No. 1 Nebraska to a 2-0 week at No. 16 Penn State and Maryland 

• Averaged 3.83 kills/set on .526 hitting, 1.00 aces/set and 2.00 blocks/set 

• Totaled 11 kills on .625 hitting with a season-high seven blocks and a dig in a sweep of the 16th-ranked Nittany Lions 

• Posted 12 kills, six service aces, five blocks and four digs in a sweep at Maryland 

• Tied a rally-scoring era program record with six aces in a three-set match against the Terrapins, becoming the fourth-ever Husker to do so and the first since 2015 

• Earns second consecutive Big Ten Player of the Week honor 

• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Andi Jackson (Sept. 28, 2026) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Reese Sheppard, Oregon 
So. - L – Puyallup, Wash. 

• Averaged 5.00 digs per set in the Ducks’ 2-0 week with wins over No. 10 Purdue and RV Illinois 

• Had 18 digs and four assists in a reverse sweep against the Boilermakers, tallying 13 of her 18 digs in the final three sets as Oregon erased an 0-2 set deficit. With Sheppard leading the Oregon defense, the Ducks held Purdue to a .184 hitting percentage  

• Tallied a career high 27 digs in a four-set win over Illinois, helping hold the Fighting Illini to a .214 hitting percentage, while adding two assists and an ace  

• Last Oregon Defensive Player of the Week: Onye Ofoegbu (Sept. 23, 2024) 

Setter of the Week  
Malayah Long, Michigan State 
R-So. – S – Lincoln, Neb. 

• Helped Michigan State to a 2-0 weekend with wins at RV UCLA and RV USC 

• Set the Spartans to a combined .316 hitting efficiency, averaging 12.13 assists per set and totaling 97 assists 

• Had 32 assists, five digs and two blocks in Michigan State’s win at UCLA, its first Big Ten road sweep since the 2024 season 

• Posted a career-high 65 assists and had nine digs, three kills, one ace and one block at USC as the Spartans hit .333 

• Michigan State’s 3-1 start to Big Ten play is its best since 2023, while its 13-1 overall start is the best since 2013 

• Last Michigan State Setter of the Week: Rachel Minarick (Oct. 23, 2017) 

Freshman of the Week
Audrey Flanagan, Wisconsin 
OH – Redondo Beach, Calif. 

• Paced the Badger offense with back-to-back double-figure kill performances against two ranked teams in No. 15 Indiana (W, 3-2) and No. 20 Minnesota (W, 3-1) 

• Totaled 31 kills while hitting .329 (31-7-73), averaging 3.44 kills per set, adding 1.78 digs per set and 3.94 points per set 

• Against Indiana, Flanagan tallied 17 kills with just two errors to hit .441, adding eight digs 

• At Minnesota, Flanagan put down 14 kills and recorded eight digs 

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Decelise Champion (Sept. 28, 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