Michigan State, Purdue and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

Player of the Week 
Mimi Colyer, Wisconsin 
Sr. – OH – Lincoln, Calif. 

• Led Wisconsin to a 2-0 week including a 3-0 sweep over No. 21 Georgia Tech and a 3-0 win vs. Milwaukee  
• Collected double-digit kills in each match, with a match-high 19 vs. Georgia Tech. Totaled 35 kills with a .582 hitting percentage (33-3-55), averaging 5.83 kills per set and 6.25 points per set 
• Tallied 16 kills with a .600 hitting percentage against Milwaukee 
• Added 1.33 digs per set and .50 blocks per set 
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Sarah Franklin (Nov. 18, 2024) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Ryan McAleer, Purdue 
So. - L – Overland Park, Kan. 

• Averaged 4.10 digs per set in Purdue’s 3-0 week with wins over #10 SMU, Houston and Butler 
• Tallied 18 digs vs. SMU, limiting the SMU offense to a season-low .197 hitting percentage 
• Totaled 15 digs in three sets of action at Butler and recorded eight digs vs. Houston  
• Helped Purdue hold opponents to a .163 average attack percentage  
• Also dished out 17 assists across the three matches  
• Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Ali Hornung (Oct. 7, 2024) 

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

• Led the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend, including sweeps over No. 21 Georgia Tech and Milwaukee  
• Led the offense to a .457 and .488 hitting clip and a .608 (73-120) set percentage  
• In six sets, Fuerbringer averaged 12.17 assists per set, 4.00 digs per set and added three service aces 
• In each of the two matches, Fuerbringer recorded double-doubles (assists & digs) for her second and third of the season, respectively 
• Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Nov. 11, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week 
Malayah Long, Michigan State 
S – Lincoln, Neb.  

• Helped Michigan State to a 3-0 week with wins at Western Michigan, Kennesaw State and vs. Appalachian State  
• Helped the Spartans move to 7-0, the best start to a season since 2012 
• Recorded double-doubles (assists & digs) in all three matches 
• Tallied a career-high 56 assists against Western Michigan, the most in a match for a Spartan since 2018. Also added 14 digs, two service aces and four blocks against the Broncos 
• Registered 41 assists, 10 digs and a career-high six blocks at Kennesaw State 
• Finished the week with 50 assists, three blocks and a career-best 16 digs in win against previously undefeated Appalachian State 
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Taylah Holdem (Nov. 6, 2023) 

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