Illinois, Penn State and UCLA Claim Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

Player of the Week 
Kennedy Martin, Penn State 
Jr. – OPP – Fort Mill, S.C. 

• Hit .348 while averaging 7.00 kills, 2.44 digs and 0.89 blocks per set in matches against No. 17 USC and UCLA 
• Hit .292 with 29 kills, 13 digs, five blocks and two aces in a five-set win against No. 17 USC. Contributed on each of Penn State’s final eight points in a 15-13 fifth set, totaling six kills and two blocks during that stretch  
• Hit .403 with a career-high 34 kills in a four-set loss to UCLA, including 15 kills on .583 hitting in the fourth set alone  
• Her 34 kills vs. UCLA were the most by a Nittany Lion since 1995 and the highest number of kills by a Big Ten player in a four-set match since 2023 
• Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kennedy Martin (Aug. 26, 2025) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Lola Schumacher, UCLA 
So. - L – Carmel, Ind. 

• Averaged 5.00 digs per set to help the Bruins begin conference play 2-0 with wins over Ohio State and No. 15 Penn State  
• Recorded 21 digs vs. the Buckeyes and followed up with 24 digs against the Nittany Lions  
• Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Lola Schumacher (Sept. 29, 2025) 

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

• Led Illinois to a 2-0 week with wins against RV Oregon (3-0) and No. 10 Purdue (3-1) 
• Averaged 9.43 assists and 2.33 digs per set, cueing an Illini offense to a season-high .362 hitting percentage against Oregon with 27 assists  
• Posted a double-double with 39 assists and 10 digs, adding two kills and an ace in Illinois’ four set win at Purdue. The effort marked her fourth double-double of the season 
• Last Illinois Setter of the Week: Diana Brown (Sept. 20, 2021) 

Freshman of the Week 
Eliana Urzua, UCLA 
OH – Santa Barbara, Calif.   

• Helped the Bruins to a 2-0 week with wins at Ohio State (3-2) and No. 15 Penn State (3-1) 
• At Ohio State, Urzua led the Bruins with 20 kills on a blistering .381 hitting percentage, adding five digs and two blocks for 21 total points  
• Recorded 16 kills and 14 digs for her first-career double-double at Penn State 
• Led UCLA with 36 kills across the weekend, averaging 4.00 kills per set while hitting at a .313 clip 
• Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Eliana Urzua (Sept. 29, 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: Charlier 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