Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and UCLA Share Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

Co-Player of the Week 
Harper Murray, Nebraska 
Jr. – OH – Ann Arbor, Mich.  

• Led Nebraska to a pair of sweeps against Washington and No. 12 Purdue over the weekend  
• At Purdue, Murray tallied 16 kills on 25 error-free swings for a career-high .640 hitting percentage, adding five digs, four assists, two service aces and two blocks 
• Against Washington, Murray led the balanced Husker attack with 12 kills with just one error for a .407 hitting percentage, also contributing seven digs, three blocks, one ace and one assist  
• For the week, Murray averaged 4.67 kills per set on a .519 hitting percentage (28-1-52). She added 2.00 digs per set and also received 11 serves without a reception error 
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Merritt Beason (Nov. 6, 2023) 

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

• Hit .438 while averaging 7.36 points, 6.71 kills, 2.14 digs and 0.71 blocks per set in wins over No. 7 Wisconsin (3-0) and Northwestern (3-1) at Rec Hall  
• Hit .474 with 23 kills, eight digs, three blocks and two aces in a sweep. The 23 kills were the second-most by a Penn State player in a three-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era  
• Led the Nittany Lions again on Saturday against the Wildcats, hitting .412 with 24 kills, seven digs and two blocks 
• Martin has now recorded 20+ kills in each match during Penn State’s three-match win streak  
• Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kennedy Martin (Sept. 29, 2025) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Marianna Singletary, UCLA 
RS-Jr. - MB – Charleston, S.C. 

• Led UCLA defensively to a pair of sweeps over No. 14 Minnesota and No. 22 USC 
• Averaged 2.00 blocks per set across the two matches, totaling 12 blocks, including one solo block  
• With Singletary’s defensive efforts, UCLA held Minnesota and USC to their lowest hitting percentages of the season  
• Also recorded 14 kills at a .400 hitting percentage  
• Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Lola Schumacher (Sept. 29, 2025) 

Setter of the Week  
Kate Duffey, UCLA 
So. – S – Ventura, Calif. 

• Led UCLA to a pair of ranked sweeps over No. 14 Minnesota and No. 22 USC 
• Dished out 66 assists across the two matches, tallying 36 assists and nine digs at Minnesota and setting the Bruin offense to a .230 hitting percentage  
• Recorded her fourth double-double of the season against USC, recording 30 assists and 11 digs, cueing the Bruins to a .240 hitting percentage  
• Added five blocks defensively to hold both Minnesota and USC to their lowest hitting percentages of the season   
• Last UCLA Setter of the Week: Kate Duffey (Oct. 13, 2025)  

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

• Led Michigan State to sweep of No. 20 Indiana and a 3-2 win against Iowa over the weekend. It was Michigan State’s first sweep over a ranked team since 2017 and first ranked win at home since 2023 
• Totaled 54 assists against Iowa, adding six digs, five kills two service aces and a block, setting the Michigan State offense to 67 kills against the Hawkeyes 
• Recorded 21 assists, three kills and one block against Indiana 
• Tallied a combined 75 assists, averaging 9.38 assists per set  
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Malayah Long (Sept. 15, 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