Nebraska, UCLA and Washington Earn First Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors of 2026

Player of the Week 
Marianna Singletary, UCLA 
Fifth-Year – MB – Charleston, S.C.   

• Led UCLA to a pair of wins vs. Long Beach State during opening weekend 
• Across two matches, Singletary combined for 25 kills on .385 hitting with 17 total blocks 
• In Friday’s four set win, tallied 16 kills on .429 hitting, adding nine blocks. On Saturday, recorded nine kills adding eight more blocks and finishing with 13 points 
• Last UCLA Player of the Week: Marianna Singletary (August 31, 2026) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Maija Howse, Washington 
So. - OH – Woodside, Calif.  

• Led the Washington blocking effort with 1.50 blocks per set as the Huskies opened with a 3-0 week at home to win the Husky Invitational, earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team 
• Set a career-high twice with seven blocks against San Diego State and IU Indy. Helped the Washington defense hold opponents to a combined .106 hitting percentage 
• Set a career-high with 14 kills in the win over IU Indy, hitting .367  
• Last Washington Defensive Player of the Week: Maija Howse (August 31, 2026) 

Setter of the Week  
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska 
Sr. – S – Sioux Falls, S.D.  

• Led the No. 1 Huskers to a sweep against UNLV and No. 2 Texas and was named the MVP of the Players Era Showcase 
• The Nebraska offense hit a combined .315, with Reilly setting four different Huskers to at least 10 kills on the weekend. Reilly averaged 10.33 assists, 2.50 digs and 1.17 kills per set over the weekend 
• Against UNLV, Reilly recorded a double-double with 32 assists, 10 digs, five kills and three blocks 
• Against No. 2 Texas, Reilly tallied 30 assists, five digs, two kills, two service aces and a block 
• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Nov. 10, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week 
Kylie Kleckner, Washington 
OH – Trophy Club, Texas 

• Named MVP of first collegiate tournament, leading Washington to a 3-0 start at the Husky Invitational  
• Led Washington for the weekend with 41 kills, averaging 3.42 kills per set and hitting .269, adding four aces, 23 digs and 10 blocks for 4.17 points per set  
• Recorded 15 kills against UC Irvine and IU Indy and 11 kills against San Diego State 
• Last Washington Freshman of the Week: Julia Hunt (Sept. 16, 2024) 

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