Indiana, Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue Share Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week 
Manaia Ogbechie, Nebraska 
So. – MB – Santa Rosa Valley, Calif.  

• Led the No. 1 Huskers to a 3-0 week, totaling 33 kills on 53 swings, hitting .547 and recording 3.30 kills per set  
• Tallied nine kills on .538 hitting with five blocks against New Mexico 
• Posted a career-high 12 kills on .571 hitting with two blocks vs. No. 20 Baylor  
• Matched her career-high with 12 kills on .526 hitting and five blocks in Nebraska’s win against Georgia Tech 
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Andi Jackson (Nov. 10, 2025) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Dior Charles, Purdue 
Sr. - MB – Los Angeles, Calif.  

• Ranked second in the Big Ten last week averaging 1.88 blocks/set in Purdue’s 3-0 week, which included a Paradise Invitational title in the Bahamas and a trio of sweeps 
• Helped hold opponents to .147 average hitting percentage, leading the blocking effort that saw Purdue lead the Big Ten last week in team blocks per set (3.22) 
• Totaled 15 blocks across three matches, including five vs. No. 8 SMU to give the Boilermakers their first top 10 win of the season 
• Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan McAleer (Oct. 6, 2025) 

Setter of the Week 
Teodora Kričković, Indiana 
So. – S – Novi Sad, Serbia 

• Led Indiana to a 3-0 week, which included a pair of sweeps  
• Averaged 11.60 assists per set in three wins, adding 11 kills, 18 digs, six blocks and five aces 
• Set the Hoosiers to a combined .338 hitting percentage, which included a season-high .391 against Eastern Illinois. With Kričković leading the offense, all five of Indiana’s primary hitters had at least five kills in each match  
• Last Indiana Setter of the Week: Teodora Kričković (Sept. 8, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week 
Haley Burgdorf, Penn State 
OH – St. Charles, Ill.  

• Hit .463 while averaging 2.67 kills per set and 1.67 digs per set in Penn State’s sweeps over DePaul, No. 4 Stanford and Ohio 
• Hit .450 with 10 kills, nine digs and two aces against the nationally ranked Cardinal, scoring match point on her second ace of the evening 
• Hit .545 with eight kills and five digs in the win against DePaul, adding six kills (.400 hitting) against Ohio 
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Caroline Jurevicius (Dec. 2, 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 
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 Kričković, So., IND 
F: Haley Burgdorf, PSU