Minnesota, USC and Wisconsin Collect Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Awards

Player of the Week 
Mckenna Wucherer, Minnesota 
Fifth-Year – OH – Brookfield, Wis. 

• Produced back-to-back career highs in kills, leading Minnesota to a 2-0 week at the South Dakota Lottery Challenge  
• On Friday, Wucherer set a pair of career-highs with 25 kills and 15 digs. Wucherer hit .417 (25-5-48) in four sets 
• Followed that performance with another 25-kill outing where she hit .413, adding 11 digs for consecutive double-doubles 
• On the weekend, Wucherer had 50 kills (eight sets), averaging 6.25 kills per set with a .415 hitting efficiency. She added four aces, 26 digs and four blocks  
• Earns second Player of the Week honor of the season 
• Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Mckenna Wucherer (Sept. 7, 2026) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Mia Tvrdy, USC 
Jr. - MB – La Vista, Neb. 

• Tied the Big Ten rally-scoring era record for blocks in a match (16) in a straight-set win against UC Santa Barbara on Sunday. Her 16 total blocks (one solo) set the USC single match record in the rally-scoring era 
• For the week, totaled 23 blocks in 10 sets, averaging 2.30 blocks per set.  
• Logged a career-high four digs in the 3-0 win vs. UC Santa Barbara  
• Added 22 kills to average 3.45 points per set in three matches  
• Last USC Defensive Player of the Week: Leah Ford (Nov. 24, 2025) 

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

• Set the Badgers to a 2-0 week, defeating Marquette and Milwaukee  
• Averaged 13.50 assists per set and 2.75 digs per set over eight sets 
• Against Milwaukee, Fuerbringer recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 54 assists and 16 digs, setting the Badgers to a .326 hitting percentage  
• Recorded 54 assists against Marquette with six digs, a block and a kill, cueing the Badger offense to .369 hitting 
• Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Nov. 24, 2025) 

Freshman of the Week 
Decelise Champion, Wisconsin 
RS – Dorado, Puerto Rico  

• Recorded 20 kills, 11 digs and three blocks against Marquette in just the third match of her career, hitting .441 (20-5-34) against the Golden Eagles 
• Played just one set in Wisconsin’s second match of the week against Milwaukee, quickly recording six kills on nine swings 
• In five total sets, Champion averaged 5.20 kills per set, 2.20 digs per set and 5.50 points per set 
• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Nov. 18, 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 
Sept. 21 
P: Mckenna Wucherer, Fifth-Year, MINN 
D: Mia Tvrdy, Jr., USC 
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, Jr., WIS 
F: Decelise Champion, WIS