Oregon, Minnesota, Nebraska and Penn State Claim Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Player of the Week 
Mimi Colyer, Oregon  
Jr. - OH– Lincoln, Calif. – Major: Business Administration 

• Accounted for 6.00 points per set and hit .354 to lead Oregon to a pair of top 25 wins last week over No. 24 Washington and No. 16 USC 

• Against USC, Colyer had 17 kills, nine digs and two blocks in the sweep. Commited just one attack error in 37 swings against the Women of Troy, good for a .432 hitting percentage 

• Closed out the 2-0 weekend with a season-high 25 kills in a come-from-behind, five set victory over Washington. It was the sixth 25-kill outing of her career and first since 2022 

• In a must-win fourth set against the Huskies, Colyer had nine kills and a solo block to help force the decisive fifth frame 

• Also tied a season-high with 13 digs to go along with six blocks and an ace in Sunday’s win. It was the 30^th double-double of her career and fifth of the season 

• Colyer is the first Oregon player to be named Big Ten Player of the Week  

Defensive Player of the Week 
Phoebe Awoleye, Minnesota 
RS-Sr. - MB – Marietta, Ga. - Major: Business Management Information Systems 

• Posted 24 blocks (4.0 blocks/set) in two sweeps this past weekend over Indiana and Maryland 

• Had 10 blocks, her first 10+ block match of the season, to go along with six kills on Friday vs. the Hoosiers 

• Tallied a career-best 14 blocks in a sweep over Maryland on Saturday. Awoleye had one solo block and 13 block assists. The 14 blocks tied the program record for the most in a single match  

• Led the Gophers to a season-best 19 team blocks in three sets against Maryland 

• Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Kylie Murr (Aug. 28, 2023)

Setter of the Week 
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska  
So. – Sioux Falls, S.D. – Major: Business and Law 

• Led the Huskers to a 3-2 win over No. 10 Purdue and a 3-0 win against Rutgers with 11.88 assists/set, 3.75 digs/set, two blocks and an ace 

• Posted career-highs of 60 assists and 17 digs with an ace, a kill and a block in the five-set win over the Boilermakers 

• Followed that up with 35 assists and 13 digs in a sweep of Rutgers in which the Huskers hit .314 

• Tallied her 10^th double-double of the season in the win over the Scarlet Knights  

• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Sept. 16, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week 
Izzy Starck, Penn State  
S – Viera, Fla. – Major: Undeclared 

• Averaged 12.13 assists, 2.71 digs, 0.57 kills and 0.57 blocks per set in road wins over Michigan State and Indiana  

• Opened the weekend with 32 assists and seven digs in a sweep over the Spartans 

• Against Indiana, Starck finished with 53 assists, 12 digs, three blocks and two kills, helping hand the Hoosiers their first home loss of the 2024 campaign  

• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Starck (Sept. 23, 2024) 

2024 Big Ten Players of the Week 
Sept. 2 
P: Eva Hudson, Jr., PUR 
D: Rebekah Allick, Jr., NEB 
S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB 
F: Izzy Starck, PSU  
Sept. 9 
P: Raina Terry, Gr., ILL 
D: Nalani Iosia, Sr., MSU 
S: Taylor Anderson, So., PUR 
F: Izzy Starck, PSU 
Sept. 16  
P: Emily Londot, Gr., OSU 
D: Raven Colvin, Sr., PUR 
S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB 
F: Julia Hunt, WASH  
Sept. 23 
P: Sarah Franklin, Fifth-Year, WIS 
D: Onye Ofoegbu, RS-Sr.., ORE 
S: Mia Tuaniga, Sr., USC 
Co-F: Izzy Starck, PSU 
Co-F: Jadyn Livings, USC 
Sept. 30 
Co-P: Jess Mruzik, Gr., PSU 
Co-P: Alissa Kinkela, RS-Jr., RU 
D: Lexi Rodriguez, Sr., NEB 
S: Izzy Starck, Fr., PSU 
F: Malu Garcia, IOWA 
Oct. 7 
P: Jess Mruzik, Gr., PSU 
Co-D: Rebekah Allick, Jr., NEB 
Co-D: Ali Hornung, Sr., PUR 
S: Morgan Burke, So., MICH 
F: Charlie Fuerbringer, WIS 
Oct. 14 
P: Mimi Colyer, Jr., ORE 
D: Phoebe Awoleye, RS-Sr., MINN 
S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB 
F: Izzy Starck, PSU