Wisconsin, Oregon, Penn State and USC Claim Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Player of the Week 
Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin 
Fifth-Year - OH– Lake Worth, Fla. – Major: Communications 

• Helped the Badgers to a 3-0 week (vs. RV Marquette, Troy and Texas A&M), averaging 5.60 kills/set and a .427 hitting percentage (56-9-110) 

• Against RV Marquette, Franklin had a career night and totaled 33 kills on 60 swings (33-2-60) with a .517 hitting percentage 

• The 33 kills against the Golden Eagles set a program record for most kills in a match. The record was previously held by Dana Rettke from 2018. The 33 kills were also the most in any Big Ten match so far this season 

• Against Texas A&M, Franklin recorded her fourth double-double of the season and 30^th of her career with a 14 kill, 10 dig outing 

• Added 2.80 digs/set and 0.70 blocks/set on the week 

• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Sarah Franklin (Nov. 27, 2023) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Onye Ofoegbu, Oregon 
RS-Sr. - MB – Cerritos, Calif. - Major: Psychology 

• Registered 3.92 points/set, 2.67 kills/set, and 2.17 blocks/set during the Ducks’ 2-0 week against in-state opponents Portland State and Oregon State 

• In Sunday’s non-conference finale against Oregon State, Ofoegbu tallied eight kills and eight blocks. The eight blocks tied a season-high and helped Ofoegbu surpass 400-career blocks 

• Ofoegbu recorded eight kills and a match-high five blocks in a midweek road sweep at Portland State 

• With Ofoegbu helping spearhead defensive efforts at the net, Oregon held its opponents to a combined .044 hitting percentage 

Setter of the Week 
Mia Tuaniga, USC 
Sr. – Long Beach, Calif. – Major: Communication 

• Led USC to three wins in the Trojans/Lions Invitational (vs. LMU, UNLV and UC San Diego) 

• Posted back-to-back double-doubles in wins over LMU and UNLV, recording 48 assists and 10 digs against LMU and 39 assists and 13 digs against UNLV. It was Tuaniga’s third and fourth double-double of the year and now has 32 in her career 

• Guided the Trojans to a combined 13.08 kills/set and a .216 hitting percentage 

• Tuaniga had three service aces against UNLV and four against UC San Diego for her 16^th and 17^th career matches with three aces or more  

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

• Averaged 10.80 assists/set while leading Penn State to .309 hitting in matches against No. 1 Pitt, James Madison and Yale 

• Added 1.10 kills, 2.30 digs and 0.50 blocks per set  

• Earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the Penn State Classic after the wins over the Dukes and Bulldogs 

• Led the Nittany Lions to .351 hitting in those two matches, averaging 11.71 assists and 2.43 digs/set 

• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Starck (Sept. 9, 2024) 

Co-Freshman of the Week 
Jadyn Livings, USC 
OH – Dallas, Texas – Major: Public Relations and Advertising 

• Averaged over 4 points per set (4.04 pps), helping USC to a 3-0 week and earning a spot on the Trojans/Lions All-Tournament Team 

• Reached double-figures in kills and points in all three matches, tallying 16, 18 and 13 kills against LMU, UNLV and UC San Diego, respectively  

• Earned a career-high 19.0 points against LMU and had her first-career double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs against UC San Diego 

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