Wisconsin, Michigan State and Nebraska Claim Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

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

• Helped Wisconsin to a 2-0 week with wins over No. 23 USC and UCLA 

• Totaled 32 kills across the two matches, including a match-high 19 kills against UCLA where she hit .378 (19-2-45) 

• Recorded 13 kills against the nationally ranked Trojans, hitting .632 with one error on 19 attempts  

• Averaged 4.57 kills per set and hit .453 on the weekend, committing just three errors on 64 attempts 

• Added two aces, 0.57 assists per set, 1.43 digs per set, 0.43 blocks per set and averaged 5.07 points per set 

• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Sarah Franklin (Nov. 11, 2024) 
  
  

Defensive Player of the Week 
Nalani Iosia, Michigan State 
Sr. - L – Long Beach, Calif. - Major: Sociology 

• Helped Michigan State to a 2-0 week with a pair of wins over Michigan (3-1) and Iowa (3-0) 

• Recorded 23 digs vs. Michigan, averaging 5.75 digs/set, limiting the Wolverines to .134 hitting and added seven assists 

• Helped the Michigan State defense hold Iowa to a season-low –0.020 hitting percentage, the lowest opponent hitting percentage in a Big Ten match against Michigan State since 2014 

• Iosia tallied 12 digs, five assists and one ace against the Hawkeyes 

• Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Nalani Iosia (Sept. 9, 2024) 

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

• Led Nebraska to wins over No. 16 Minnesota and Indiana with 10.71 assists per set and 3.86 digs per set 

• In a 3-1 win over the Golden Gophers, Reilly has 40 assists and career-highs of 20 digs and six kills 

• Reilly became the first Husker setter to record at least 40 assists, 20 digs and five kills in a match in the rally scoring era (since 2001) 

• Capped the weekend with 35 assists and seven digs in a sweep of Indiana, guiding the Nebraska offense to .324 hitting  

• On the week, Reilly totaled 75 assists, 27 digs, eight kills, seven blocks and one ace  

• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Oct. 14, 2024) 

Freshman of the Week  
Charlie Fuerbringer, Wisconsin 
S – Hermosa Beach, Calif. – Major: Real Estate 

• Helped the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend with wins over No. 23 USC and UCLA 

• Averaged 11.71 assists per set, including a match-high 47 in a 3-1 win over the Bruins 

• Fuerbringer guided the Wisconsin offense to a .402 hitting percentage vs. UCLA and a .333 hitting percentage against USC 

• Tallied 35 assists in a 3-0 win over the nationally ranked Trojans  

• Across the two matches, Fuerbringer combined for 82 assists (11.71/set), 17 digs (2.43/set), four aces and four blocks 

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Oct. 7, 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 
Oct. 21 
P: Jess Mruzik, Gr., PSU 
D: Carter Booth, Jr., WIS 
S: Izzy Starck, Fr., PSU 
F: Cristin Cline, ORE 
Oct. 28 
P: Julia Hanson, Jr., MINN 
D: Andi Jackson, So., NEB 
S/F: Izzy Starck, Fr., PSU 
Nov. 4 
P: Ally Batenhorst, Gr., USC 
D: Ali Hornung, Sr., PUR 
S: Mia Tuaniga, Sr., USC 
F: Izzy Starck, PSU 
Nov. 11 
Co-P: Eva Hudson, Jr., PUR 
Co-P: Sarah Franklin, Fifth-Year, WIS 
D: Lexi Rodriguez, Gr., NEB 
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, Fr., WIS 
F: Ashlyn Philpot, ILL 
Nov. 18 
P: Sarah Franklin, Fifth-Year, WIS 
D: Nalani Iosia, Sr., MSU 
S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB 
F: Charlie Fuerbringer, WIS