Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue and Penn State Claim Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Player of the Week 
Raina Terry, Illinois  
Gr. - OH – Marengo, Ohio - Major: Recreation, Sport and Tourism 

• Helped Illinois to a 4-0 week, extending its winning streak to six matches. The 6-0 start is the Illini’s best start since the 2018 campaign 

• Led Illinois in kills in three of the team’s four matches 

• Surpassed the 20-kill mark twice, tallying 25 kills vs. Iowa State and 20 kills vs. Wake Forest  

• Hit for .304 across the four matches, including a season-high .552 (17-1-29) in a 3-0 win vs. Toledo 

• Moved into second all-time at Illinois in career aces (178), tallying 12 aces from the service line this week  

• Named the Cyclone Invitational MVP 

• Last Illinois Player of the Week: Jacqueline Quade (Sept. 17, 2018) 

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

• Named to All-Tournament Team at the Kathy DeBoer Invitational  

• Posted a season-high 25 digs and eight assists against RV Western Kentucky on Friday 

• Led the Spartans all weekend in digs, averaging 5.09/set 

• Surpassed 1,000 digs at Michigan State, pushing her career total to 1,583 

• Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Amani McArthur (Sept. 18, 2023)   

Setter of the Week 
Taylor Anderson, Purdue 
So. – San Antonio, Texas – Major: Kinesiology 

• Guided No. 8 Purdue to a 3-0 weekend to push the Boilermakers to 6-0 on the season 

• Finished the weekend with 11.50 assists per set, recording back-to-back double-doubles vs. Cal and at Utah  

• Posted a double-double with 52 assists and 11 digs in a four-set win vs. California. Her 52 assists were the most by a Big Ten player in any four-set match last week and the second-most in a match overall  

• Neared a triple-double with 34 assists, 10 digs and seven blocks at Utah in a 3-0 sweep of the Utes 

• Third in the nation through two weeks of play with 11.85 assists/set  

• Last Purdue Setter of the Week: Taylor Anderson (Nov. 27, 2023) 

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

• Guided No. 7 Penn State to a 3-0 week with wins over No. 4 Louisville, No. 9 Kentucky, and Ball State 

• In a 3-0 sweep over Louisville, Starck tallied 32 assists as the Nittany Lions hit .358  

• In a 3-2 reverse sweep road win over the Wildcats, Starck recorded her second double-double of the season with 47 assists and 17 digs in addition to five kills, five blocks and an ace 

• Finished the week with 11.09 assists/set, helping the Penn State offense to a .321 hitting percentage to move to 5-0 on the season 

• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Starck (Sept. 2, 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