Ohio State, Nebraska, Minnesota Earn First 2023 Weekly Volleyball Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill.  (Aug. 28, 2023) – The Big Ten Conference has announced the season's first Volleyball Weekly Awards for the week of August 21 - 27.

Offensive Player of the Week
Emily Londot, Ohio State
Sr. – Outside Hitter – Utica, Ohio – Utica – Major: Sport Industry

• Posted 5.18 kills/set, 1.73 digs/set and a team-best 0.73 blocks/set in helping lead the No. 14 Buckeyes to a perfect 3-0 weekend at the NKU Invitational, where she earned All-Tournament Team honors

• Recorded her first double-double of the season with 26 kills and 10 digs in a win over Bowling Green

• Moved into Ohio State’s Top-20 in career kills (15th) and tallied her 700th career dig

• Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Emily Londot (11/14/22)

Defensive Player of the Week

Kylie Murr, Minnesota

Gr. – Libero – Yorktown, Ind. – Yorktown – Major: Master’s in Sports Management

• Averaged 5.71 digs/set to earn Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament Team recognition, as well as the Best Libero Award

• Posted 13 digs, eight assists and two aces in the No. 7 Gophers sweep of No. 15 Baylor

• Tallied 27 digs, seven assists and an ace in a four-set win over TCU

• Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Stephanie Samedy (10/11/21)

Setter of the Week
Mia Tuman, Ohio State
Fr. – Setter – Sewickley, Pa. – North Allegheny – Major: Exploration

• Averaged 11.6 assists/set, 2.4 digs/set to earn All-Tournament Team honors at the NKU Invitational

• Earned her first double-double in a win over Bowling Green with 55 assists and 14 digs

• Totaled 116 assists in the No. 14 Buckeyes three season-opening victories

• Last Ohio State Setter of the Week: Mac Podraza (11/14/23)

Freshman of the Week

Harper Murray, Nebraska

Fr. – Outside Hitter – Ann Arbor, Mich. – Skyline – Major: Business & Law

• Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Ameritas Players Challenge after leading the No. 5 Cornhuskers to a perfect 3-0 start to the season

• Recorded 3.67 kills/set on .343 hitting and 2.33 digs/set during the weekend

• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week:  Bekka Alick (10/24/23)

2023 Big Ten Volleyball Players of the Week
Aug. 28
O: Emily Londot – Ohio State
D: Kylie Murr - Minnesota
S: Mia Tuman – Ohio State
F: Harper Murray – Nebraska

Big Ten Conference (bigten.org) is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching, and public service. Founded in 1896, Big Ten Conference has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness, and competitiveness. The broad-based programs of the 14 Big Ten Conference institutions will provide over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities on 350 teams in 42 different sports. Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addition of men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013. 

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