Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Purdue Earn Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Co-Player of the Week
Allison Jacobs, Michigan
Gr. – OH – Stevenson Ranch, Calif. 

• Led the Wolverines to a 4-0 week, recording 66 kills and averaging 5.08 kills per set, while holding a .345 hitting percentage 

• Averaged 2.00 digs per set with 26 over the weekend, adding seven blocks 

• Hit .464 against Eastern Michigan with 15 kills and two errors on 28 swings 

• Recorded 22 kills (22-3-45) and added 10 digs for a double double against Florida Atlantic  

• Registered double-digit kills in other two matches with 10 against Marshall and 19 against Southern Indiana 

• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Jacque Boney (Sept. 26, 2022)
  

Co-Player of the Week
Kenna Wollard, Purdue
Jr. – OH – Dunlap, Ill. 

• Led the Purdue offense in every match last week with 4.50 kills per set with a .290 hitting percentage as Purdue went 2-1, including wins over No. 15 Kansas and Bowling Green and a 3-1 loss to No. 23 Georgia Tech 

• Produced 63 kills, which was second-most among Big Ten players last week 

• Hit .318 vs. Bowling Green with 19 kills and .321 vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech with 24 kills 

• Recorded first career double-doubles vs. Bowling Green and Kansas with 15 digs in each match  

• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Eva Hudson (Nov. 11, 2024) 

Defensive Player of the Week
Duru Gökçen, Maryland
So. - MB – Istanbul, Turkey

• Named UMBC Tournament MVP after helping Maryland to a 3-0 weekend with wins over Old Dominion, William & Mary and UMBC 

• Led the Terps with 20 kills and 21 total blocks across three matches, averaging 1.91 blocks per set  

• Tallied five blocks in a sweep of Old Dominion on Friday and added eight blocks in a 3-1 win against William & Mary 

• Finished the weekend with nine kills and six blocks against UMBC 

• Last Maryland Defensive Player of the Week: Anastasia Russ (Nov. 21, 2022)  

Setter of the Week 
Teodora Kričković, Indiana
Fr. – S – Novi Sad, Serbia

• Helped Indiana to its first 5-0 start since 2017, averaging 12.56 assists per set (113 total assists) in a clean sweep at the Indiana Invitational with a trio of 3-0 wins against SEMO, Northern Kentucky and Western Michigan 

• Set the Hoosiers to a .401 hitting percentage across three matches 

• 46 assists against SEMO tied an Indiana record for most assists in a three-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era. Set Indiana to a program-best 53 kills in a three-set match in the 25-point rally scoring era 

• Recorded 33 assists, four blocks, three aces, three kills and two digs in a 3-0 win against Western Michigan to finish the weekend  

• Last Indiana Setter of the Week: Camryn Haworth (Oct. 16, 2023) 

Freshman of the Week
Jaidyn Jager, Indiana
OH – Carlsbad, Calif.

• Helped Indiana to its first 5-0 start since 2017, averaging 4.33 kills per set in a clean sweep at the Indiana Invitational with a trio of 3-0 wins against SEMO, Northern Kentucky and Western Michigan 

• Totaled 39 kills behind a .368 hitting percentage across the weekend 

• Recorded first career 20-kill match against SEMO. It was the first 20-kill match by an Indiana freshman since 2021. Hit .515 in the match (20-2-33), the highest hitting percentage by an Indiana freshman in the 25-point rally scoring era (min. 12 kills) 

• Recorded first career double double against Northern Kentucky with 12 kills and 12 digs 

• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Ramsey Gary (Oct. 16, 2023) 

2025 Big Ten Players of the Week

Aug. 26
P: Kennedy Martin, Jr., PSU 
D: Rebekah Allick, Sr., NEB 
S: Bergen Reilly, Jr., NEB 
F: Virginia Adriano, NEB
Sept. 1
P: Julia Hanson, Sr., MINN 
D: Leah Ford, RS-So., USC 
S: Stella Swenson, RS-Fr., MINN 
F: Alanah Clemente, ORE 
Sept. 8
Co-P: Allison Jacobs, Gr., MICH 
Co-P: Kenna Wollard, Jr., PUR 
D: Duru Gökçen, So., MD 
S: Teodora Kričković, Fr., IND 
F: Jaidyn Jager, IND