Purdue, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Illinois Earn Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Boilermakers’ Hudson, Badgers’ Franklin and Fuerbringer, Huskers’ Rodriguez and Fighting Illini’s Philpot receive weekly honors

Co-Player of the Week
Eva Hudson, Purdue
Jr. - OH – Fort Wayne, Ind. – Major: Biomedical Health Sciences/Pre-Medicine

Led Purdue to a 2-0 week with wins over Indiana (3-1) and Michigan (3-0), averaging a conference-leading 6.43 kills per set and 7.29 points per set

Hudson recorded her eighth double-double of the season, tallying a season-high-tying 26 kills at Indiana behind a .373 hitting percentage with 10 digs and five blocks to tie her career-best. She finished the match with a season-high 29.5 points

Finished with 19 kills and a .350 clip to lead the Purdue offense to a 3-0 win over Michigan

Went perfect in receptions, making zero errors in the back row against the Wolverines

Last Purdue Player of the Week: Eva Hudson (Sept. 2, 2024)

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

Led the Wisconsin offense to a 2-0 weekend, including a 3-0 win over No. 3 Penn State and a 3-0 win vs. Iowa

Across the two matches, Franklin averaged 4.67 kills per set with a .431 hitting percentage with zero hitting errors (28-0-65)

Against the Nittany Lions, Franklin tallied 13 kills with a .419 hitting percentage and recorded eight digs

In the win over the Hawkeyes, Franklin recorded 15 kills (5.00 kills/set) with zero errors on 34 attempts to hit .441

Franklin has now hit above .400 six times this season and this weekend marked the first time in 2024 that she has hit above .400 in back-to-back matches

Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Sarah Franklin (Sept. 23, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week
Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska
Sr. - L – Sterling, Ill. - Major: Integrated Media Communications

Averaged 4.17 digs per set to help Nebraska to a pair of standout defensive performances in 3-0 wins over No. 12 Oregon and RV Washington

Rodriguez had 14 digs in the sweep at Oregon as the Huskers held Oregon to a .133 hitting percentage

Rodriguez had 11 digs and served two aces at Washington as Nebraska limited the Huskies to .158 hitting

Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Andi Jackson (Oct. 28, 2024)

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

Helped the Badgers to a 2-0 week with a pair of 3-0 wins over No. 3 Penn State and Iowa

Fuerbringer recorded her sixth and seventh double-double of the season, tallying 32 assists and 12 digs vs. Iowa and 38 assists and 12 digs vs. Penn State

The freshman setter averaged 11.67 assists per set and 4.00 digs per set and chipped in defensively with 4.0 total blocks and four kills across the two matches

Fuerbringer cued a Wisconsin offense that hit .465 (50-3-101) against Penn State and .394 (42-5-94) against Iowa

Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Sydney Hilley (Nov. 22, 2021)

Freshman of the Week
Ashlyn Philpot, Illinois
MB – Greenville, N.C. – Major: Biology

Helped the Fighting Illini to a 2-0 week, including a 3-2 win over No. 20 USC and a 3-0 win over Ohio State

Against the Trojans, Philpot tallied a career-high 17 kills behind a .433 hitting percentage. Defensively, Philpot added four blocks and a dig. The middle blocker finished the day with a career-best 19 points

Philpot paced the Illinois defense with 11 kills and a .667 hitting percentage in the sweep of the Buckeyes. She also led the Illini defense with six blocks

Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Raina Terry (March 22, 2020)

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