Ohio State, Penn State and Nebraska Claim Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Buckeyes’ Londot and Sellman, Nittany Lions’ Grimes and Starck and Huskers’ Reilly earn weekly honors

Player of the Week
Emily Londot, Ohio State
Gr. – OPP – Utica, Ohio – Master’s: Kinesiology

Led the Buckeyes to a pair of wins in their final home weekend of the season against RV Washington and Indiana

Londot averaged 4.50 kills/set, hitting nearly .400, as well as 5.13 points/set, 2.88 digs/set and 0.63 blocks/set

In the sweep of Washington, Londot led all players with 16 kills and added nine digs, two aces and two blocks

In the win against Indiana, Londot recorded her sixth 20-kill match of the season and hit .405. She added 14 digs for her 16th double-double of the season, and also recorded a trio of blocks. Londot had eight kills in the fourth set to help the Buckeyes force a fifth set and then was 3-of-3 in the fifth set to help the team hit .833 in the set

Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Emily Londot (Sept. 16, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week
Gillian Grimes, Penn State
Jr. - L – Westchester, Ill. - Major: Criminology

Grimes averaged 5.29 digs/set and chipped in with 1.43 assists/set in No. 4 Penn State's home wins over No. 8 Purdue and RV Washington

Racked up 20 digs in just three sets in the Nittany Lions' sweep of nationally-ranked Purdue on Thursday, helping hold the Boilermakers to .142 hitting

Added 17 digs and contributed an ace in a 3-1 win over Washington on Sunday, helping hold the Huskies to .124 hitting

Grimes tallied five assists in both matches

Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Allie Holland (Sept. 12, 2022)

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

Set the Huskers to two sweeps last week over Iowa and No. 6 Wisconsin, averaging 12.83 assists per set with 11 digs, five kills, four blocks and two aces

Reilly set the Huskers to a combined .355 hitting percentage on the week, including .472 at Iowa and .259 against Wisconsin

Reilly recorded 41 assists, eight digs, three kills, three blocks and two aces in the win at Iowa

Followed up that outing with 36 assists, three digs, two kills and a block against Wisconsin to earn the season sweep over the Badgers

Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Nov. 18, 2024)

Co-Setter of the Week
Izzy Starck, Penn State
Fr. – S – Viera, Fla. – Major: Undecided

Averaged 11.29 assists, 2.71 digs, 1.29 blocks, and 1.29 kills per set in No. 4 Penn State's home wins over No. 8 Purdue and RV Washington

In the sweep over the nationally-ranked Boilermakers on Thursday, Starck racked up 38 assists, 10 digs, five blocks, and three kills for her 12^th double-double of the season

Followed that outing with 41 assists, nine digs, four blocks and six kills in a 3-1 win over Washington on Sunday

Last Penn State Setter of the Week: Izzy Starck (Oct. 28, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Emmi Sellman, Ohio State
OH – Burtonsville, Md. – Major: Exploration

Helped lead the Buckeyes to a pair of wins vs. Washington and Indiana this past weekend by averaging 3.63 kills/set, 1.88 digs/set and 0.50 blocks/set

In the sweep of Washington, Sellman finished with 10 kills, six digs, a pair of aces and a block

In the win against Indiana, she totaled 19 kills, nine digs and three blocks. In the fifth set, Sellman was a perfect 5-of-5 to help the team to a .833 hitting percentage in the deciding set. She played a role in all four points to end the match, including recording the kill on match point

Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Mia Tuman (Nov. 6, 2023)

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
Nov. 25
P: Emily Londot, Gr., OSU
D: Gillian Grimes, Jr., PSU
Co-S: Bergen Reilly, So., NEB
Co-S: Izzy Starck, Fr., PSU
F: Emmi Sellman, OSU