Big Ten Conference Reveals 2025 Volleyball Postseason Honors
Reilly, Grimes, Clemente and Busboom Kelly earn top conference honors
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2025 Volleyball All-Big Ten Teams and individual honors on Tuesday, chosen by a vote of the conference’s 18 head coaches and an additional media vote for Coach of the Year. Nebraska junior setter Bergen Reilly was selected as Player and Setter of the Year, while Husker head coach Dani Busboom Kelly was recognized as the Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the coaches and media. Penn State’s Gillian Grimes was named Libero of the Year and Oregon’s Alanah Clemente was chosen as Freshman of the Year.
Reilly becomes the first Nebraska player to be named Player and Setter of the Year and first since Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson earned both honors in 2018. It’s only the third time in conference history that a player has swept both awards, with the other instance coming in 2014 from Wisconsin’s Lauren Carlini. With this year’s recognition, Reilly becomes a three-time Big Ten Setter of the Year and joins Wisconsin’s Sydney Hilley (2019–21) as just the second setter to win the award in three straight seasons.
In her first season leading Nebraska, Busboom Kelly guided the Huskers to a 30-0 overall record and a 20-0 mark in conference play, culminating with the program’s sixth Big Ten Championship. Busboom Kelly became the first-ever Big Ten head coach to win a conference championship in their inaugural season. The Huskers remained atop the AVCA National Rankings throughout the entirety of the regular season and will be the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
Grimes has led the Penn State defense with 3.68 digs per set throughout the regular season and collected the fifth defensive honor for Penn State and first since 2019. Grimes has started 94 consecutive matches at libero for the Nittany Lions and ranks fourth in program history with 1,615 career digs. Grimes was selected to the All-Big Ten First Team.
Clemente becomes the first Oregon recipient of a Big Ten individual honor after a standout season that featured a team-leading 412 kills (3.89 kills/set) on a .269 hitting percentage, 51 service aces, 124 digs and 69.0 total blocks (0.65 blocks/set). Clemente was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice during the regular season and also earned a spot on the All-Big Ten First Team and All-Freshman Team.
Reilly was one of nine unanimous selections on the All-Big Ten First Team, joined by Husker teammates Andi Jackson and Harper Murray, Michigan’s Allison Jacobs, Minnesota’s Julia Hanson, Penn State’s Kennedy Martin, Purdue’s Kenna Wollard, USC’s London Wijay and Wisconsin’s Mimi Colyer.
The Big Ten recognized nine all-freshman selections and 18 Sportsmanship Award honorees. The student-athletes chosen for the sportsmanship award are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports competition setting.
The complete list of the 2025 postseason awards can be found below.
2025 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
Player of the Year: Bergen Reilly, Jr., S, Nebraska
Setter of the Year: Bergen Reilly, Jr., Nebraska
Libero of the Year: Gillian Grimes, Sr., Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Alanah Clemente, OPP, Oregon
Coach of the Year (Coaches & Media): Dani Busboom Kelly, Nebraska
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM*
Avry Tatum, Sr., OPP, Indiana
Teodora Kričković, Fr., S, Indiana
Candela Alonso-Corcelles, Sr., OH, Indiana
ALLISON JACOBS, Gr., OH, Michigan
JULIA HANSON, Sr., OH, Minnesota
Rebekah Allick, Sr., MB, Nebraska
ANDI JACKSON, Jr., MB, Nebraska
HARPER MURRAY, Jr., OH, Nebraska
BERGEN REILLY, Jr., S, Nebraska
Alanah Clemente, Fr., OPP, Oregon
Valentina Vaulet, Jr., OH, Oregon
Gillian Grimes, Sr., L, Penn State
KENNEDY MARTIN, Jr., OPP, Penn State
Taylor Anderson, Jr., S, Purdue
Grace Heaney, R-So., OPP, Purdue
KENNA WOLLARD, Jr., OH, Purdue
Cheridyn Leverette, Sr., OH, UCLA
Lola Schumacher, So., L, UCLA
Marianna Singletary, Jr., MB, UCLA
Reese Messer, Fr., S, USC
LONDON WIJAY, So., OH, USC
Kierstyn Barton, Jr., OH, Washington
Carter Booth, Sr., MB, Wisconsin
MIMI COLYER, Sr., OH, Wisconsin
Charlie Fuerbringer, So., S, Wisconsin
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM*
Taylor de Boer, R-So., OH, Illinois
Kenna Phelan, Jr., S, Illinois
Jaidyn Jager, Fr., OH, Indiana
Claire Ammeraal, Sr., S, Iowa
Milana Moisio, Sr., L, Iowa
Serena Nyambio, Sr., MB, Michigan
Karolina Staniszewska, Jr., OH, Michigan State
Stella Swenson, R-Fr., S, Minnesota
Taylor Landfair, Sr., OH, Nebraska
Laney Choboy, Jr., L, Nebraska
Ayah Elnady, Gr., OH, Northwestern
Maggie Mendelson, Sr., MB, Penn State
Akasha Anderson, Sr., OH, Purdue
Ryan McAleer, So., L, Purdue
Leah Ford, R-So., MB, USC
Taylor Deckert, Fr., L, USC
Zoria Heard, Sr., L, Washington
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM*
Alyssa Aguayo, OH, Illinois
Teodora Kričković, S, Indiana
JAIDYN JAGER, OH, Indiana
Stella Swenson, S, Minnesota
Carly Gilk, OPP, Minnesota
Virginia Adriano, OPP, Nebraska
Alanah Clemente, OPP, Oregon
Reese Messer, S, USC
Abigail Mullen, OPP, USC
Kristen Simon, L, Wisconsin
SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Cari Bohm, Sr., MB, Illinois
Luca Fickell, Jr., S, Indiana
Milana Moisio, Sr., L, Iowa
Alex McGillivray, Jr., L, Maryland
Sydney Schnichels, R-So., OPP, Michigan
Danyle Courtley, Gr., OH, Michigan State
Lauren Crowl, R-Sr., OPP, Minnesota
Maisie Boesiger, Sr., L, Nebraska
Drew Wright, Jr., L, Northwestern
Kamiah Gibson, Sr., S, Ohio State
Maya De Los Reyes, Sr., L, Oregon
Addie Lyon, Gr., S, Penn State
Bianka Lulić, R-So., MB, Purdue
Zora Hardison, Jr., MB, Rutgers
Gala Trubint, Sr., L, USC
Kate Duffey, So., S, UCLA
Elise Hani, Jr., MB, Washington
Alicia Andrew, R-Sr., MB, Wisconsin
* – Additional player(s) due to tie in voting
ALL CAPS denotes unanimous selection