Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Volleyball Awards
Illinois’ Poulter, Maryland’s Rivas, Minnesota’s Rollins and Seliger-Swenson and Wisconsin’s Rettke earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
MB – So. – Riverside, Ill. – Riverside-Brookfield
• Averaged 3.6 kills per set, a .531 hitting percentage and 1.62 blocks per set in wins against No. 5 Nebraska and Iowa over the weekend
• Tied her career best with 10 blocks versus the Huskers, recording the second double-double of her career with 12 kills
• Led all players with 17 kills against Iowa while hitting .739 with no hitting errors
• Earns her third career Player of the Week honor and first of the season
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Grace Loberg (Sept. 4, 2018)
Defensive Player of the Week
Allegra Rivas, Maryland
L – Fr. – Aledo, Texas – Aledo
• Averaged 5.71 digs per set against No. 17 Purdue and Indiana
• Helped Maryland hit .306 as a team and averaged 7.00 digs per set in a three-set win over the Hoosiers
• Currently ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 4.65 digs per set this season
• Collects her second career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Maryland Defensive Player of the Week: Allegra Rivas (Sept. 24, 2018)
Co-Setter of the Week
Jordyn Poulter, Illinois
S – Sr. – Aurora, Colo. – Eaglecrest
• Led No. 7 Illinois to wins against No. 13 Michigan and Michigan State and helped the Illini to a .281 hitting percentage while also adding two aces and eight blocks
• Tallied 106 assists for 13.3 helpers per set over the weekend, while also adding 24 total digs
• Secured her 10th double-double of the season with 63 assists and 17 digs against the Wolverines
• Receives her seventh career Setter of the Week award and the fourth of the season
• Last Illinois Setter of the Week: Jordyn Poulter (Sept. 17, 2018)
Co-Setter of the Week
Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Minnesota
S – Sr. – Minnetonka, Minn. – Hopkins
• Led No. 3 Minnesota to a pair of wins over Iowa and No. 5 Nebraska averaging 12.71 assists per set and tallied two double-doubles for the weekend
• Against Iowa, she posted four kills, 42 assists, two aces, 10 digs and two blocks while the Gophers hit .304 as a team
• Versus the Huskers, the senior added 47 assists, two aces and 13 digs
• Grabs her 16th career Setter of the Week award and fifth of the season
• Last Minnesota Setter of the Week: Samantha Seliger-Swenson (Oct. 15, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Adanna Rollins, Minnesota
OH – Carrollton, Texas – Hebron
• Averaged 3.7 kills per set and had a team-best 26 total kills in No. 3 Minnesota’s victories against Iowa and No. 5 Nebraska
• Held a .329 hitting percentage for the weekend
• Against the Huskers, Rollins posted 20 kills hitting a clip of .404 and earned the double-double with 14 digs
• Accepts her third career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Adanna Rollins (Oct. 8, 2018)
2018 Big Ten Players of the Week
Aug. 27
P: Lauren Witte, So., OSU
P: Sherridan Atkinson, Sr., PUR
D: Jenna Lerg, Sr., MICH
S: MacKenzi Welsh, Jr., MICH
F: Kiara McNulty, NU
Sept. 4
P: Grace Loberg, So., WIS
D: Brooke Peters, Sr., PUR
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
S: Sydney Hilley, So., WIS
F: Inna Balyko, RU
Sept. 10
P: Megan Cooney, So., ILL
P: Mikaela Foecke, Sr., NEB
D: Hannah Gruensfelder, So., OSU
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
F: Kaitlyn Hord, PSU
Sept. 17
P: Jacqueline Quade, Jr., ILL
D: Callie Schwarzenbach, Fr., NEB
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
F: Jonni Parker, PSU
Sept. 24
P: Stephanie Samedy, So., MINN
P: Mikaela Foecke, Sr., NEB
D: Allegra Rivas, Fr., MD
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Nicklin Hames, NEB
F: Adanna Rollins, MINN
Oct. 1
P: Alexis Hart, Jr., MINN
P: Lauren Stivrins, So., NEB
D: Kendall White, Jr., PSU
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Serena Gray, PSU
Oct. 8
P: Carly Skjodt, Sr., MICH
D: Jenna Lerg, Sr., MICH
S: MacKenzie Welsh, Jr., MICH
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Adanna Rollins, MINN
Oct. 15
P: Carly Skjodt, Sr., MICH
D: Tiffany Clark, Jr., WIS
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: CC McGraw, MINN
F: Jonni Parker, PSU
Oct. 22
P: Dana Rettke, So., WIS
D: Allegra Rivas, Fr., MD
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: Adanna Rollins, MINN