Illinois, Minnesota and Purdue Earn Weekly Volleyball Awards
Illinois’ Poulter, Minnesota’s McGraw and Seliger-Swenson and Purdue’s Atkinson earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Sherridan Atkinson, Purdue
OH – Sr. – Long Beach, Calif. – Millikan
• Averaged 4.89 kills per set on a .448 hitting percentage in wins on the road against Rutgers and No. 4 Penn State
• Posted a career-best 32 kills on a .536 hitting clip against No. 4 Penn State
• Marked the first Boilermaker to hit 30+ kills since 2014
• Earns her third career Player of the Week honor and second of the season
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Sherridan Atkinson (Aug. 27, 2018)
Defensive Player of the Week
Morgan O’Brien, Illinois
L – So. – Libertyville, Ill. – Libertyville
• Averaged 6.3 digs per set against Maryland and No. 9 Nebraska
• Tallied 32 digs against the Huskers to help No. 6 Illinois defeat Nebraska for the first time since 2014
• The sophomore also added seven assists and two service aces in the two wins
• Collects her first career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Brandi Donnelly (Nov. 20, 2017)
Co-Setter of the Week
Jordyn Poulter, Illinois
S – Sr. – Aurora, Colo. – Eaglecrest
• Led No. 6 Illinois to wins against Maryland and No. 9 Nebraska
• Averaged 12.6 assists per set over the weekend, while also adding 25 total digs for 3.6 per set
• Registered her 34th career double-double and 11th of the season with 49 assists and a season-high 18 digs along with three blocks and three kills in a four-set win over the Huskers
• Receives her eighth career Setter of the Week award and the fifth of the season
• Last Illinois Setter of the Week: Jordyn Poulter (Oct. 22, 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 Michigan State and No. 12 Michigan averaging 13.17 assists per set helping the Gophers hit .338 as a team and tallied 79 of the team’s 87 assists for the weekend
• Against the Spartans, helped Minnesota hit .311 percent and had 39 assists and contributed two aces
• Versus the Wolverines, Seliger-Swenson aided Minnesota to a .364 hitting clip and marked 40 assists to complete the double-double with 10 digs
• Grabs her 17th career Setter of the Week award and sixth of the season
• Last Minnesota Setter of the Week: Samantha Seliger-Swenson (Oct. 22, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
CC McGraw, Minnesota
L – Prior Lake, Minn. – Prior Lake
• Averaged 6.50 digs per set and helped No. 3 Minnesota to a .338 hitting clip in a pair of road wins at Michigan State and No. 12 Michigan
• Marked a match-best 15 digs against the Spartans
• Versus the Wolverines, tallied a career-best 24 dig performance, also a match-best, and added four assists and a kill
• Receives her second career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Adanna Rollins (Oct. 22, 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
Oct. 29
P: Sherridan Atkinson, Sr., PUR
D: Morgan O’Brien, So., ILL
S: Jordyn Poulter, Sr., ILL
S: Samantha Seliger- Swenson, Sr., MINN
F: CC McGraw, MINN