Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Purdue Earn Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards 

Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Purdue Earn Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards 

Wolverines’ Jacobs, Boilermakers’ Wollard, Terrapins’ Gökçen and Hoosiers’ Kričković and Jager claim volleyball weekly honors
Co-Player of the Week
Allison Jacobs, Michigan
Gr. – OH – Stevenson Ranch, Calif. 

• Led the Wolverines to a 4-0 week, recording 66 kills and averaging 5.08 kills per set, while holding a .345 hitting percentage

• Averaged 2.00 digs per set with 26 over the weekend, adding seven blocks

• Hit .464 against Eastern Michigan with 15 kills and two errors on 28 swings

• Recorded 22 kills (22-3-45) and added 10 digs for a double double against Florida Atlantic

• Registered double-digit kills in other two matches with 10 against Marshall and 19 against Southern Indiana

• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Jacque Boney (Sept. 26, 2022)

Co-Player of the Week
Kenna Wollard, Purdue
Jr. – OH – Dunlap, Ill. 

• Led the Purdue offense in every match last week with 4.50 kills per set with a .290 hitting percentage as Purdue went 2-1, including wins over No. 15 Kansas and Bowling Green and a 3-1 loss to No. 23 Georgia Tech

• Produced 63 kills, which was second-most among Big Ten players last week

• Hit .318 vs. Bowling Green with 19 kills and .321 vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech with 24 kills

• Recorded first career double-doubles vs. Bowling Green and Kansas with 15 digs in each match

• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Eva Hudson (Nov. 11, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week
Duru Gökçen, Maryland
So. – MB – Istanbul, Turkey

• Named UMBC Tournament MVP after helping Maryland to a 3-0 weekend with wins over Old Dominion, William & Mary and UMBC

• Led the Terps with 20 kills and 21 total blocks across three matches, averaging 1.91 blocks per set

• Tallied five blocks in a sweep of Old Dominion on Friday and added eight blocks in a 3-1 win against William & Mary

• Finished the weekend with nine kills and six blocks against UMBC

• Last Maryland Defensive Player of the Week: Anastasia Russ (Nov. 21, 2022)

Setter of the Week
Teodora Kričković, Indiana
Fr. – S – Novi Sad, Serbia

• Helped Indiana to its first 5-0 start since 2017, averaging 12.56 assists per set (113 total assists) in a clean sweep at the Indiana Invitational with a trio of 3-0 wins against SEMO, Northern Kentucky and Western Michigan

• Set the Hoosiers to a .401 hitting percentage across three matches

• 46 assists against SEMO tied an Indiana record for most assists in a three-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era. Set Indiana to a program-best 53 kills in a three-set match in the 25-point rally scoring era

• Recorded 33 assists, four blocks, three aces, three kills and two digs in a 3-0 win against Western Michigan to finish the weekend

• Last Indiana Setter of the Week: Camryn Haworth (Oct. 16, 2023)

Freshman of the Week
Jaidyn Jager, Indiana
OH – Carlsbad, Calif.

• Helped Indiana to its first 5-0 start since 2017, averaging 4.33 kills per set in a clean sweep at the Indiana Invitational with a trio of 3-0 wins against SEMO, Northern Kentucky and Western Michigan

• Totaled 39 kills behind a .368 hitting percentage across the weekend

• Recorded first career 20-kill match against SEMO. It was the first 20-kill match by an Indiana freshman since 2021. Hit .515 in the match (20-2-33), the highest hitting percentage by an Indiana freshman in the 25-point rally scoring era (min. 12 kills)

• Recorded first career double double against Northern Kentucky with 12 kills and 12 digs

• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Ramsey Gary (Oct. 16, 2023)

2025 Big Ten Players of the Week

Aug. 26
P: Kennedy Martin, Jr., PSU
D: Rebekah Allick, Sr., NEB
S: Bergen Reilly, Jr., NEB
F: Virginia Adriano, NEB
Sept. 1
P: Julia Hanson, Sr., MINN
D: Leah Ford, RS-So., USC
S: Stella Swenson, RS-Fr., MINN
F: Alanah Clemente, ORE
Sept. 8
Co-P: Allison Jacobs, Gr., MICH
Co-P: Kenna Wollard, Jr., PUR
D: Duru Gökçen, So., MD
S: Teodora Kričković, Fr., IND
F: Jaidyn Jager, IND