Michigan and Minnesota Earn Weekly Volleyball Awards
Michigan’s Skjodt, Lerg and Welsh and Minnesota’s Seliger-Swenson and Rollins earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Carly Skjodt, Michigan
OH – Sr. – Indianapolis, Ind. – Carmel
• Led Michigan with 40 kills and a .364 hitting percentage helping the Wolverines to wins against No. 14 Purdue and Indiana
• Marked 11 kills and no errors in a sweep of No. 14 Purdue
• Posted a career-best 29 kills a win against Indiana
• Earns her third career Player of the Week honor
• Last Michigan Player of the Week: Carly Skjodt (Nov. 20, 2017)
Defensive Player of the Week
Jenna Lerg, Michigan
L – Sr. – Farmington Hills, Mich. – Mercy
• Averaged 5.21 digs per set helping Michigan to wins against No. 14 Purdue and Indiana
• Aided the Wolverines to a .435 hitting percentage against the Boilermakers in a 3-0 sweep
• Recorded her fifth 20-dig effort of the season with 25 digs in a five-set win over Indiana
• Collects her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
• Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Jenna Lerg (Aug. 27, 2018)
Co-Setter of the Week
Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Minnesota
S – Sr. – Minnetonka, Minn. – Hopkins
• Led No. 5 Minnesota to wins against Northwestern and No. 3 Nebraska averaging 10.71 assists per set and helped the Gophers to a .335 hitting clip for the weekend
• Against Northwestern, tallied 30 assists in three sets, added three aces and six digs while helping Minnesota to hit .390 as a team
• Against the Huskers, the senior had 45 assists and earned a double-double with 14 digs on the road in Lincoln
• Grabs her 14th career Setter of the Week award
• Last Minnesota Setter of the Week: Samantha Seliger-Swenson (Oct. 1, 2018)
Co-Setter of the Week
MacKenzi Welsh, Michigan
S – Jr. – Bolingbrook, Ill. – Plainfield East
• Guided Michigan to a season-best team hitting percentage of .435 in a 3-0 win against No. 14 Purdue on Friday
• Tied her season-high with 60 assists and posted her sixth double-double with 16 digs in a 3-2 victory against Indiana on Saturday
• Averaged 12.38 assists per set while hitting a .500 average for the weekend
• Receives her second career Setter of the Week award
• Last Michigan Setter of the Week: MacKenzi Welsh (Aug. 27, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Adanna Rollins, Minnesota
OH – Carrollton, Texas – Hebron
• Averaged 3.40 kills per set and tied a team-best 24 kills with 75 attempts for the week
• Also added 16 digs and five blocks over two matches
• Against No. 3 Nebraska, marked a match-best 17 kills along with four blocks and nine digs
• Accepts her second career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Adanna Rollins (Sept. 24, 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