Michigan State’s Cox, Nebraska’s Knuckles and Wisconsin’s Hilley and Rettke earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
MB – Jr. – Riverside, Ill. – Brookfield-Riverside
Averaged 5.83 kills while hitting .534 in two straight-set wins to open the season
Posted 18 kills against North Carolina and 17 against RV Florida State
Hit a .727 clip against UNC, and served nine straight points in the second set against FSU
Earns her fifth career Player of the Week honor
Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Sydney Hilley (Nov. 19, 2018)
Defensive Player of the Week
Jayme Cox, Michigan State
L – Jr. – Oregon, Ohio – St. Ursula
Averaged 6.57 digs per set against Duke and College of Charleston, totaling 46 digs on opening weekend, helping the Spartans to two victories
Went 38-for-38 on serve receptions over the weekend, earning a spot on the College of Charleston All-Tournament Team
Collects her first career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Autumn Bailey (Sept. 25, 2017)
Setter of the Week
Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin
S – Jr. – Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Champlin Park
Averaged 13 assists against RV Florida State and North Carolina as the Badgers went undefeated over the weekend
Recorded 41 assists versus North Carolina and added six kills versus the Tar Heels
Posted 37 assists and a career-high six blocks against Florida State
Receives her sixth career Setter of the Week award
Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Sydney Hilley (Nov. 19, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Kenzie Knuckles, Nebraska
L – Yorktown, Ind. – Yorktown
Named to the Husker Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 5.86 digs per set in wins against No. 18 Creighton and RV UCLA
Notched 22 digs and six assists against No. 18 Creighton and 19 digs and four assists against UCLA
Receives her first career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Nicklin Hames (Nov. 12, 2018)