Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and UCLA Share Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

by | Oct 14, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Women's Volleyball

Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State and UCLA Share Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

Huskers’ Murray, Nittany Lions’ Martin, Bruins’ Singletary and Duffey and Spartans’ Long earn weekly honors

Co-Player of the Week
Harper Murray, Nebraska
Jr. – OH – Ann Arbor, Mich.

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  • Led Nebraska to a pair of sweeps against Washington and No. 12 Purdue over the weekend  
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  • At Purdue, Murray tallied 16 kills on 25 error-free swings for a career-high .640 hitting percentage, adding five digs, four assists, two service aces and two blocks
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  • Against Washington, Murray led the balanced Husker attack with 12 kills with just one error for a .407 hitting percentage, also contributing seven digs, three blocks, one ace and one assist  
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  • For the week, Murray averaged 4.67 kills per set on a .519 hitting percentage (28-1-52). She added 2.00 digs per set and also received 11 serves without a reception error
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  • Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Merritt Beason (Nov. 6, 2023)

Co-Player of the Week
Kennedy Martin, Penn State
Jr. – RS – Fort Mill, S.C.

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  • Hit .438 while averaging 7.36 points, 6.71 kills, 2.14 digs and 0.71 blocks per set in wins over No. 7 Wisconsin (3-0) and Northwestern (3-1) at Rec Hall  
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  • Hit .474 with 23 kills, eight digs, three blocks and two aces in a sweep. The 23 kills were the second-most by a Penn State player in a three-set match during the 25-point rally scoring era  
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  • Led the Nittany Lions again on Saturday against the Wildcats, hitting .412 with 24 kills, seven digs and two blocks
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  • Martin has now recorded 20+ kills in each match during Penn State’s three-match win streak  
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  • Last Penn State Player of the Week: Kennedy Martin (Sept. 29, 2025)

Defensive Player of the Week
Marianna Singletary, UCLA
RS-Jr. – MB – Charleston, S.C.

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  • Led UCLA defensively to a pair of sweeps over No. 14 Minnesota and No. 22 USC
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  • Averaged 2.00 blocks per set across the two matches, totaling 12 blocks, including one solo block  
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  • With Singletary’s defensive efforts, UCLA held Minnesota and USC to their lowest hitting percentages of the season  
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  • Also recorded 14 kills at a .400 hitting percentage  
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  • Last UCLA Defensive Player of the Week: Lola Schumacher (Sept. 29, 2025)

Setter of the Week
Kate Duffey, UCLA
So. – S – Ventura, Calif.

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  • Led UCLA to a pair of ranked sweeps over No. 14 Minnesota and No. 22 USC
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  • Dished out 66 assists across the two matches, tallying 36 assists and nine digs at Minnesota and setting the Bruin offense to a .230 hitting percentage  
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  • Recorded her fourth double-double of the season against USC, recording 30 assists and 11 digs, cueing the Bruins to a .240 hitting percentage  
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  • Added five blocks defensively to hold both Minnesota and USC to their lowest hitting percentages of the season  
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  • Last UCLA Setter of the Week: Kate Duffey (Oct. 13, 2025)  

Freshman of the Week
Malayah Long, Michigan State
S – Lincoln, Neb.

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  • Led Michigan State to sweep of No. 20 Indiana and a 3-2 win against Iowa over the weekend. It was Michigan State’s first sweep over a ranked team since 2017 and first ranked win at home since 2023
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  • Totaled 54 assists against Iowa, adding six digs, five kills two service aces and a block, setting the Michigan State offense to 67 kills against the Hawkeyes
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  • Recorded 21 assists, three kills and one block against Indiana
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  • Tallied a combined 75 assists, averaging 9.38 assists per set  
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  • Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Malayah Long (Sept. 15, 2025)

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
Sept. 15
P: Mimi Colyer, Sr., WIS
D: Ryan McAleer, So., PUR
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, So., WIS
F: Malayah Long, MSU
Sept. 22
P: Mimi Colyer, Sr., WIS
D: Carter Booth, Sr., WIS
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, So., WIS
F: Reese Messer, USC
Sept. 29
P: Kennedy Martin, Jr., PSU
D: Lola Schumacher, So., UCLA
S: Kenna Phelan, Jr., ILL
F: Eliana Urzua, UCLA
Oct. 6
P: Kenna Wollard, Jr., PUR
D: Ryan McAleer, So., PUR
S: Bergen Reilly, Jr., NEB
F: Teodora Kričković, IND
Oct. 13
Co-P: Harper Murray, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Kennedy Martin, Jr., PSU
D: Marianna Singletary, RS-Jr., UCLA
S: Kate Duffey, So., UCLA
F: Malayah Long, MSU

 

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