Minnesota’s Hart and Seliger-Swenson, Nebraska’s Stivrins, and Penn State’s Gray and White earn weekly honors
Co-Players of the Week
Alexis Hart, Minnesota
OH – Jr. – Kansas City, Mo. – Truman
Averaged .467 in No. 6 Minnesota’s sweeps against No. 5 Wisconsin and Indiana over the weekend
Hit a career-best .609 with 14 kills in 23 attempts and zero errors
Added 10 kills in 22 swings and hit .318 against the Hoosiers
Garners her second career Player of the Week decoration
Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Stephanie Samedy (Sept. 24, 2018)
Lauren Stivrins, Nebraska
MB – So. – Scottsdale, Ariz. – Chaparral
Became the third Husker in school history to post a perfect hitting percentage with at least 10 kills when she went 10-for-10 in a sweep at Northwestern
Followed with eight kills, four blocks and three service aces in a 3-1 win at No. 7 Illinois
Averaged 2.57 kills per set on a .536 hitting clip for the weekend
Earns her first career Player of the Week honor
Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Mikaela Foecke (Sept. 24, 2018)
Defensive Player of the Week
Kendall White, Penn State
L – Jr. – Zionsville, Ind. – Cathedral
Led the No. 9 Nittany Lions defensively over the weekend, helping hold No. 17 Michigan and Michigan State to a combined .120 hitting percentage
Against the Spartans, scooped up 11 digs, dished out four assists and an ace, was also perfect in serve receive and held Michigan State to a .082 hitting percentage
Tallied 15 digs for 5.0 digs per set against the Wolverines and added one assist while holding Michigan to a .150 hitting clip
Collects her fourth career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Tori Gorrell (Nov. 27, 2018)
Setter of the Week
Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Minnesota
S – Sr. – Minnetonka, Minn. – Hopkins
Led No. 6 Minnesota to sweeps of No. 5 Wisconsin and Indiana averaging 12.5 assists per set and helped the Gophers to a .371 hitting clip on the weekend
Against the Badgers, tallied 39 assists and facilitated the Gophers to hit .386 in the sweep, also added two aces and eight digs
Directed Minnesota to a .356 efficiency as she had four hitters earn double-digit kills, had a team-best 13 digs, surpassing the 1,000-career dig mark
Grabs her 13th career Setter of the Week award
Last Minnesota Setter of the Week: Samantha Seliger-Swenson (Sept. 24, 2018)
Freshman of the Week
Serena Gray, Penn State
MB – Temple City, Calif. – Temple City
Averaged 2.33 kills per set on a .545 hitting percentage while averaging 2.00 blocks per set this weekend against No. 17 Michigan and Michigan State
Also added three digs and finished with 20.0 points on the weekend while leading the team with six blocks in both matches
Against Michigan State, Gray was second in kills with nine, hitting .571 and added three digs
Accepts her first career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Jonni Parker (Sept. 17, 2018)