Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin Claim Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

by | Nov 17, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Women's Volleyball

Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin Claim Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

Badgers’ Colyer and Fuerbringer, Gophers’ Taylor and Ducks’ Clemente earn weekly recognition

Player of the Week
Mimi Colyer, Wisconsin
Sr. – OH – Lincoln, Calif.

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  • Paced the Badger offense to back-to-back sweeps over Michigan State and Illinois, collecting 45 kills in six sets
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  • Tallied 21 kills against the Spartans and 24 against the Illini, her seventh and eighth match this season with 20 or more kills
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  • Averaged 7.50 kills per set, 7.92 points per set while hitting .356 over the course of the weekend
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  • Defensively, Colyer chipped in with 2.00 digs per set, .50 blocks per set and added a service ace
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  • Has now reached double-digit kill totals in every match but one this season
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  • Earns second consecutive and fourth Big Ten Player of the Week honor of 2025
  • Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Mimi Colyer (Nov. 10, 2025)

Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Taylor, Minnesota
Fr. – MB – Houston, Texas

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  • Averaged 2.13 blocks, 1.00 kills and 2.13 points per set in Minnesota’s wins over No. 24 Penn State and Iowa this weekend
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  • Tallied six blocks (one solo) in a sweep over the Nittany Lions, adding five kills on .400 hitting
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  • Totaled a career-high 11 blocks with three kills (.333) at Iowa
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  • Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Phoebe Awoleye (Dec. 2, 2024)

 

Setter of the Week
Charlie Fuerbringer, Wisconsin
So. – S – Hermosa Beach, Calif.

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  • Set the Badgers to a combined .337 hitting percentage in wins over Michigan State and Illinois
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  • In six sets, Fuerbringer averaged 14.00 assists per set, 2.17 digs per set and added 1.67 blocks per set
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  • Against the Spartans, Fuerbringer totaled 43 assists to lead Wisconsin to a .398 hitting percentage. The sophomore added five digs, four blocks and two service aces
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  • At Illinois, Fuerbringer cued the Badgers to .276 hitting with 41 assists, eight digs and a career-high matching six blocks
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  • Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Sept. 15, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Alanah Clemente, Oregon
OPP – Santa Clarita, Calif.

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  • Tallied a career-high 25 kills to help lead Oregon to a five-set road win over No. 9 Purdue
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  • Hit .340 against the Boilermakers and added seven digs, three blocks, three assists and two service aces in the win  
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  • In the weakened opener at No. 18 Indiana, Clemente had 15 kills, eight digs and an ace in four sets
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  • For the week, averaged 4.94 points per set, 4.44 kills per set and 1.67 digs per set
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  • Recorded her fourth match with 20 or more kills, and tallied her 14th outing with at least two service aces  
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  • Last Oregon Freshman of the Week: Alanah Clemente (Sept. 1, 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
Oct. 20
P: London Wijay, RS-So., USC
D: Andi Jackson, Jr., NEB
S: Taylor Anderson, Jr., PUR
F: Taylor Deckert, USC
Oct. 27
P: Grace Heaney, RS-So., PUR
D: Hannah Whittingstall, Jr., IOWA
S: Taylor Anderson, Jr., PUR
F: Reese Messer, USC
Nov. 3
P: London Wijay, RS-So., USC
D: Rebekah Allick, Sr., NEB
Co-S: Bergen Reilly, Jr., NEB
Co-S: Reese Messer, Fr., USC
F: Jaidyn Jager, IND
Nov. 10
Co-P: Andi Jackson, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Mimi Colyer, Sr., WIS
D: Laney Choboy, Jr., NEB
S: Bergen Reilly, Jr., NEB
F: Abigail Mullen, USC
Nov. 17
P: Mimi Colyer, Sr., WIS
D: Jordan Taylor, Fr., MINN
S: Charlie Fuerbringer, So., WIS
F: Alanah Clemente, ORE

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