Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Volleyball Awards
Nebraska’s Knuckles, Ohio State’s Moore and Wisconsin’s Clark, Hilley and Rettke earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
MB – Jr. – Riverside, Ill. – Brookfield-Riverside
• Led the Badgers to sweeps of Maryland and Indiana averaging 4.2 kills per set on a .550 hitting percentage and 1.50 blocks per set
• Led all players with 17 kills and four blocks versus Maryland, while not recording a single error
• Added eight kills and five blocks at Indiana
• Earns her seventh career Player of the Week honor and the third of the season
• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Dana Rettke (Oct. 14, 2019)
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Kenzie Knuckles, Nebraska
L – Fr. – Yorktown, Ind. – Yorktown
• Averaged 5.00 digs per set in No. 8 Nebraska’s wins over Rutgers and No. 7 Penn State
• Posted a career-high 24 digs in the five-set win over the Nittany Lions
• Helped the Huskers hold Rutgers to .099 hitting percentage and Penn State to a .166 hitting clip; its lowest mark in Big Ten play this season
• Receives her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor
• Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren Stivrins (Nov. 26, 2018)
Co-Defensive Player of the Week
Tiffany Clark, Wisconsin
L – Sr. – Naperville, Ill. – Benet Academy
• Averaged 5.00 digs per set in No. 4 Wisconsin’s wins over Maryland and Indiana
• Played key defense that held Maryland and Indiana to a .108 percentage over the weekend
• Recorded a match-high 20 digs at Indiana as the Hoosiers hit .065 percent for the match
• Collects her second career Defensive Player of the Week accolade and the first of the season
• Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Dana Rettke (Nov. 26, 2018)
Setter of the Week
Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin
S – Jr. – Brooklyn Park, Minn. – Champlin Park
• Set the Badgers to their school record 12th Big Ten win in a row, averaging 12.8 assists per set against Maryland and Indiana
• Also led the team to a .355 attack percentage over the weekend as UW has hit .300 or better in four straight matches
• Also tallied 2.5 digs per set aiding the Badger defense
• Receives her ninth career Setter of the Week award and the fourth this season
• Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Sydney Hilley (Oct. 14, 2019)
Freshman of the Week
Jenaisya Moore, Ohio State
OH – Germantown, Md. – Northwest
• Averaged 4.12 kills and 4.38 points per set for the Buckeyes over the weekend
• Recorded double-digit kills versus Maryland and No. 6 Minnesota averaging a .272 hitting percentage
• Receives her first career Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Hannah Gruensfelder (Sept. 11, 2017)
2019 Big Ten Players of the Week
Sept. 3
P: Dana Rettke, Jr., WIS
D: Jayme Cox, Jr., MSU
S: Sydney Hilley, Jr., WIS
F: Kenzie Knuckles, NEB
Sept. 9
P: Kaitlyn Hord, So., PSU
D: Karysa Swackenberg, Sr., RU
S: Kylie Miller, Sr., MINN
F: Temi Thomas-Ailara, NU
Sept. 16
P: Stephanie Samedy, Jr., MINN
D: Regan Pittman, Jr., MINN
S: Kylie Miller, Sr., MINN
F: Temi Thomas-Ailara, NU
Sept. 23
P: Grace Cleveland, So., PUR
D/F: Kylie Murr, Fr., OSU
S: Hayley Bush, So., PUR
F: Biamba Kabengele, MSU
Sept. 30
P: Stephanie Samedy, Jr., MINN
D: CC McGraw, So., MINN
S: Bayley McMenimen, So., MINN
F: May Pertofsky, MICH
Oct. 7
P/S: Sydney Hilley, Jr., WIS
D: Ashlyn Fleming, Sr., ILL
F: Diana Brown, ILL
F: May Pertofsky, MICH
Oct. 14
P: Dana Rettke, Jr., WIS
D: Kendall White, Sr., PSU
S: Sydney Hilley, Jr., WIS
F: Temi Thomas-Ailara, NU
Oct. 21
P/F: Madi Kubik, Fr., NEB
D: CC McGraw, So., MINN
S: Gabby Blossom, So., PSU
Oct. 28
P: Grace Cleveland, So., PUR
D: Regan Pittman, Jr., MINN
S: Gabby Blossom, So., PSU
F: Biamba Kabengele, MSU
Nov. 4
P: Dana Rettke, Jr., WIS
D: Kenzie Knuckles, Fr., NEB
D: Tiffany Clark, Sr., WIS
S: Sydney Hilley, Jr., WIS
F: Jenaisya Moore, OSU