Penn State’s Ali Frantti, Nebraska’s Kelly Hunter, Ohio State’s Hannah Gruensfelder and Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke and Tionna Williams earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Ali Frantti, Penn State
OH – Sr. – Spring Grove, Ill. – Richmond Burton
Averaged 4.6 kills and 1.4 digs per set to help No. 3 Penn State defeat No. 4 Stanford and Colorado in the 2017 Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge
Recorded a season-high 20 kills, while adding five digs and a pair of blocks for a hitting percentage of .320 in the five-set victory over Stanford
Added 17 kills, six digs and hit .469 in the straight-set win over Colorado
Earns her first career Player of the Week award
Last Penn State Player of the Week: Haleigh Washington (Sept. 5, 2017)
Defensive Player of the Week
Tionna Williams, Wisconsin
MB – Jr. – Fort Wayne, Ind. – Concordia Lutheran
Averaged 3.0 kills and 2.8 blocks per set with a .500 hitting percentage to pace Wisconsin to the team title at the HotelRED Invitational
Named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player
Claimed a Wisconsin three-set single-match record with 11 blocks against Lipscomb
Collects her sixth career Defensive Player of the Week accolade and first this season
Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Kelli Bates (Nov. 14, 2016)
Setter of the Week
Kelly Hunter, Nebraska
S – Sr. – Papillion, Neb. – Papillion-La Vista South
Posted 75 set assists to average 12.5 per set, guiding No. 12 Nebraska to a pair of victories over No. 11 UCLA
Registered her first double-double of the season with 31 assists and 14 digs in the Huskers’ sweep of UCLA on Saturday night
Averaged 2.7 digs per set on the weekend and led the team to a .301 hitting percentage
The two time Academic All-Big Ten honoree receives her seventh career Setter of the Week citation and first of the season
Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Kelly Hunter (Nov. 7, 2016)
Co-Freshmen of the Week
Hannah Gruensfelder, Ohio State
L – Weldon Spring, Mo. – St. Joseph Academy
Recorded 54 digs, nine assists and handled 32 error-free service receptions to help Ohio State split the weekend against Notre Dame
Registered 38 digs at Notre Dame on Sunday, the most ever by a Buckeye in a four-set contest
Expanded her season average to 5.03 digs per set, which leads the Big Ten
Receives her first career Freshman of the Week award
Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Audra Appold (Nov. 23, 2015)
Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
MB – Fr. – Riverside, Ill. – Riverside-Brookfield
Averaged 4.2 kills and 1.5 blocks per set with a .512 hitting percentage as No. 6 Wisconsin posted sweeps over Lipscomb and Texas A&M to claim the HotelRED Invitational team title
Recorded 13 kills, 21 set assists and five blocks for a .571 hitting percentage against Lipscomb
Registered 12 kills, 22 set assists and four blocks to lead the Badgers past Texas A&M
Garners her second career Freshman of the Week honor
Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Sydney Hilley (Sept. 5, 2017)
