Nebraska, USC and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

by | Nov 10, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Women's Volleyball

Nebraska, USC and Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors

Huskers’ Jackson, Choboy and Reilly, Badgers’ Colyer and Trojans’ Mullen gather weekly recognition

Co-Player of the Week
Andi Jackson, Nebraska
Jr. – MB – Brighton, Colo.

  • Led Nebraska to a pair of 3-0 wins vs. Illinois and No. 22 Minnesota
  • Led all Division I players with a .733 hitting percentage on the week, finishing with 4.00 kills per set, the most by a Big Ten middle blocker
  • Had a perfect match on Thursday with a 1.000 hitting percentage (9-0-9), adding four blocks in the sweep of the Illini
  • Followed that performance up with a season-high 15 kills on .619 hitting with three digs and a block in the sweep at No. 22 Minnesota on Saturday
  • For the week, totaled 24 kills on a combined .733 hitting percentage
  • Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Harper Murray (Oct. 13, 2025)

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

  • Helped the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend with two wins over No. 22 Minnesota and No. 18 Indiana
  • Paced Wisconsin offensively with an average of 5.00 kills per set and 5.93 points per set
  • Totaled 21 kills against No. 22 Minnesota for her sixth match of the season with 20 or more kills
  • Against the Hoosiers, Colyer recorded her sixth double-double of the season and 42nd of her career with 14 kills and 10 digs
  • Combined for a .359 hitting percentage, highlighted by a .406 hitting percentage against Indiana
  • Added 2.00 digs per set and 0.86 blocks per set
  • Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Mimi Colyer (Sept. 22, 2025)

Defensive Player of the Week
Laney Choboy, Nebraska
Jr. – L – Raleigh, N.C.

  • Averaged 5.83 digs per set in Nebraska’s sweeps of Illinois and No. 22 Minnesota
  • Had a career-high 20 digs along with two aces and three set assists in the Huskers’ win against Illinois, in which they held the Illini to a season-low .095 hitting percentage
  • At Minnesota on Saturday, Choboy tallied a match-high 15 digs with three assists as the Huskers picked up their 15th sweep in a row
  • Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Rebekah Allick (Nov. 3, 2025)

 

Setter of the Week
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska
Jr. – S – Sioux Falls, S.D.

  • Led the Big Ten last week with 12.33 assists per set and a .458 combined hitting percentage in Nebraska’s 3-0 wins against Illinois and No. 22 Minnesota
  • Nebraska hit .488 vs. Illinois and .434 at Minnesota, which extended their streak of hitting over .300 to 15 straight matches
  • Nebraska’s .488 offensive performance against the Illini was its best since 2018 as Reilly had 29 assists, seven digs, five blocks, one kill and an ace
  • Followed up on Saturday at Minnesota with 45 assists, six digs, three kills, one block and an ace. Her 45 assists were a career high in a three-set match
  • In addition to her 12.33 assists per set, Reilly averaged 2.17 digs per set and 1.00 blocks per set
  • Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Nov. 3, 2025)

Freshman of the Week
Abigail Mullen, USC
OPP – Kansas City, Mo.

  • Averaged 3.63 kills per set, 3.13 digs per set and 4.44 points per set in a pair of wins vs. Northwestern and at Washington
  • Recorded her sixth-career double-double with 15 kills and a career-high 17 digs at Washington. Her 15 kills against the Huskies came with a .400 hitting percentage as she added five blocks, one ace and 18.5 points
  • Had 14 kills (.257 hitting) with four blocks, one ace and eight digs for 17.0 points in a win over Northwestern
  • Recorded her 16th match in double-digit kills and her 19th in double-digit points
  • Last USC Freshman of the Week: Reese Messer (Oct. 27, 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

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