Penn State’s Simone Lee, Purdue’s Sherridan Atkinson and Ashley Evans, and Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Sherridan Atkinson, Purdue
OH – Jr. – Long Beach, Calif. – Millikan
Averaged 4.4 kills and 1.9 digs per set with a .364 hitting percentage, helping No. 21 Purdue earn a pair of top-10 conference victories
Registered 17 kills, eight digs and four blocks in the four-set victory over No. 5 Minnesota
Posted 14 kills, five blocks and five digs for a .480 hitting percentage in the Boilermakers’ straight-set victory over No. 10 Wisconsin
Earns her first career Player of the Week award
Last Purdue Player of the Week: Danielle Cuttino (Sept. 12, 2016)
Defensive Player of the Week
Simone Lee, Penn State
OH – Sr. – Menomonee Falls, Wis. – Menomonee
Averaged 4.3 kills and 4.7 digs per set and recorded back-to-back double-doubles to help top-ranked Penn State defeat Iowa and Maryland on the weekend
Recorded 16 kills, 15 digs, three blocks and was error-free on 20 reception attempts to help the team hit .350 in the straight-set win at Iowa
Posted 13 digs, 10 kills and two blocks to help the Nittany Lions sweep Maryland
Earns her third career Player of the Week award
Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Kendall White (Nov. 6, 2017)
Setter of the Week
Ashley Evans, Purdue
S – Sr. – Liberty Township, Ohio – Lakota East
Averaged 14.6 assists per set with a .300 hitting percentage in guiding No. 21 Purdue to a pair of top-10 conference wins
Registered 102 set assists, 18 digs, 10 kills and a block across two matches
Earned her ninth double-double of the season with 44 set assists and 10 digs in Purdue’s straight-set victory over No. 10 Wisconsin
The Academic All-Big Ten honoree receives her second career Setter of the Week citation
Last Purdue Setter of the Week: Ashley Evans (Oct. 2, 2017)
Freshman of the Week
Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
MB – Riverside, Ill. – Riverside-Brookfield
Averaged 4.2 kills and 1.7 blocks per set with a .465 hitting percentage as No. 10 Wisconsin went 1-1 in Big Ten action on the weekend
Posted 14 kills, a match-high seven blocks and a service ace for a .571 hitting percentage in the Badgers’ straight-set victory at Indiana
Registered 11 kills, while adding three blocks and a pair of service aces at No. 21 Purdue
Garners her eighth Freshman of the Week honor – a Big Ten record
Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Dana Rettke (Oct. 30, 2017)
