USC and Wisconsin Share Big Ten Volleyball Weekly Honors
Badgers’ Colyer, Booth and Fuerbringer and Trojans’ Messer earn weekly awards
Player of the Week
Mimi Colyer, Wisconsin
Sr. – OH – Lincoln, Calif.
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• Helped the Badgers to another 2-0 week after wins over No. 15 Florida (3-1) and Marquette (3-0)
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• Reached double figures in kills in both matches, including a season-high 27 against the nationally ranked Gators. Added 14 digs in the effort for her second double-double of the season and 38th of her career
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• Finished the week with 40 kills while hitting .390 (40-8-82), tallying 13 kills with a .550 hitting percentage vs. Marquette
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• Averaged 5.71 kills per set, 2.86 digs per set and 6.50 points per set over the two matches
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• Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: Mimi Colyer (Sept. 15, 2024)
Defensive Player of the Week
Carter Booth, Wisconsin
Sr. – MB – Denver, Colo.
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• Led the Badger defense as part of a 2-0 week totaling 12.0 blocks in seven sets, including a season-high nine blocks against No. 15 Florida
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• Averaged 1.71 blocks per set while adding 1.57 kills per set and 2.50 points per set
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• Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Carter Booth (Oct. 21, 2024)
Setter of the Week
Charlie Fuerbringer, Wisconsin
So. – S – Hermosa Beach, Calif.
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• Led the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend, including a sweep at Marquette and a 3-1 win against No. 15 Florida
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• In seven sets, Fuerbringer averaged 11.71 assists per set, 2.14 digs per set and added 0.86 kills and blocks per set
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• Against the nationally ranked Gators, Fuerbringer dished out a season-best 50 assists and recorded her fourth double-double of the season adding 15 digs. Fuerbringer set the Badgers to a .265 hitting percentage
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• Tallied 32 assists in three sets against Marquette, leading Wisconsin to a .487 hitting percentage, the fourth time this season that Wisconsin has hit above .440 in a match
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• Earns second consecutive Setter of the Week honor
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• Last Wisconsin Setter of the Week: Charlie Fuerbringer (Sept. 15, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Reese Messer, USC
S – Olathe, Kan.
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• Led USC to three wins to extend to a four-match win streak and finish non-conference play 9-1
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• Averaged 11.36 assists per set and 2.64 digs per set in 11 sets of action across the three wins against LSU (twice) and California
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• Produced her third and fourth double-doubles with 40 assists and 10 digs against LSU and 43 assists and a career-high 12 digs against Cal
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• Reached a career-best five blocks against Cal with three solo blocks
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• Last USC Freshman of the Week: Jadyn Livings (Sept. 23, 2024)
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: Charlier Fuerbringer, So., WIS
F: Reese Messer, USC