Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Penn State Earn Weekly Volleyball Awards
Hawkeyes’ Lovell, Golden Gophers’ Santana, Huskers’ Cook, Nittany Lions’ Slay receive conference recognition
Player of the Week
Alex Lovell, Iowa
OH – So. – Leonard, Mich. – Marian
· Led Iowa to road wins over No. 12 Purdue (3-0) and Indiana (3-1)
· Averaged 5.3 kills on .297 hitting, 2.0 digs and 0.3 blocks per set
· Tallied a career-best and match-high 24 kills against Purdue
· Posted 13 kills, two aces and two blocks against the Hoosiers
· Reels in her first Big Ten weekly award
· Last Iowa Player of the Week: Melanie Meister (Sept. 18, 2006)
Defensive Player of the Week
Katie Slay, Penn State
MH – Jr. – Raleigh, N.C. – Wakefield
· Helped No. 1 Penn State to road wins over No. 21 Illinois (3-2) and Northwestern (3-0)
· Recorded seven total blocks in each contest, averaging 1.8 blocks per set
· Hit .458 for the weekend, including a .500 clip against the Wildcats, averaging 3.3 kills per set
· Reels in her fifth Defensive Player of the Week honor and sixth award overall
· Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Katie Slay (Aug. 27, 2012)
Setter of the Week
Lauren Cook, Nebraska
S – Sr. – Lincoln, Neb. – Pius X
· Averaged 11.3 assists and 2.1 digs per set in road wins over No. 12 Purdue (3-0) and Indiana (3-2)
· Led the sixth-ranked Huskers to a .348 hitting percentage for the weekend, including a .361 clip against the Boilermakers
· Dished out 52 assists against Indiana and 38 against Purdue
· Reels in her second Setter of the Week honor this season
· Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Lauren Cook (Aug. 27, 2012)
Freshman of the Week
Daly Santana, Minnesota
OH – Corozal, Puerto Rico – Bayamon Military Academy
· Averaged 2.6 kills, 2.3 digs and 0.3 blocks per set in No. 10 Minnesota’s wins against No. 25 Michigan State (3-2) and Michigan (3-1)
· Hit .370 and tied a career-high with 14 kills against the Wolverines, adding eight digs and two blocks
· Earns her first Big Ten weekly honor
· Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Ashley Wittman (Sept. 27, 2010)
2012 Big Ten Volleyball Players of the Week
Aug. 27 P: Lexi Erwin, Jr., MICH
Lauren Cook, Sr., NEB
D: Katie Slay, Jr., PSU
S: Lauren Cook, Sr., NEB
F: Katie Gallagher, IND
Sept. 4 P: Micha Hancock, So., PSU
D: Kori Moster, So., MSU
Tori Dixon, Jr., MINN
S: Micha Hancock, So., PSU
F: Meghan Haggerty, NEB
Sept. 10 P: Katherine Harms, Sr., MINN
D: Mary Ording, Sr., WIS
S: Madalyn Shalter, Sr., NU
F: Meghan Haggerty, NEB
Sept. 17 P: Jocelynn Birks, Fr., ILL
D: Alexis Mathews, Jr., MSU
S: Madalyn Shalter, Sr., NU
F: Jocelynn Birks, ILL
Sept. 24 P: Katherine Harms, Sr., MINN
D: Carly Cramer, Jr., PUR
S: Alexandra Palmer, Jr., MINN
Micha Hancock, So., PSU
F: Annie Drews, PUR
Oct. 1 P: Ariel Turner, Sr., PUR
D: Tiffany Morales, Fr., MICH
S: Micha Hancock, So., PSU
F: Tiffany Morales, Fr., MICH
Oct. 8 P: Alex Lovell, So., IOWA
D: Katie Slay, Jr., PSU
S: Lauren Cook, Sr., NEB
F: Daly Santana, MINN