Nebraska and Purdue Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill.  – The Big Ten Conference has announced this week’s Volleyball Weekly Awards for the week of October 17 – 23. 
 
Player of the Week 
Merritt Beason, Nebraska
Jr. – Opposite Hitter – Gardendale, Ala. – Gardendale – Major: Child, Youth and Family Studies

• Led the Huskers to a sweep at Northwestern and a 3-2 win over No. 1 Wisconsin with 4.25 kills per set, 1.75 digs per set and five blocks and two aces
• Began the week with 13 kills on .323 hitting in the sweep at Northwestern, and added seven digs, three blocks and an ace
• On Saturday night in the Huskers’ thrilling 3-2 win over the undefeated Badgers, Beason had a match-high 21 kills along with seven digs, two blocks and an ace
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Lindsay Krause (10/9/23)

 
Defensive Player of the Week 
Raven Colvin, Purdue
Jr. – Middle Blocker – Indianapolis, Ind. – Heritage Christian – Major: Accounting

• Posted 11 total blocks in the win over Indiana, the most by a Big Ten player in a match last week
• Recorded four digs vs. the Hoosiers and three in Purdue’s victory over No. 11 Penn State
• Led the Boilermakers to a season-high 16 total blocks vs. Indiana
• Helped Purdue to its fourth Top-25 victory of the season, taking down the Nittany Lions in four sets
• Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Raven Colvin (9/25/23) 

 
Setter of the Week 
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska
Fr. – Setter – Sioux Falls, S.D. – O’Gorman – Major: Business and Law

• Helped guide the Huskers to a sweep at Northwestern and a 3-2 win over No. 1 Wisconsin, averaging 11 assists/set and 2.88 digs/set, along with six kills, three aces and three blocks
• Posted 38 assists and six digs in the three-set win over the Wildcats, leading the Huskers to a season-high .395 hitting percentage
• Piled up 50 assists, a career-high 17 digs, four kills, three blocks and one ace in the five-set win over the No. 1 Badgers
• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (10/2/23) 

 
Freshman of the Week 
Chloe Chicoine, Purdue
Fr. – Outside Hitter – Lafayette, Ind. – McCutcheon – Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Led the team with 20 kills in the road win at No. 11 Penn State, leading the team, with a .405 attack % 
• Produced nine kills in Purdue’s in-state win over Indiana
• Went errorless in the fourth set to…