Nebraska, Wisconsin, Rutgers 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 2 – 8. 
 
Offensive Player of the Week 
Lindsay Krause, Nebraska
Jr. – Opposite Hitter – Papillion, Neb. – Skutt Catholic – Major:  English

• Sparked the Huskers to a 3-1 win at Michigan State and a 3-0 sweep at Michigan with 3.43 kills per set on a .458 hitting percentage, added a team-high four service aces, and had just two hitting errors on 48 swings.
• Had a season-high 15 kills and just one error on 27 swings for a .519 hitting percentage in Saturday’s win at Michigan, along with two aces and five digs.
• On Friday night, posted nine kills with four digs and two aces while hitting .381.
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Merritt Beason (10/2/23)

 
Defensive Player of the Week 
Caroline Crawford, Wisconsin
Sr. – Middle Blocker – Lansing, Kan. – Lansing – Major: Biology

• Led the Badgers to a 2-0 weekend by tallying 12 total blocks, including one solo, and five digs.
• Averaged 2.00 blocks per set, including seven total blocks against Illinois alone, and totaled 19.5 points (3.25/set).
• Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Carter Booth (10/2/23)

 
Setter of the Week 
Alyssa Nayar, Rutgers
Sr. – Middle Blocker – Frisco, Texas – Kingwood Park – Major: Mechanical Engineering

• Totaled 82 assists (10.25/set) against a pair of Top-25 opponents, including the biggest win in school history with an upset of No. 16 Minnesota
• Finished just shy of a double-double against No. 24 Ohio State with 37 helpers and nine digs, and added two kills, two blocks and an ace.
• Posted her sixth double-double of the season behind 45 assists and 14 digs as Rutgers earned its first-ever top-25 victory.
• Last Rutgers Setter of the Week: Inna Balyko (3/29/20)

 
Freshman of the Week 
Chloe Chicoine, Purdue
Fr. – Setter – Sioux Falls, S.D. – O’Gorman – Major: Business and Law

• Helped the team to back-to-back sweeps in victories over Illinois and Iowa.
• Led the team with a .349 attack % on the week, and led the Big Ten with 5.83 points per set.
• Posted a key 10 kills with just one error on 14 swings for a .643 attack % in the third set vs. and delivered the match-winning point.
• Led the team with six service aces in Week 7.
• Last Purdue Freshman of the…