Northwestern, Ohio State and Purdue Capture Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Player of the Week AND Freshman of the Week

Eva Hudson, Purdue

Fr. – OH – Fort Wayne, Ind. – Bishop Dwenger – Major: Biomedical Health Sciences/Pre-Medicine

• Averaged 5.63 points, 5.38 kills and 2.75 digs per set with a .415 hitting percentage last week in pacing Purdue to conference wins over Illinois and Rutgers

• Recorded her first double-double of the season with career highs of 24 kills and 17 digs in a five-set win at Illinois on Sept. 30

• Captures her third career Player of the Week award

• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Eva Hudson (Sept. 26, 2022)

• Garners her fifth career Freshman of the Week award, tying for third-most in Big Ten history (most since Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke had a conference-record nine in 2017)

• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Eva Hudson (Sept. 26, 2022)

 

Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Megan Miller, Northwestern

5^th-Yr. – L – Alexandria, Ind. – Alexandria-Monroe – Major: Psychology

• Posted 4.78 digs per set last week as Northwestern split conference matches at No. 7 Minnesota (win) and against Michigan (loss)

• Had 20+ digs in both matches, including 22 digs in a five-set win at Minnesota on Sept. 28, the Wildcats’ first-ever road victory against a top-10 opponent

• A two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2019, 2021)

• Receives her first career Defensive Player of the Week honor

• Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Caroline Niedospial (Sept. 15, 2014)

 

Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Kylie Murr, Ohio State

Sr. – DS – Yorktown, Ind. – Yorktown – Graduate Program: Kinesiology

• Averaged 5.13 digs per set last week to help lead Ohio State to a pair of conference victories at Michigan and Indiana

• Registered a season-high 22 digs in Sunday’s win at Indiana, surpassing her previous high set earlier in the week (Sept. 28) when she had 19 digs at Michigan

• Twice named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten recipient (2020, 2021)

• Earns her third career Defensive Player of the Week honor

• Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Kylie Murr (Sept. 20, 2021)

 

Co-Setter of the Week

Alexa Rousseau, Northwestern

Jr. – Bloomfield Hills, Mich. – Bloomfield Hills – Major: Communication Studies

• Handed out 10.67 assists per set last week as Northwestern posted…