Penn State, Purdue and Nebraska Earn Weekly Volleyball Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced this week’s Volleyball Weekly Awards for the week of September 19 – 25. 
 
Offensive Player of the Week 
Jess Mruzik, Penn State
Sr. – Outside Hitter – Livonia, Mich. – Farmington Hills Mercy – Major:  Master’s in Business Administration

• Hit .525 while averaging 6.67 points/set, 6.0 kills/set, 2.33 digs/set and 0.67 blocks/set in sweeps of Rutgers and Northwestern to open Big Ten Conference play
• Hit .533 with 18 kills in the 3-0 win over the Scarlet Knights
• Hit .517 with 18 kills in a 3-0 road victory over the Wildcats
• Last Penn State Player of the Week: Jess Mruzik (9/5/23)

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

• Led the Boilermakers with 16 total blocks in road victories over Rutgers and Maryland
• Averaged 2.29 blocks/set, second-most in the Big Ten
• Totaled a season-high ten blocks to go along with seven kills and four service aces in the win over the Terrapins
• Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Maddie Schermerhorn (11/7/22)

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

• Averaged 12.67 assists/set, 1.67 digs/set and 0.83 blocks/set to lead the Huskers to sweeps of No. 21 Ohio State and No. 12 Minnesota
• Totaled 37 assists, two digs and an ace in the 3-0 win over the Buckeyes
• Piled up 39 assists, eight digs and four blocks in a straight-set victory over the Gophers
• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Nicklin Hames (10/25/21)
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Harper Murray (9/18/23)

 
2023 Big Ten Volleyball Players of the Week  
Aug. 28
O: Emily Londot – Ohio State
D: Kylie Murr – Minnesota
S: Mia Tuman – Ohio State
F: Harper Murray – Nebraska 
 
Sept. 5
O: Jess Mruzik – Penn State
D: Nalani Iosia – Michigan State
S: Sydney Dowler – Maryland
F: Chloe Chicoine – Purdue 
 
Sept. 11
O: Chloe Chicoine – Purdue
D: Ellee Stinson – Northwestern
S: Taylor Anderson – Purdue
F: Chloe Chicoine – Purdue
 
Sept. 18
O: Merritt Beason – Nebraska
D: Amani McArthur – Michigan State
S: Camryn Haworth – Indiana
F: Harper Murray – Nebraska
 
Sept. 25
O: Jess Mruzik – Penn State
D: Raven Colvin –…