Starck Named B1G Setter and Freshman of the Week – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State’s Izzy Starck was named the Big Ten Setter of the Week and Freshman of the Week on Monday. She earned the awards after leading the third-ranked Nittany Lions to road wins over UCLA and No. 16 USC.

Starck recorded back-to-back double-doubles and provided a spark offensively with 13 kills over the two matches In a five-set win over the Bruins, the setter finished with 45 assists, 14 digs, four blocks, and what was at the time a career-high six kills. She followed that with a new career high of seven kills while adding 43 assists, 16 digs, one block, and one ace in a four-set win over the nationally-ranked Trojans. Starck has now recorded double-doubles in four of the past five matches.

Starck joins Darcy Dorton in 2009 as the only Penn State players to win five Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards.

Penn State is back in action Wednesday as it welcomes Michigan to Rec Hall for a match at 7:30 p.m. The match will air live on B1G Network.