09/10/2012
Player of the Week
Katherine Harms, Minnesota
OPP - Sr. - Albertville, Minn. - St. Michael-Albertville
- Guided No. 14 Minnesota to a 1-1 record on the road against No. 4 Texas
- Hit .333 against the Longhorns, averaging 4.5 kills, 2.5 digs and 0.6 blocks per set
- Notched a double-double in Thursday's 3-1 victory, tallying a match-high 24 kills with 13 digs
- Reels in her first Player of the Week award
- Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Ashley Wittman (Nov. 7, 2011)
Defensive Player of the Week
Mary Ording, Wisconsin
MB - Sr. - Carmel, Ind. - Cathedral
- Helped Wisconsin to 3-0 victories against Drake, North Dakota State and Milwaukee to win the InnTowner Invitational
- Recorded 13 blocks over the weekend, an average of 1.44 per set, including a match-high six blocks against the Bulldogs
- Earns her first Defensive Player of the Week award
- Last Wisconsin Defensive Player of the Week: Brittney Dolgner (Oct. 12, 2009)
Setter of the Week
Madalyn Shalter, Northwestern
S - Sr. - Ottawa, Ohio - Ottawa-Glandorf
- Guided Northwestern to wins over Brown (3-0), Villanova (3-1) and Yale (3-1) to capture the Yale Invitational
- Recorded two double-doubles over the weekend, including 54 assists and 16 digs against the Bulldogs
- Averaged 12.6 assists, 3.4 digs and 0.3 blocks per set
- Earns her first Big Ten weekly award
- Last Northwestern Setter of the Week: N/A
Freshman of the Week
Meghan Haggerty, Nebraska
MB - Glen Ellyn, Ill. - Benet Academy
- Hit .600 for the week, helping the Huskers to wins over Oklahoma (3-0) and No. 19 Kentucky (3-1) and the Ameritas Players Challenge title
- Recorded an .818 hitting percentage against the Sooners, posting nine kills on 11 swings
- Averaged 2.4 kills and 1.6 blocks per set
- Earns her second consecutive Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Meghan Haggerty (Sept. 3, 2012)
2012 Big Ten Volleyball Players of the Week
Aug. 27
P: Lexi Erwin, Jr., MICH
Lauren Cook, Sr., NEB
D: Katie Slay, Jr, PSU
S: Lauren Cook, Sr., NEB
F: Katie Gallagher, IND
Sept. 4
P: Micha Hancock, So., PSU
D: Kori Moster, So., MSU
Tori Dixon, Jr., MINN
S: Micha Hancock, So., PSU
F: Meghan Haggerty, NEB
Sept. 10
P: Katherine Harms, Sr., MINN
D: Mary Ording, Sr., WIS
S: Madalyn Shalter, Sr., NU
F: Meghan Haggerty, NEB
