Sept. 17, 2012
Player and Freshman of the Week
Jocelynn Birks, Illinois
OH – Willow Springs, Ill. – Lyons Township
- Led No. 23 Illinois to wins over No. 6 Texas (3-2), UCF (3-0) and Cincinnati (3-1)
- Notched double-doubles in all three matches, averaging 5.0 kills and 3.3 digs per set
- Led all players at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational with 60 kills and 65 points en route to MVP honors
- Records her first Big Ten weekly award
- Last Illinois Player of the Week: Michelle Bartsch (Sept. 26, 2011)
- Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Anna Dorn (Oct. 10, 2011)
Defensive Player of the Week
Alexis Mathews, Michigan State
MB – Jr. – Detroit, Mich. – Renaissance
- Helped Michigan State to victories over Presbyterian (3-0), Georgetown (3-0) and the College of Charleston (3-1) to win the Holiday Inn Charleston/Mt. Pleasant Tournament
- Recorded 17 blocks over the weekend, an average of 1.7 per set, including a match-high seven blocks against the Cougars
- Earns her second Defensive Player of the Week honor and fourth award overall
- Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Kori Moster (Oct. 24, 2011)
Setter of the Week
Madalyn Shalter, Northwestern
S – Sr. – Ottawa, Ohio – Ottawa-Glandorf
- Guided Northwestern to wins over Delaware (3-0), Saint Louis (3-0) and Western Michigan (3-1) to capture the Wildcat Classic
- Recorded two double-doubles over the weekend, including 45 assists and 17 digs against the Broncos
- Averaged 11.4 assists, 3.5 digs and 0.7 blocks per set
- Earns her second consecutive Big Ten weekly award
- Last Northwestern Setter of the Week: Madalyn Shalter (Sept. 10, 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
Sept. 17
P: Jocelynn Birks, Fr., ILL
D: Alexis Mathews, Jr., MSU
S: Madalyn Shalter, Sr., NU
F: Jocelynn Birks, ILL
