Oct. 1, 2012
Player of the Week
Ariel Turner, Purdue
OH – Sr. – Highland Ranch, Colo. – Mountain Vista
- Led No. 13 Purdue to wins over No. 21 Illinois (3-2) and Northwestern (3-1)
- Averaged 4.9 kills on .288 hitting, 2.9 digs and 0.4 blocks per set
- Notched a double-double against the Wildcats, posting 19 kills and 17 digs
- Moved into fourth place all-time in kills at Purdue with 1,577
- Reels in the sixth Player of the Week honor of her career and eighth award overall
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Ariel Turner (Nov. 28, 2011)
Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week
Tiffany Morales, Michigan
LIB – Fr. – Redondo Beach, Calif. – Redondo Union
- Averaged 6.9 digs per set and handled 48 service receptions without an error in road contests against No. 6 Nebraska and Iowa
- Posted 25 digs against the Hawkeyes and 23 against the Huskers
- Helped Michigan to a 3-0 win against Iowa before falling to No. 6 Nebraska (3-1)
- Earns her first Big Ten weekly awards
- Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Lexi Zimmerman (Sept. 27, 2010)
- Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Lexi Dannemiller (Nov. 14, 2011)
Setter of the Week
Micha Hancock, Penn State
S – So. – Edmond, Okla. – Edmond Memorial
- Averaged 13.5 assists and 2.5 digs per set in 3-0 road wins over No. 10 Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Paced the top-ranked Nittany Lions to a .386 hitting percentage for the weekend, including a .404 clip against the Golden Gophers
- Dished out 46 assists against Wisconsin and 35 against Minnesota
- Reels in her third Setter of the Week honor this season and fourth award overall
- Last Penn State Setter of the Week: Micha Hancock (Sept. 24, 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
Sept. 24
P: Katherine Harms, Sr., MINN
D: Carly Cramer, Jr., PUR
S: Alexandra Palmer, Jr., MINN
Micha Hancock, So., PSU
F: Annie Drews, PUR
Oct. 1
P: Ariel Turner, Sr., PUR
D: Tiffany Morales, Fr., MICH
S: Micha Hancock, So., PSU
F: Tiffany Morales, MICH
