Oct. 3, 2011
Player of the Week
Ariel Turner, Purdue
OH – Jr. – Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Mountain Vista
- Averaged 5.0 kills, 3.3 digs and 0.6 blocks per set against Northwestern and No. 1 Illinois over the weekend
- Recorded back-to-back double-doubles, posting 20 kills and 14 digs in four sets against the Wildcats, and 20 kills and 12 digs in four sets against the top-ranked Illini
- Led No. 12 Purdue to a 3-1 win at Northwestern before falling to No. 1 Illinois on the road
- Earns her first Player of the Week honor and her third overall weekly award, having been honored as Freshman of the Week twice
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Stephanie Lynch (Oct. 20, 2008)
Defensive Player of the Week
Katie Slay, Penn State
MH – So. – Raleigh, N.C. – Wakefield
- Recorded 2.0 blocks per set in No. 9 Penn State’s three-set wins over Wisconsin and No. 10 Minnesota
- Notched five total blocks (two solo), adding eight kills and a dig against the Badgers
- Posted seven total blocks, nine kills and a dig against the Gophers
- Earns her second weekly award of the season and the fourth honor of her career
- Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Katie Slay (Sept. 19, 2011)
Freshman of the Week
Lexi Dannemiller, Michigan
S – West Chester, Ohio – Lakota West
- Averaged 10.8 assists, 5.2 digs and 0.7 blocks per set against Iowa and No. 7 Nebraska
- Tallied her seventh double-double of the season against the Huskers, recording 33 assists and 22 digs in three sets
- Notched 32 assists and nine digs against the Hawkeyes
- The award is her third this season
- Last Michigan Freshman of the Week: Lexi Dannemiller (Sept. 12, 2011)
2011 Big Ten Volleyball Players of the Week
Aug. 29
P: Stephanie Holthus, So., NU
D: Julie Chin, Jr., NU
F: Kierra Jones, PUR
Sept. 5
P: Michelle Bartsch, Sr., ILL
D: Jessica Granquist, Jr., MINN
F: Lexi Dannemiller, MICH
Sept. 12
P: Mari Hole, Jr., OSU
D: Caitlin Cox, Sr., IND; Sarah Mignin, Sr., OSU
F: Lexi Dannemiller, MICH
Sept. 19
P: Ashley Wittman, So., MINN
D: Sarah Mignin, Sr., OSU; Katie Slay, So., PSU
F: Taylor Sherwin, OSU
Sept. 26
P: Michelle Bartsch, Sr., ILL; Gina Mancuso, Jr., NEB
D: Erin Johnson, Jr., ILL
F: Kori Moster, MSU
Oct. 3
P: Ariel Turner, Jr., PUR
D: Katie Slay, So., PSU
F: Lexi Dannemiller, MICH
