Oct. 10, 2011
Player of the Week
Ariel Turner, Purdue
OH – Jr. – Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Mountain Vista
- Posted 5.7 kills, 2.9 digs and 0.7 blocks per set in No. 11 Purdue’s weekend road swing at No. 6 Nebraska and Iowa
- Recorded 24 kills and 11 digs in the Boilermakers’ four-set loss to the Huskers, notching the 1,000th kill of her career during the match
- Added 16 kills and nine blocks in a three-set win over the Hawkeyes
- Reels in her second consecutive Player of the Week award
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Ariel Turner (Oct. 3, 2011)
Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week
Anna Dorn, Illinois
MB – Fr. – Munster, Ind. – Munster
- Averaged 2.1 blocks per set for top-ranked Illinois in road wins over No. 25 Ohio State (3-0) and No. 8 Penn State (3-2)
- Tied an Illinois record with 13 block assists against the Nittany Lions, adding five kills and a dig in the win
- Recorded four blocks, four kills and two assists in the Illini’s win over the Buckeyes
- Earns her first weekly awards
- Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Erin Johnson (Sept. 26, 2011)
- Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Jennifer Bonilla (Oct. 25, 2010)
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
Oct. 11
P: Ariel Turner, Jr., PUR
D: Anna Dorn, Fr., ILL
F: Anna Dorn, ILL
