Oct. 22, 2012
Player of the Week
Lauren Wicinski, Michigan State
OH – Jr. – Geneva, Ill. – Geneva
- Averaged 6.7 kills on .333 hitting, 2.1 digs and 0.6 blocks per set against No. 20 Ohio State and Michigan
- Posted a season-high 29 kills on .323 hitting, four aces and two blocks against the Buckeyes
- Hit .341 against the Wolverines, posting 18 kills with nine digs and two solo blocks
- Reels in her first Big Ten weekly award
- Last Michigan State Player of the Week: Kyndra Abron (Aug. 31, 2009)
Defensive Player of the Week
Caitlin Hansen, Indiana
LIB – Jr. – Indianapolis, Ind. – Roncalli
- Averaged 6.0 digs per set and handled 57 service receptions without an error in Indiana’s four-set wins over No. 17 Purdue and Wisconsin
- Posted a career-high 22 digs against the Boilermakers before notching a new career mark with 26 against the Badgers
- Reels in her first Big Ten weekly award
- Last Indiana Defensive Player of the Week: Caitlin Cox (Sept. 12, 2011)
Setter of the Week
Micha Hancock, Penn State
S – So. – Edmond, Okla. – Edmond Memorial
- Averaged 11.4 assists and 2.0 digs per set in wins over No. 20 Ohio State (3-0) and Michigan (3-2)
- Led the top-ranked Nittany Lions to a .342 hitting percentage against the Buckeyes
- Dished out 53 assists against Michigan and 38 against Ohio State
- Reels in her fourth Setter of the Week honor this season and fifth award overall
- Last Penn State Setter of the Week: Micha Hancock (Oct. 1, 2012)
Freshman of the Week
Daly Santana, Minnesota
OH – Corozal, Puerto Rico – Bayamon Military Academy
- Averaged 4.1 digs, 2.6 kills and 0.3 blocks per set in No. 10 Minnesota’s wins against No. 17 Purdue (3-1) and Wisconsin (3-0)
- Recorded six aces on the week, an average of 0.9 per set, including four against the Badgers
- Reels in her second Big Ten weekly award
- Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: Daly Santana (Oct. 8, 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
Oct. 8
P: Alex Lovell, So., IOWA
D: Katie Slay, Jr., PSU
S: Lauren Cook, Sr., NEB
F: Daly Santana, MINN
Oct. 15
P: Jennifer Cross, Jr., MICH
D: Ariel Turner, Sr., PUR
S: Lauren Cook, Sr., NEB
F: Alexis Viliunas, ILL
Oct. 22
P: Lauren Wicinski, Jr., MSU
D: Caitlin Hansen, Jr., IND
S: Micha Hancock, So., PSU
F: Daly Santana, MINN
