Oct. 31, 2011
Player of the Week
Ariel Turner, Purdue
OH – Jr. – Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Mountain Vista
- Posted 5.9 kills and 3.2 digs in No. 11 Purdue’s road wins over No. 22 Michigan (3-2) and Michigan State (3-1)
- Recorded 25 kills, 18 digs and six blocks against the Wolverines
- Notched her second double-double of the week with a career-high-tying 28 kills and 11 digs against the Spartans
- Reels in her third Player of the Week award this season
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Ariel Turner (Oct. 10, 2011)
Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week
Katie Dutchman, Northwestern
MB – Fr. – Del Mar, Calif. – Torrey Pines
- Averaged 1.8 blocks per set en route to her third Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week awards
- Helped Northwestern to wins over No. 15 Minnesota (3-0) and Wisconsin (3-2)
- Posted four blocks against the Gophers, following with 10 against the Badgers
- Is the second player in conference history to earn three consecutive Defensive Player of the Week awards and the second player to take home three Freshman of the Week honors in a row
- Last Northwestern Defensive Player of the Week: Katie Dutchman (Oct. 24, 2011)
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Katie Dutchman (Oct. 24, 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
Oct. 10
P: Ariel Turner, Jr., PUR
D: Anna Dorn, Fr., ILL
F: Anna Dorn, ILL
Oct. 17
P: Hannah Werth, Jr., NEB
D: Katie Dutchman, Fr., NU; Kierra Jones, Fr., PUR
F: Katie Dutchman, NU; Kierra Jones, PUR
Oct. 24
P: Gina Mancuso, Jr., NEB
D: Kori Moster, Fr., MSU; Katie Dutchman, Fr., NU
F: Kori Moster, MSU; Katie Dutchman, NU
Oct. 31
P: Ariel Turner, Jr., PUR
D: Katie Dutchman, Fr., NU
F: Katie Dutchman, NU
