Nov. 21, 2011

Player of the Week
Hannah Werth, Nebraska
OH - Jr. - Springfield, Ill. - Glenwood 

• Recorded 3.8 digs and 3.5 kills on .323 hitting to lead No. 4 Nebraska to four-set wins over No. 19 Minnesota and Wisconsin, helping the Huskers clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title
• Posted 14 kills, 17 digs and a .379 hitting percentage against the Golden Gophers
• Notched her second double-double of the week against the Badgers, recording 14 kills and 13 digs
• Takes home her second career Big Ten weekly award
• Last Nebraska Player of the Week: Gina Mancuso (Oct. 24, 2011)

Defensive Player of the Week
Ali Longo, Penn State
LIB - So. - Littleton, Colo. - Chatfield 

• Averaged 5.3 digs and 6.1 service reception attempts per set in No. 12 Penn State's wins over Indiana and No. 8 Purdue
• Recorded 11 digs along with 18 successful service receptions on 19 attempts, helping the Nittany Lions hit .385 in three sets against the Hoosiers
• Tallied a career-high 26 digs, converting on 22 of 24 service reception attempts in four sets against the Boilermakers
• Earns her first weekly award
• Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Katie Slay (Oct. 3, 2011)

Co- Freshman of the Week
Kori Moster, Michigan State
LIB - Cincinnati, Ohio - Ursuline Academy 

• Recorded 4.8 digs per set to help Michigan State take down No. 7 Illinois and Northwestern
• Posted 25 digs, five assists and two aces in the Spartans' four-set victory over the Illini
• Chipped in 18 digs and 46 successful service receptions in 48 attempts in five sets against the Wildcats
• Collects her third Freshman of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Kori Moster (Oct. 24, 2011)

• Posted 12.1 assists and 2.1 digs per set in Penn State's wins over Indiana and Purdue
• Dished out 38 assists and added eight digs and three aces in three sets against the Hoosiers
• Tallied 47 assists, seven digs and two aces in four sets against the Boilermakers
• Led the Nittany Lions to hitting percentages of .385 against Indiana and .285 against Purdue
• Earns her second consecutive Freshman of the Week honor
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Micha Hancock (Nov. 14, 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

Nov. 7
P:    Ashley Wittman, So., MINN; Ariel Turner, Jr., PUR
D:    Mariah Booth, Jr., OSU; Kierra Jones, Fr., PUR
F:    Kierra Jones, PUR

Nov. 14
P:    Deja McClendon, So., PSU
D:    Rachel Davis, So., PUR
F:    Lexi Dannemiller, MICH; Micha Hancock, PSU

Nov. 21
P:    Hannah Werth, Jr., NEB
D:    Ali Longo, So., PSU
F:    Kori Moster, MSU; Micha Hancock, PSU

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