Nov. 26, 2012
Player of the Week
Ariel Turner, Purdue
OH – Sr. – Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Mountain Vista
- Averaged 6.0 kills on .373 hitting, 4.4 digs and 1.3 blocks per set in wins over Indiana (3-0) and Wisconsin (3-1), recording double-doubles in both matches
- Opened the weekend with 18 kills, 14 digs and six blocks in a sweep of the Hoosiers
- Notched 24 kills, 17 digs and three blocks against the Badgers
- Reels in the seventh Player of the Week honor of her career and 10th award overall
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Ariel Turner (Oct. 1, 2012)
Defensive Player of the Week
Katie Slay, Penn State
MH – Jr. – Raleigh, N.C. – Wakefield
- Led No. 1 Penn State’s defense in sweeps of No. 14 Ohio State and Michigan State
- Notched 13 blocks over the weekend, an average of 2.2 per set, including eight against the Spartans
- Tallied five blocks, including one solo, against the Buckeyes
- Hit .464 for the weekend, averaging 2.5 kills per set
- Earns her sixth Defensive Player of the Week honor and seventh overall award
- Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Katie Slay (Oct. 8, 2012)
Setter of the Week
Annie Luhrsen, Illinois
S – Sr. – Wheaton, Ill. – Wheaton-Warrenville South
- Averaged 14.0 assists, 2.1 digs and 0.5 blocks in wins against Iowa (3-0) and Northwestern (3-2)
- Posted 64 assists, nine digs and three blocks against the Wildcats
- Tallied 48 assists, eight digs and one block against the Hawkeyes
- Takes home her first Setter of the Week honor and second overall award
- Last Illinois Setter of the Week: N/A
Co-Freshman of the Week
Jocelynn Birks, Illinois
OH – Willow Springs, Ill. – Lyons Township
- Averaged 5.9 kills on .241 hitting, 2.8 digs and 0.6 blocks per set in wins over Iowa (3-0) and Northwestern (3-2)
- Notched a double-double in the five-set win over the Wildcats, posting a career-high 28 kills, 13 digs and four blocks
- Tallied 19 kills, nine digs and one block against the Hawkeyes
- Earns her fourth Freshman of the Week honor and fifth award overall
- Last Illinois Freshman of the Week: Jocelynn Birks (Nov. 19, 2012)
Megan Courtney, Penn State
OH – Dayton, Ohio – Archbishop Alter
- Helped No. 1 Penn State to sweeps of No. 14 Ohio State and Michigan State
- Notched 11 blocks over the weekend, an average of 1.8 per set, including six against the Spartans
- Tallied five blocks, including two solo, against the Buckeyes
- Earns her first career Big Ten honor
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Micha Hancock (Nov. 28, 2011)
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
Oct. 29
P: Katherine Harms, Sr., MINN
D: Annemarie Hickey, Jr., WIS
S: Amanda Peterson, Sr., OSU
F: Meghan Haggerty, NEB
Nov. 5
P: Ariel Scott, Jr., PSU
D: Tori Dixon, Jr., MINN
S: Lexi Dannemiller, So., MICH
Micha Hancock, So., PSU
F: Jocelynn Birks, ILL
Nov. 12
P: Mari Hole, Sr., OSU
D: Hayley Thramer, Jr., NEB
S: Lexi Dannemiller, So., MICH
F: Meghan Haggerty, NEB
Nov. 19
P: Stephanie Holthus, Jr., NU
Mari Hole, Sr., OSU
D: Tori Dixon, Jr., MINN
S: Micha Hancock, So., MICH
F: Jocelynn Birks, ILL
Nov. 26
P: Ariel Turner, Sr., PUR
D: Katie Slay, Jr., PSU
S: Annie Luhrsen, Sr., ILL
F: Jocelynn Birks, ILL
Megan Courtney, PSU
