Nov. 28, 2011
Player of the Week
Ariel Turner, Purdue
OH – Jr. – Highlands Ranch, Colo. – Mountain Vista
- Racked up 6.1 kills, 2.7 digs and 0.7 blocks per set and a .365 hitting percentage in No. 8 Purdue’s wins over Indiana (3-1) and Wisconsin (3-0)
- Notched 25 kills, eight digs and three blocks against the Hoosiers
- Added 18 kills, 11 digs, two aces and two blocks against the Badgers
- Earns her fifth Big Ten Player of the Week award this season, tying a conference record
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Ariel Turner (Nov. 7, 2011)
Defensive Player of the Week
Annie Luhrsen, Illinois
S – Jr. – Wheaton, Ill. – Wheaton-Warrenville South
- Averaged 13.7 assists and led No. 7 Illinois to a .326 hitting percentage for the week in wins over Northwestern (3-0) and Iowa (3-1)
- Recorded 43 assists and five digs in four sets against the Wildcats
- Tallied 53 assists and helped the Illini post a .407 hitting percentage in three sets against the Hawkeyes
- Earns the first weekly honor of her career
- Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Anna Dorn (Oct. 10, 2011)
Co-Freshman of the Week
Yewande Akanbi, Northwestern
OH – Houston, Texas – Dawson
- Averaged 4.3 kills and 0.6 blocks in Northwestern’s win over No. 2 Nebraska and loss to No. 7 Illinois
- Posted 20 kills and three blocks in four sets against the Huskers
- Recorded 10 kills, two digs and a block in three sets against the Illini
- Collects her first Freshman of the Week award
- Last Northwestern Freshman of the Week: Katie Dutchman (Oct. 31, 2011)
Micha Hancock, Penn State
S – Edmond, Okla. – Edmond Memorial
- Averaged 11.1 assists, 1.9 digs and 0.5 blocks in No. 9 Penn State’s four-set wins over Ohio State and Michigan State
- Racked up 51 assists and eight digs against the Buckeyes
- Added 38 assists, seven kills, seven digs and four blocks against the Spartans
- Collects her third consecutive Freshman of the Week honor
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Micha Hancock (Nov. 21, 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
Nov. 28
P: Ariel Turner, Jr., PUR
D: Annie Luhrsen, Jr., ILL
F: Yewande Akanbi, NU; Micha Hancock, PSU
