Indiana, Nebraska, and Purdue all place players on this week’s Big Ten Player of the Week List

The Big Ten rolled out its Big Ten Player of the Week honors, and several players were on this week’s list.

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Without further ado, here is this week’s Big Ten Players of the Week 

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Player of the Week 

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Kenna Wollard, Purdue 

Jr. – OH – Dunlap, Ill. 

• Led Purdue to a pair of top 25 road victories in a reverse sweep of No. 24 UCLA and a 3-0 win at No. 17 USC. Wollard averaged 6.13 kills per set on a combined .330 hitting efficiency  
• Recorded 33 kills with a .369 hitting percentage at UCLA, adding nine digs and three blocks  
• Became the first Boilermaker in the rally-scoring era to produce 33 kills in a match against a ranked opponent  
• At No. 17 USC, Wollard tallied 16 kills on a .263 clip, adding one dig and a pair of blocks in the sweep 
• Led the Big Ten with 49 total kills last week 
• Purdue improves to 4-1 against ranked opponents this season 
• Last Purdue Player of the Week: Kenna Wollard (Sept. 8, 2025) 

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Defensive Player of the Week 

Ryan McAleer, Purdue 

So. - L – Overland Park, Kan. 

• Anchored the Boilermakers at libero as Purdue picked up a pair of ranked road victories with a reverse sweep at No. 24 UCLA and a sweep at No. 17 USC 
• Led the team with 16 digs at UCLA and added one ace and four assists 
• Totaled 17 digs in just three sets at USC, including eight digs in the second set alone 
• Her 17-dig performance was the most by a Big Ten player in a three-set match last week and helped hold USC to a season-low .167 hitting percentage  
• Last Purdue Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan McAleer (Sept. 15, 2025) 

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Setter of the Week

Bergen Reilly, Nebraska  

Jr. – S – Sioux Falls, S.D. 

• Led the top-ranked Huskers to two more sweeps for a total of five in a row with a 3-0 win at No. 16 Penn State and a 3-0 win at Rutgers 
• Set Nebraska to a .412 hitting percentage across the two matches, and defensively Reilly helped the Huskers limit opponents to a combined -.022 hitting percentage  
• In the sweep at Penn State, Reilly tallied 26 assists, eight digs, three blocks, two kills and an ace as the Huskers hit a season-high .437  
• At Rutgers on Saturday, Reilly played just 1.5 sets and had 15 assists, two digs, two blocks and a kill before sharing playing time with Campbell Flynn at setter. The Huskers went on to hit .390 in that match 
• Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Aug. 26, 2025) 

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Freshman of the Week 

Teodora Kričković, Indiana 

S – Novi Sad, Serbia  

• Guided Indiana to back-to-back regular season ranked wins for the first time in school history with a 3-1 win at No. 17 USC and a 3-1 victory at No. 24 UCLA 
• Against USC, tallied 33 assists, six digs and a career-high six kills, while guiding Indiana to a .252 hitting percentage  
• At UCLA, recorded second-career double-double with 44 assists and 10 digs, adding three blocks while the Hoosiers hit .262 as a team 
• Indiana is off to a 4-0 start in Big Ten play for the first time since 1985 
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week: Jaidyn Jager (Sept. 8, 2025) 

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