Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Penn State Earn Weekly Volleyball Awards

Player and Setter of the Week

Micha Hancock, Penn State

S - So. - Edmond, Okla. - Edmond Memorial



*         Guided No. 4 Penn State to wins over No. 9 Stanford (3-2) and No. 2 Texas
(3-0) to win the Nike Big Four Classic title

*         Averaged 10.9 assists per set, pacing the offense to a .242 hitting
percentage

*         Notched a double-double against the Cardinal, tallying 53 assists and 23
digs, adding three aces and four blocks

*         Recorded 34 assists against the Longhorns, and chipped in five kills in
seven swings

*         Reels in her first Player and Setter of the Week awards

*         Last Penn State Player of the Week: Deja McClendon (Nov. 14, 2011)

*         Last Penn State Setter of the Week: N/A



Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Kori Moster, Michigan State

L - So. - Cincinnati, Ohio - Ursuline Academy



*         Helped Michigan State to 3-0 wins against Fairfield, Dartmouth and
Connecticut at the University of Connecticut Classic

*         Recorded 52 digs over the weekend, an average of 5.8 digs per set, and
seven aces

*         Named MVP of the University of Connecticut Classic

*         Earns her second Defensive Player of the Week award

*         Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Kori Moster (Oct. 24, 2011)



Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Tori Dixon, Minnesota

MB - Jr. - Burnsville, Minn. - Burnsville



*         Helped No. 16 Minnesota earn 3-0 wins over Long Island, Miami (Ohio) and
Albany at the Diet Coke Classic

*         Led the Gophers with 14 total blocks over the weekend, averaging 1.6 per set

*         Held the Gophers' best hitting percentage (.727), recording 34 kills on 44
attempts

*         Earns her first Big Ten weekly award

*         Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Jessica Granquist (Sept. 5,
2011)



Freshman of the Week

Megan Haggerty, Nebraska

MB - Lisle, Ill. - Benet Academy



*         Hit .545 against UC Irvine, recording seven kills on 11 swings to go along
with four blocks to help the Huskers to a 3-0 victory

*         Averaged 2.3 kills and 1.3 blocks per set

*         Earns her first Big Ten weekly honor

*         Last  Nebraska Freshman of the Week: N/A





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