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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
