Cook Honored as Big Ten Setter of the Week - News, Weather and Sports for Lincoln, NE; KLKNTV.com

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Nebraska senior Lauren Cook was honored by the Big Ten Conference on Monday as she was selected as the Big Ten Setter of the Week. The award marks her second Setter of the Week honor this season.

Cook earned the award after averaging 11.3 assists and 2.1 digs per set in road wins over No. 12 Purdue (3-0) and Indiana (3-2). She led the Huskers to a .348 hitting percentage on the weekend, including a .361 clip against the Boilermakers. Cook also dished out 52 assists against Indiana and 38 against Purdue.

The Huskers will face Wisconsin and Minnesota this weekend at the NU Coliseum. The Badgers will visit Lincoln on Friday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. in a match that can be seen on NET. The Gophers and the Huskers will face each other on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. That match will air nationally on ESPN2.

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, Fr., MICH

Oct. 8 P: Alex Lovell, So., IOWA

D: Katie Slay, Jr., PSU

S: Lauren Cook, Sr., NEB

F: Daly Santana, MINN