Nebraska volleyball’s Lexi Rodriguez named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska volleyball’s Lexi Rodriguez earned a weekly Big Ten award for her defensive play last week.

On Monday, the conference named Rodriguez the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.  It’s the second time she’s earned the award this season.

Rodriguez helped the Huskers secure the Big Ten title over the weekend with 5.67 digs per set in sweeps of Michigan and Iowa.

In the win over Iowa on Sunday, Rodriguez had 19 digs.

The Huskers’ defense held last week’s opponents to a combined .086 hitting percentage.

Nebraska is closing out its regular season with matches against Wisconsin on Friday and Minnesota on Saturday.