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Nebraska Volleyball's Bergen Reilly Claims Fifth Setter of the Week Honor

Sophomore setter for Nebraska volleyball Bergen Reilly won her fifth conference weekly honor of the season on Monday, winning another Big Ten Conference Setter of the Week award.

Austin Jacobsen

Bergen Reilly sets the ball.
Bergen Reilly sets the ball. / Amarillo Mullen

Bergen Reilly has gone back-to-back in conference honors for the first time in 2024.

The Nebraska volleyball setter claimed the Big Ten Conference's Setter of the Week award for the second consecutive week on Monday, earning her fifth conference honor this season. Reilly has now won the award nine times in her career.

Reilly shares the award with Penn State freshman setter Izzy Starck, as the Nittany Lion racked up over assists, nearly three digs, over one block, and one kill in wins over No. 8 Purdue and RV Washington last week. It is the second time in a month that Starck has claimed the honor, last winning the award on Oct. 28.

Bergen Reilly celebrates a UCLA service error.
Bergen Reilly celebrates a UCLA service error. / Amarillo Mullen

Reilly aided the No. 2 Nebraska team to an unbeaten sweep of the week in two matches, averaging 12.83 assists, 11 digs, five kills, four blocks, and two aces in sweeps over Iowa and No. 7 Wisconsin. In the home sweep over the Badgers, Reilly recorded 36 assists, three digs, two kills, and a block.

Against the Hawkeyes in Iowa City, the sophomore recorded 41 assists, eight digs, three kills, three blocks, and two aces. Reilly aided Nebraska to a combined .355 hitting percentage on the week, including a blistering .472 against the Hawkeyes. The Big Red hit .259 against Wisconsin.

Reilly has also claimed the Big Ten's Setter of the Week award on Sept. 2, Sept. 16, and Oct. 14. She continues to stay ahead of Starck for most Setter of the Week awards this season, leading five-to-four. In addition to Reilly, Nebraska middle blockers Andi Jackson and Rebekah Allick, as well as libero Lexi Rodriguez, have all earned weekly honors this season.

Rebekah Allick (5) celebrates her kill with Bergen Reilly (2).
Rebekah Allick (5) celebrates her kill with Bergen Reilly (2). / Amarillo Mulle

Allick and Rodriguez have won two Defensive Player of the Week honors apiece, and Jackson has earned one. Reilly now has nine career Setter of the Week honors to her credit after having been a four-time recipient in 2023.

Nebraska (28-1, 18-0 B1G) continues to lead the Big Ten regular season race with key wins over the top teams in the conference, including No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 9 Purdue, No. 13 Oregon, No. 15 Minnesota, No. 20 USC, and RV Washington. The No. 2 Huskers will travel to Happy Valley to face No. 3 Penn State for a chance to secure the Big Ten championsihp on Friday night.

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Austin Jacobsen
AUSTIN JACOBSEN

Austin Jacobsen is a radio broadcaster and former Sports Director in Central Nebraska. He has seen the Cornhusker state from all corners; growing up in the Panhandle, completing his college degree in Kearney, working in the rural Sandhills, and now residing in Omaha. Austin is a statewide, regional, and national radio award winner and can usually be found at a high school football field on Friday nights and tuning in to the Huskers wherever they travel. If he is not on the road, Austin enjoys movie dates with his girlfriend and their dog, Ava.

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