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Nebraska Volleyball Setter Claims Fourth Weekly Big Ten Conference Honor of 2024

For the fourth time in her sophomore year, Bergen Reilly has been named the Big Ten's Setter of the Week. It is the ninth time a Husker has earned a weekly honor this season.

Austin Jacobsen

Bergen Reilly gets the pancake to add to her dig total vs. the Minnesota Golden Gophers inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Bergen Reilly gets the pancake to add to her dig total vs. the Minnesota Golden Gophers inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center. / Nebraska Athletics

Bergen Reilly's stellar sophomore season continues to add more accolades.

The Nebraska volleyball setter claimed the Big Ten Conference's Setter of the Week honor Monday as the conference awarded weekly honors. It is the ninth time this season a Husker has been honored, and the fourth time for Reilly in 2024.

The sophomore led No. 2 Nebraska to wins last week over No. 16 Minnesota and Indiana with over ten assists per set and nearly four digs per set. In the four-set win over the Golden Gophers Thursday, Reilly had 40 assists and a career-high 20 digs with six kills. She became the first Husker setter to record at least 40 assists, 20 digs and five kills in a match in the rally scoring era.

Bergen Reilly goes out of bounds to keep the ball alive.
Bergen Reilly goes out of bounds to keep the ball alive. / Amarillo Mullen

Reilly then capped the weekend in a dominant Saturday sweep of Indiana, contrinuting 35 assists with seven digs. She helped the Nebraska offense to a .324 hitting percentage, and totaled 75 assists, 27 digs, eight kills, seven blocks, and one ace over the two matches.

Reilly last won the Setter of the Week award on Oct. 14, and had previously claimed the honor on Sept. 2 and Sept. 16.

Reilly's fourth award keeps her ahead of Penn State freshman setter Izzy Starck, who has claimed the conference's honor three times this season. In addition to Reilly, Nebraska middle blockers Andi Jackson and Rebekah Allick and libero Lexi Rodriguez have all earned weekly awards this season.

Lexi Rodriguez passes the ball in the first set.
Lexi Rodriguez (black) passes the ball. / Amarillo Mullen

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

Nebraska (26-1, 16-0 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. 8 Purdue, No. 13 Oregon, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 21 USC, and RV Washington. The No. 2 Huskers head to Iowa on Wednesday for a match in Iowa City, then return to Lincoln Saturday night for a home rematch against the Badgers.

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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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