Husker volleyball dominate Big Ten Conference honors

The Nebraska volleyball team dominated the postseason honors for the Big Ten Conference.

The Nebraska volleyball team dominated the postseason honors for the Big Ten Conference. The Huskers would see seven team members win awards, including head coach John Cook, who was named the Big Ten Volleyball Coach of the Year.

The Huskers would win four of the five individual awards. Junior libero Lexi Rodriguez won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the second time. Bergen Reilly was named Setter of the Year and is the first freshman to win Setter of the Year, and Harper Murray was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Those three players and Merritt Beason were named All-Big Ten First Team. Beason and Rodriguez were unanimous selections. It’s the first time the Huskers have had four first-team selections since it joined the Big Ten in 2011. Bekka Allick and Andi Jackson were also named second-team All-Big Ten.