A Nebraska volleyball player won a Big Ten award on Monday. Sophomore middle blocker Andi Jackson was named the conference’s defensive player of the week for the first time in her career.
Jackson averaged 1.57 blocks per set in wins over the Illinois Fighting Illini and Michigan Wolverines. She also had 3.00 kills per set on .417 hitting.
In the win on Friday over Illinois, Jackson had six blocks and 11 kills on .667 hitting. She then had five blocks and ten kills in Saturday’s victory over Michigan.
The Nebraska volleyball team is 20-1 overall on the season and 10-0 in the Big Ten Conference. They have won 17 straight matches since their 3-0 defeat to SMU on Sep. 3.
They will take the floor again on Friday, Nov. 1, at the Wisconsin Badgers. The match will start at 8:00 p.m. CT and can be seen on Big Ten Network.
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