Murray, Reilly, Ogbechie Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
Nebraska volleyball was well represented in the Big Ten’s weekly awards, as three Huskers received recognition on Monday.
Senior outside hitter Harper Murray was named co-Player of the Week, Bergen Reilly earned Setter of the Week and Manaia Ogbechie was named Defensive Player of the Week.
Murray put up strong numbers in Nebraska’s 3-0 wins at No. 15 Indiana and vs. No. 7 Wisconsin last week. The senior averaged 5.17 kills per set with a .429 hitting percentage on the week, finishing as one of three players nationally with more than five kills per set with .400-plus hitting. Murray led all Big Ten players with 5.17 kills per set and 5.92 points per set on the week.
Against No. 7 Wisconsin, Murray posted a season-high 20 kills on .471 hitting with four digs and three blocks in the sweep of the Badgers. Murray tallied 11 kills, seven digs and a pair of blocks in NU’s sweep at No. 15 Indiana on Thursday.
Reilly continued to improve her already strong resume, directing the Husker offense that led the Big Ten and finished second nationally with a .388 hitting percentage across two matches. Reilly finished second in the Big Ten and 12th nationally with 12.33 assists per set and added 2.17 digs per set.
Behind Reilly’s setting, the Big Red hit .379 at No. 15 Indiana and .396 vs. No. 7 Wisconsin, which had the Husker offense over .300 hitting for the seventh time in the last eight matches. The senior recorded 35 assists, seven digs and three kills against the Hoosiers while totaling 39 assists, six digs, two kills and a block vs. the Badgers on Saturday night.
Ogbechie led the Big Ten and ranked eighth in the country with 2.17 blocks per set last week. The sophomore picked up six blocks to go with eight kills on .500 hitting in a road sweep at No. 15 Indiana. Ogbechie posted seven blocks and helped the Husker defense limit the seventh-ranked Badgers to .171 hitting in NU’s sweep of Wisconsin on Saturday night.
Murray earned her second Big Ten Player of the Week honor of her career. Reilly was honored for the second time this season and 15th time in her career, which is tied for fourth all-time in the conference. Ogbechie collected her first-ever Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor after previously earning Player of the Week recognition earlier this season.