Rodriguez Earns B1G Defensive Player of the Week
Nov 11, 2024 / NU Athletics
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Nebraska senior libero Lexi Rodriguez was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Rodriguez earned her seventh career weekly defensive honor and second of the season.
The two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year averaged 4.17 digs per set last week to help the Huskers to another pair of standout defensive performances in road sweeps at No. 12 Oregon and Washington. In doing so, she passed Kayla Banwarth for second all-time at Nebraska in career digs, now with 1,731. Justine Wong-Orantes is the career leader with 1,890.
Rodriguez had 14 digs in the sweep at Oregon as the Huskers held Oregon to a .133 hitting percentage. She followed up with 11 digs and served two aces at Washington as Nebraska limited the Huskies to a .158 hitting percentage.
Led by Rodriguez, Nebraska leads all Big Ten teams with a .162 opponent hitting percentage on the season.