Nebraska Volleyball star Rebekah Allick shared her appreciation as she was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the 2nd time this season. Allick, who plays as a middle blocker, performed impressively for the Huskers in their wins over Wisconsin and Oregon this past week. She averaged 1.83 blocks/set, 2.00 kills/set, and had a .500 hitting percentage.
Allick was not the only Nebraska star to earn a Big Ten honor this week, with Bergen Reilly also earning the Big Ten Co-Setter of the Week award.
What Message Did Nebraska Volleyball’s Rebekah Allick Share After Earning 2nd Big Ten Honor Of The Season?
Allick commented on a post made by the official Huskers Volleyball account on Instagram that announced she won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Award for the 2nd time this season. She wrote:
“Well, that’s neat. Thank you!”
This also marked the 4th time in her career that Allick has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. The 1st time she earned the honor this season came at the AVCA First Serve, where Nebraska played against No. 3 Pitt and No. 6 Stanford.
Allick has performed impressively throughout this season and has also been added to the AVCA National Player of the Year Watch List.
Nebraska Volleyball Head Coach John Cook Recaps Win Over Oregon To Extend Unbeaten Streak
After the Huskers secured their 22nd win of the season against Oregon, the team’s head coach, Dani Busboom Kelly, reflected on the team’s performance in a press conference following the game. (0:02 onwards)
“I thought it was good. Oregon was playing really, really well and we were talking about them all week, just how they’re much better than their record and when they’re playing well, they’d be really hard to stop. One of the hardest hitting teams in the Big 10 and great serving team. So, we knew it’d be a challenge and I thought we started slow, but we hung in there and really hit our groove.”
She also discussed how happy she was with winning against two difficult teams in Oregon and Wisconsin over the past week:
“When you can go to Wisconsin and get a sweep, that’s really good. And I think a hot Oregon team. I know they just lost to Washington, but I think they were playing really well, and I think that was one of the tougher weekends in the Big 10, playing those two teams back to back.”
The Nebraska Volleyball team are set to play next against Illinois on Thursday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, where they will look to win their 23rd match in a row this season.