WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Following wins at Northwestern (W, 3-1) and vs. Michigan State (W, 3-0), libero Ali Hornung earned her first career Big Ten weekly honor as Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Hornung led all Power 4 conferences in digs per set last week, averaging 5.71 over the two wins. In fact, Hornung led the team to a Power 4-leading 19.57 digs per set mark (second-highest in the Big Ten checked in at 16.86). She is joined by Nebraska's Rebekah Allick (2.0 blocks per set) for the honor.
Playing at the top of her game, Hornung was coming off a career-high performance at #16 Minnesota when she entered the week. After totaling 18 digs and a perfect reception % on 27 attempts at Northwestern, she nearly bested her career-high with her 22-dig showing vs. Michigan State on Sunday. The effort not only included 10 digs in the first set alone, but anchored a Boilermaker team which went on to set a program record of 71 digs in a three-set match during the current 25-point scoring era.
Hornung helped limit opponents to an average .146 hitting % over the two matches.
She is the fourth Boilermaker to earn Big Ten honors this season, including the second as Defensive Player of the Week (last: Raven Colvin, 9/16).
Purdue remained at No. 10 in the AVCA Coaches' Poll on Monday, marking the third straight week at No. 10. On deck, the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers will take on the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network for the fifth top-10 showdown for the Boilermakers this season. Then less than 24 hours later, Purdue will clash with Iowa at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+.
Purdue in the Big Ten Weekly Awards
9/2: Eva Hudson (Player of the Week)
9/9: Taylor Anderson (Setter of the Week)
9/16: Raven Colvin (Defensive Player of the Week)
10/7: Ali Hornung (Co-Defensive Player of the Week)
Hornung led all Power 4 conferences in digs per set last week, averaging 5.71 over the two wins. In fact, Hornung led the team to a Power 4-leading 19.57 digs per set mark (second-highest in the Big Ten checked in at 16.86). She is joined by Nebraska's Rebekah Allick (2.0 blocks per set) for the honor.
Playing at the top of her game, Hornung was coming off a career-high performance at #16 Minnesota when she entered the week. After totaling 18 digs and a perfect reception % on 27 attempts at Northwestern, she nearly bested her career-high with her 22-dig showing vs. Michigan State on Sunday. The effort not only included 10 digs in the first set alone, but anchored a Boilermaker team which went on to set a program record of 71 digs in a three-set match during the current 25-point scoring era.
Hornung helped limit opponents to an average .146 hitting % over the two matches.
She is the fourth Boilermaker to earn Big Ten honors this season, including the second as Defensive Player of the Week (last: Raven Colvin, 9/16).
Purdue remained at No. 10 in the AVCA Coaches' Poll on Monday, marking the third straight week at No. 10. On deck, the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers will take on the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network for the fifth top-10 showdown for the Boilermakers this season. Then less than 24 hours later, Purdue will clash with Iowa at 7 p.m. ET on B1G+.
Purdue in the Big Ten Weekly Awards
9/2: Eva Hudson (Player of the Week)
9/9: Taylor Anderson (Setter of the Week)
9/16: Raven Colvin (Defensive Player of the Week)
10/7: Ali Hornung (Co-Defensive Player of the Week)