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Bergen Reilly Is Big Ten Setter of the Week for the 16th Time, Tied for Third All Time

By Denny Paulsen ·

Nebraska's No. 15 Andi Jackson shouts and pumps both fists while No. 2 Bergen Reilly and No. 3 Virginia Adriano high five at the net after a point against UCLA at John Cook Arena.
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Sixteen. That’s how many Big Ten weekly honors Bergen Reilly has now, tied for third all time in the conference.

The senior setter was named Big Ten Setter of the Week on Monday after running unbeaten Nebraska through Michigan and No. 25 Michigan State on the road. It’s her third this season.

The best offense in the league, again

Nebraska hit .380 across the two matches. That led the Big Ten and ranked second in the country.

Reilly averaged 12.88 assists per set, best in the conference and fifth nationally. She added five service aces, fifth in the Big Ten.

Friday in Ann Arbor

In the record-setting win at Michigan, Reilly dished a season-high 58 assists with nine digs and two aces. Nebraska hit .412, its fourth match this season at .400 or better.

Five Huskers finished in double figures in kills. That’s happened 12 times in the rally-scoring era, and this was the first since 2021. When everybody eats, look at who’s serving the plate.

Saturday in East Lansing

Less than a day later, she set 45 assists and did something new. Reilly had a career-high six blocks against the Spartans, plus five digs and two kills. Read how Nebraska’s 15-block night beat No. 25 Michigan State.

The kid from Sioux Falls, S.D., has been doing this since the first weekend of the season, when she won it after the Las Vegas wins over UNLV and Texas.

Next up

Nebraska is 23 and 0 and 12 and 0 in the Big Ten. The Huskers head west to Oregon on Saturday at 9 p.m. Central on BTN, then Washington on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. on FS1.

Husker Nation, she’s already tied for third all time in the Big Ten. How many more Mondays like this are left?

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