A Nebraska middle blocker won another conference award on Monday. Senior Andi Jackson was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the third time in her career on Monday.
Jackson is the third consecutive Husker to win the honor, following Olivia Mauch (Oct. 19) and Manaia Ogbechie (Oct. 12), who also won Defensive Player of the Week. This is the senior's fourth weekly award, being named Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 28, Oct. 5) and AVCA Player of the Week (Sept. 29).
In a sweep of UCLA, the middle blockers hit .625 with 11 kills and six blocks. In a victory over USC, she had eight kills on .500 shooting and four blocks.
Nebraska returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Michigan. The match starts at 5:30 p.m. CT and can be seen on B1G+.
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