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Penn State Women’s Volleyball’s Kennedy Martin & Alexis Stucky Receive Weekly Big Ten Awards

After defeating two nationally-ranked teams, Penn State women’s volleyball’s Kennedy Martin and Alexis Stucky earned two weekly Big Ten awards, the conference announced Monday

Martin was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, while Stucky was titled the conference Setter of the Week.

The Nittany Lions upset No. 10 Oregon 3-1 at home on Friday night and took down No. 18 Indiana 3-1 on Sunday on the road.

Martin had 6.56 points, 5.75 kills, and 2.00 digs per set over both wins. She tied her season high with 25 kills and added four blocks and seven digs against Oregon. Against Indiana, she followed with five blocks, nine digs, two aces, and 21 kills.

Martin was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for the fourth time, and earned the same award while playing in the SEC five times.

Stucky led the attack with .360 hitting and averaged 11.25 assists per set over the two wins. She totaled 45 assists across the two contests.

Against the Ducks, Stucky helped Penn State to .346 hitting and had three kills, three blocks, and five digs. While facing the Hoosiers, she led the team to a .376 hitting while adding five kills, one block, two aces, and one dig. The second ace of the game made it the 100th of her career.

Stucky earned the Big Ten Setter of the Week title for the first time as a Nittany Lion. She won the same award while playing in the SEC five times.

Penn State climbed three spots and is now No. 13 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll. The Nittany Lions play Ohio State at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, in Rec Hall.

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Brooklyn is a first-year AD/PR major at Penn State. She is from Pittsburgh, PA and has a high interest in many sports. She loves Snoopy, the color purple, lifeguarding and fashion. You can follow her Instagram and TikTok at bnu_psu.

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