Two Huskers Honored by Big 12

Nebraska volleyball players Sydney Anderson and Hannah Werth were honored by the Big 12 Conference Monday, as Anderson was named Offensive Player of the Week, while Werth received the league’s Rookie-of-the-Week award.  It is the sixth time that Anderson has been honored in her two-year career at NU, but her first Offensive Player-of-the-Week accolade, while Werth has been named Rookie of the Week on five occasions.

Anderson was honored for her play in helping Nebraska to a pair of sweeps on the week, including a road win at No. 8 Iowa State. She guided the Husker offense to a Big 12-best .384 hitting percentage while dishing out 13.67 assists per set. Anderson also led the Big 12 with 0.83 services aces per set and added 1.00 kill on the week. She helped Nebraska hit a season-high .451 against the Tigers on Wednesday, distributing 43 assists along with two aces and two blocks. The six starters hit over .400 on the night, including Brooke Delano’s .833 hitting percentage (10-0-12), which was the sixth-best outing in school history. At ISU, Anderson had 39 assists and a season-high three aces as NU hit at a .327 clip, becoming the first team in 34 matches to hit .300 or better against the Cyclones.

Werth recorded 3.50 kills per set on .312 hitting and 3.67 digs per set in helping NU to a perfect week. At ISU, Werth led NU in both kills (nine) and digs (15) and added two blocks (one solo, one assist) to help hand the Cyclones their first home loss. Earlier in the week, she paced the Nebraska offensive attack with 12 kills while hitting at a .429 clip and adding two aces in a sweep of Missouri.

The ninth-ranked Huskers will return to action on Friday night, as they host Texas A&M at the NU Coliseum. First serve is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be carried on selected Husker Sports Network Stations and on Huskers.com. In addition, the match will be video-streamed live on HuskersNside.