Wong-Orantes Wins Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Nebraska junior libero Justine Wong-Orantes has been named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday.

Wong-Orantes helped lead the fourth-ranked Huskers to a 3-2 comeback win over No. 1 Penn State on Friday with a career-high 30 digs. 

A native of Cypress, Calif., Wong-Orantes totaled 41 digs on the weekend, averaging 4.1 digs per set. 

It's the first career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award for Wong-Orantes, and the second for the Huskers this season (Kadie Rolfzen, Sept. 21, 2015).

The Huskers have won five Big Ten weekly awards this season, already matching last year's total.

B1G Weekly Awards - Oct. 5
Co-Player: Audra Appold, Fr., OSU
Co-Player: Annie Drews, Sr., PUR
Co-Defensive: Justine Wong-Orantes, Jr., NEB
Co-Defensive: Tionna Williams, Fr., WIS
Setter: Lauren Carlini, Jr., WIS
Freshman: Audra Appold, OSU