Colyer and Fuerbringer Acquire Convention Weekly Awards

MADISON, Wis. – Collectively for the seventh time this season, No. 10 Wisconsin volleyball’s Mimi Colyer and Charlie Fuerbringer have been named Big Ten Player of the Week and convention Setter of the Week, introduced by the Big Ten Monday afternoon.

Outside hitter Mimi Colyer paced the Badger offense to back-to-back sweeps over Michigan St. and Illinois by gathering 45 whole kills in six units. Colyer tallied her eighth match this season with 20 or extra kills, totaling 21 kills towards the Spartans and 24 over the Illini. She averaged 7.50 kills per set, 7.92 factors per set, whereas additionally hitting .356 over the course of the weekend. Defensively, Colyer chipped in with 2.00 digs per set, .50 blocks per set and added a service ace. Colyer has now reached double-digit kill totals in each match however one to this point this season. This marks the fourth time this season the place Colyer has earned the weekly award.

Sophomore Charlie Fuerbringer set the Badgers to a profitable 2-0 weekend. In the six units, Fuerbringer averaged 14.00 assists per set, 2.17 digs per set and added 1.67 blocks per set. Defensively, Fuerbringer tied a career-best over the Illini with six blocks. The California native has now tallied three Big Ten Setter of the Week honors this season.

The Badgers host No. 11 Purdue Wednesday, November 19 on the UW Field House. Wednesday’s match will likely be UW’s White Out match, with first serve scheduled for 7:30 pm on the Big Ten Network.