Huskers Haul in Big Ten Postseason Honors
After completing the Big Ten's first 20-0 campaign since 2009, the Nebraska volleyball program was well represented in the Big Ten Volleyball Postseason Honors announced on Tuesday.
Junior setter Bergen Reilly was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Setter of the Year. Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the coaches and media.
Reilly was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by Rebekah Allick, Andi Jackson and Harper Murray. Jackson, Murray and Reilly were three of nine unanimous selections.
Laney Choboy and Taylor Landfair were selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team. Virginia Adriano was named to the All-Freshman Team, and Maisie Boesiger earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Reilly became the first setter to win Big Ten Player of the Year since Minnesota's Samantha Seliger-Swenson in 2018. She is Nebraska's second-ever Big Ten Player of the Year (Kelsey Robinson, 2013) and the first Husker setter to earn conference player of the year since Greichaly Cepero in 2002. Reilly also became the second player in Big Ten history to be named Big Ten Setter of the Year three times (Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin).
In her first year as head coach at Nebraska, Busboom Kelly has made history with a 30-0 regular-season record and 20-0 mark in Big Ten play. She was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year after becoming the first coach to win a Big Ten volleyball conference title in the first year as head coach at the school. Busboom Kelly has won four conference coach of the year honors in the last six years, as she was a three-time ACC Coach of the Year at Louisville (2020, 2021, 2022). Busboom Kelly has had two undefeated regular seasons in her nine-year coaching career (2021 at Louisville).
Reilly and Murray are three-time All-Big Ten First Team selections. Jackson earned her third career All-Big Ten honor and second selection to the first team. Allick earned her third career All-Big Ten honor, but her first selection to the first team.
Landfair is a four-time All-Big Ten honoree, while Choboy was named All-Big Ten for the first time in her career.
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM
Rebekah Allick, Sr., MB, Lincoln, Neb.
• Senior middle blocker Rebekah Allick is having the best season of her standout career with 2.52 kills per set on .431 hitting with a team-high 1.33 blocks per set.
• Allick’s blocks per set and hitting percentage rank third in the Big Ten, and the latter ranks 11th nationally.
• Allick’s .431 hitting percentage ranks as the No. 6 single-season mark in school history.
• Allick ranks No. 5 in career blocks at Nebraska in the rally scoring era with 531, which also ranks No. 4 among active Division I players.
• Allick has been named AVCA National Player of the Week, a two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, and to the AVCA All-First Serve Team.
• Allick was on the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List at the midway point of the season.
Andi Jackson, Jr., MB, Brighton, Colo.
• Junior middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.75 kills per set on .471 hitting with 1.13 blocks per set and is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist.
• Jackson’s hitting percentage leads the nation and ranks as the second-best single-season hitting percentage in school history behind Tracy Stalls (.473 in 2007).
• In conference-only matches, Jackson hit .559 to break the Big Ten record for hitting percentage in conference-only matches in a season, which was .541 by Arielle Wilson from Penn State in 2008.
• The reigning AVCA All-American has a career hitting percentage of .437, which is the No. 1 mark in school history and the No. 1 mark among active Division I players.
• Jackson earned Big Ten Player of the Week, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and AVCA First Serve Match MVP honors this season.
Harper Murray, Jr., OH, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Outside hitter Harper Murray is having a sensational junior season. The two-time AVCA All-American leads the balanced Huskers with career highs of 3.55 kills per set and a .304 hitting percentage.
• Murray averages 2.15 digs per set and has a team-high 28 aces along with 56 blocks for a team-leading 4.21 points per set, and she is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist.
• One of the best passers in the nation at her position, Murray has 348 reception attempts on the season and is passing 2.50.
• A Big Ten Player of the Week honoree this season, Murray has 1,132 career kills, which ranks 21st in school history. She needs 18 more to move into the top 20 all-time at NU.
• Murray is seventh in school history in the rally scoring era in career aces with 103.
Bergen Reilly, Jr., S, Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Junior setter Bergen Reilly orchestrates the balanced Husker attack with 10.31 assists per set, despite playing partial sets a number of times, and she is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist.
• Behind Reilly’s setting, the Huskers are on pace for a single-season school record with a .352 team hitting percentage, which ranks first nationally and is the best hitting percentage by a Big Ten team since 2009 Penn State.
• Reilly has set Nebraska to a .400 or better hitting percentage seven times this season. Only the 2005 Huskers had more matches over .400 (eight times).
• A standout defensive player, Reilly is a huge reason the Huskers rank first nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.125). She is second on the team in digs (2.73 per set) and has 59 blocks.
• Reilly has double-doubles in all five of the Husker matches that have gone longer than three sets, and she has three double-doubles in sweeps. She also has 65 kills on a .400 attack percentage and has 14 aces.
• Of Reilly’s top five attacking options, all five average at least 2.06 kills per set, and all five are having career-best years hitting at least .287 or better. Four of the five have hitting percentages over .300.
• A two-time Big Ten Setter of the Year and AVCA All-American, Reilly has been named Big Ten Setter of the Week four times this season and 13 times in her career.
• Reilly ranks No. 3 in school history in career assists in the rally scoring era with 3,562.
• Reilly’s career assists per set average of 10.66 ranks No. 4 among active Division I players and No. 2 in school history in the rally scoring era.
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM
Laney Choboy, Jr., DS/L, Raleigh, N.C.
• Junior libero Laney Choboy leads the Huskers in digs at 2.74 per set, as the Huskers rank first nationally in opponent hitting percentage at .125.
• Choboy was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10 after a career-high 20 digs against Illinois and 15 digs at Minnesota.
• Choboy was also on the AVCA All-First Serve Team in August after 16 digs against Pittsburgh.
Taylor Landfair, Sr., OH, Plainfield, Ill.
• Senior outside hitter Taylor Landfair averages 2.06 kills per set and is hitting a career-best .320.
• In Big Ten play, Landfair’s numbers are even better at 2.08 kills per set with a .355 hitting percentage.
• Landfair has 1,517 career kills, which ranks 19th among active Division I players.
• A 2022 AVCA All-American, Landfair has played in 149 career matches, the most by any active DI player.
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Virginia Adriano, Fr., OPP, Turin, Italy
• Freshman opposite hitter Virginia Adriano was a two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week and averages 2.21 kills per set with a .287 hitting percentage in her first season playing volleyball in America.
• Adriano also contributes 0.62 blocks per set and has 13 service aces on the year.
• In Big Ten play, Adriano came on strong with 2.34 kills per set on .318 hitting.
2025 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
Player of the Year: Bergen Reilly, Jr., S, Nebraska
Setter of the Year: Bergen Reilly, Jr., Nebraska
Libero of the Year: Gillian Grimes, Sr., Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Alanah Clemente, OPP, Oregon
Coach of the Year (Coaches & Media): Dani Busboom Kelly, Nebraska
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM*
Avry Tatum, Sr., OPP, Indiana
Teodora Kričković, Fr., S, Indiana
Candela Alonso-Corcelles, Sr., OH, Indiana
ALLISON JACOBS, Gr., OH, Michigan
JULIA HANSON, Sr., OH, Minnesota
Rebekah Allick, Sr., MB, Nebraska
ANDI JACKSON, Jr., MB, Nebraska
HARPER MURRAY, Jr., OH, Nebraska
BERGEN REILLY, Jr., S, Nebraska
Alanah Clemente, Fr., OPP, Oregon
Valentina Vaulet, Jr., OH, Oregon
Gillian Grimes, Sr., L, Penn State
KENNEDY MARTIN, Jr., OPP, Penn State
Taylor Anderson, Jr., S, Purdue
Grace Heaney, R-So., OPP, Purdue
KENNA WOLLARD, Jr., OH, Purdue
Cheridyn Leverette, Sr., OH, UCLA
Lola Schumacher, So., L, UCLA
Marianna Singletary, Jr., MB, UCLA
Reese Messer, Fr., S, USC
LONDON WIJAY, So., OH, USC
Kierstyn Barton, Jr., OH, Washington
Carter Booth, Sr., MB, Wisconsin
MIMI COLYER, Sr., OH, Wisconsin
Charlie Fuerbringer, So., S, Wisconsin
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM*
Taylor de Boer, R-So., OH, Illinois
Kenna Phelan, Jr., S, Illinois
Jaidyn Jager, Fr., OH, Indiana
Claire Ammeraal, Sr., S, Iowa
Milana Moisio, Sr., L, Iowa
Serena Nyambio, Sr., MB, Michigan
Karolina Staniszewska, Jr., OH, Michigan State
Stella Swenson, R-Fr., S, Minnesota
Taylor Landfair, Sr., OH, Nebraska
Laney Choboy, Jr., L, Nebraska
Ayah Elnady, Gr., OH, Northwestern
Maggie Mendelson, Sr., MB, Penn State
Akasha Anderson, Sr., OH, Purdue
Ryan McAleer, So., L, Purdue
Leah Ford, R-So., MB, USC
Taylor Deckert, Fr., L, USC
Zoria Heard, Sr., L, Washington
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM*
Alyssa Aguayo, OH, Illinois
Teodora Kričković, S, Indiana
JAIDYN JAGER, OH, Indiana
Stella Swenson, S, Minnesota
Carly Gilk, OPP, Minnesota
Virginia Adriano, OPP, Nebraska
Alanah Clemente, OPP, Oregon
Reese Messer, S, USC
Abigail Mullen, OPP, USC
Kristen Simon, L, Wisconsin
SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Cari Bohm, Sr., MB, Illinois
Luca Fickell, Jr., S, Indiana
Milana Moisio, Sr., L, Iowa
Alex McGillivray, Jr., L, Maryland
Sydney Schnichels, R-So., OPP, Michigan
Danyle Courtley, Gr., OH, Michigan State
Lauren Crowl, R-Sr., OPP, Minnesota
Maisie Boesiger, Sr., L, Nebraska
Drew Wright, Jr., L, Northwestern
Kamiah Gibson, Sr., S, Ohio State
Maya De Los Reyes, Sr., L, Oregon
Addie Lyon, Gr., S, Penn State
Bianka Lulić, R-So., MB, Purdue
Zora Hardison, Jr., MB, Rutgers
Gala Trubint, Sr., L, USC
Kate Duffey, So., S, UCLA
Elise Hani, Jr., MB, Washington
Alicia Andrew, R-Sr., MB, Wisconsin
* - Additional player(s) due to tie in voting
ALL CAPS denotes unanimous selection