Sigler, Mauch Collect Big Ten Accolades
Nebraska volleyball’s Teraya Sigler and Olivia Mauch earned Big Ten weekly conference awards on Monday. Sigler was named Big Ten Player of the Week, while Mauch was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
Sigler led the Huskers to a 2-0 week against Northwestern and No. 13 Purdue, averaging 3.29 kills per set on .391 hitting with 2.57 digs per set across the two matches. Sigler tallied a career-high 15 kills in Nebraska’s 3-1 win vs. No. 13 Purdue on Saturday, hitting .355 on 31 swings while adding six digs and a block.
Against Northwestern, the sophomore posted eight kills on .467 hitting and recorded 12 digs, three blocks and a pair of service aces in the road sweep.
Mauch anchored an NU defense that held the Wildcats and Boilermakers to a combined .091 hitting percentage last week. Mauch recorded a career-high 21 digs and helped the Huskers limit No. 13 Purdue to .133 hitting on Saturday night. Along with the 21 digs, Mauch posted eight assists and an ace to become the first Husker libero since Lexi Rodriguez in 2023 with at least 20 digs and eight assists in a match.
The junior libero picked up seven digs in the Huskers’ road sweep of Northwestern on Thursday.