Indiana University Athletics
Benson Named Big Ten Player of the Week
10/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Oct. 27, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill. - Ashley Benson was the named the Offensive Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday. It is the second weekly honor for Indiana this season as Erica Short earned the same accolade for the week of Sept. 1-7.
"Ashley had a big weekend for us both offensively and defensively," said Head Coach Sherry Dunbar. "She played with a lot of confidence and dominated sets at times. Physically she is so much stronger than last year and mentally she is learning the game everyday; and those things came together this past weekend."
Benson led the Hoosiers to a road sweep over the weekend, hitting .412 with 4.1 kills per set as Indiana downed Northwestern and No. 21 Wisconsin. The sophomore also contributed on defense, adding 1.9 blocks and 1.1 digs per frame. Against the Wildcats on Friday, Benson put down 23 kills in the five-set match, hitting at a .455 clip. She also tacked on nine total blocks and eight digs in the victory. At Wisconsin on Sunday, the Bloomington, Ind., native tallied 14 kills at a .333 average with a pair of digs and eight blocks as Indiana beat the Badgers in Madison for the first time since 1995.
2008 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Sept. 1 O: Laura DeBruler, So., ILL; Nicole Fawcett, Sr., PSU
D: Christine Tan, Jr., MINN
Sept. 8 O: Erica Short, Sr., IND
D: Allyson Karaba, So., MSU
Sept. 15 O: Lauren Gibbemeyer, So., MINN; Stephanie Lynch, Sr., PUR
D: Kelli Miller, Sr., PUR
Sept. 22 O: Nicole Fawcett, Sr., PSU
D: Christine Tan, Jr., MINN
Sept. 29 O: Vanessa King, Jr., MSU
D: Christine Tan, Jr., MINN
Oct. 6 O: Nicole Fawcett, Sr., PSU
D: Christine Tan, Jr., MINN
Oct. 13 O: Arielle Wilson, So., PSU
D: Johannah Bangert, So., ILL; Kim Kuzma, So., WIS
Oct. 20 O: Brook Dieter, So., MINN; Stephanie Lynch, Sr., PUR
D: Kelli Miller, Sr., PUR
Oct. 27 O: Ashley Benson, So., IND
D: Ashley Edinger, Jr., ILL
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