Big Ten volleyball is made up of the women's volleyball programs from the Big Ten's 14 member universities. Through 2021, the Big Ten has earned a combined 36

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national semifinal appearances by eight different teams. In 1987,

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became the first Big Ten program to make an appearance in the national semifinal. In 1999 Penn State won the conference's first national championship, and they have won seven overall, including a record four consecutive titles from 2007 to 2010. Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin (four times) have each made national championship game appearances. In 2011, former

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member

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joined the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers have won five national championships, with two of these coming since the school joined the Big Ten.

Teams

† Since 1985, when double round-robin play was introduced
* As a member of the

Big Ten Award History

Big Ten volleyball in the AVCA

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) annually awards National Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, and Freshman of the Year. The following lists coaches and players from the Big Ten who have received these awards.

National Coach of the Year

*1985 – Mike Hebert, Illinois *1990 – Russ Rose, Penn State *1995 – Chuck Erbe, Michigan State *1997 – Russ Rose, Penn State *2007 – Russ Rose, Penn State *2008 – Russ Rose, Penn State *2013 – Russ Rose, Penn State *2015 – Hugh McCutcheon, Minnesota

National Player of the Year

*1994 – Laura Davis, Ohio State *1999 – Lauren Cacciamani, Penn State *2004 – Stacey Gordon, Ohio State *2008 – Nicole Fawcett, Penn State *2009 –

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, Penn State *2014 –

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, Penn State *2016 – Sarah Wilhite, Minnesota *2021 – Dana Rettke, Wisconsin

National Freshman of the Year

*2001 – Stacey Gordon, Ohio State *2005 – Nicole Fawcett, Penn State *2006 –

, Penn State *2010 – Deja McClendon, Penn State *2014 – Ali Frantti, Penn State *2017 – Dana Rettke, Wisconsin *2020 – Emily Londot, Ohio State *2021 – Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska

References

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External links

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