LINCOLN, Neb. - Bergen Reilly and Lexi Rodriguez have been named Big Ten Setter and Libero of the Year.

Rodriguez was named Big Ten Libero of the Year, the first year the award was renamed from Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Rodriguez was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 2021 and 2023. She is the second player in Big Ten history to earn three Big Ten Defensive/Libero of the Year honors (Paula Gentil, Minnesota, 2002-04). 

Sophomore setter Bergen Reilly was named Big Ten Setter of the Year for the second year in a row. She's the only player in Big Ten history to win Big Ten Setter of the Year in both her freshman and sophomore seasons, and she's the first Husker to win multiple Big Ten Setter of the Year honors. 

In addition to individual awards, Merritt Beason, Andi Jackson, Harper Murray, Reilly and Rodriguez were selected to the 25-player All-Big Ten First Team. Jackson and Rodriguez were two of seven players who were unanimous selections. Nebraska's five All-Big Ten First Team honorees were the most for any team and are NU's most since joining the conference in 2011. 
 
Leyla Blackwell received Nebraska's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.