Washington Earns Co-Big Ten Player of the Week Honor

Washington Earns Co-Big Ten Player of the Week Honor

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- After helping top-ranked Penn State women's volleyball to a pair of wins against nationally ranked opponents, sophomore Haleigh Washington (Colorado Springs, Colo.) has earned Big Ten Co-Player of the Week honors. Washington shares this week's honor with Ohio State's Taylor Sandbothe.

The award marks the second career Big Ten Player of the Week nod for Washington, as well as her fourth career total Big Ten Weekly honor. She earned a pair of Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades in 2014.

Washington led the team with 3.33 kills per set on .515 hitting in a 2-0 week that featured straight set wins against No. 21 Colorado and No. 2 Stanford. Defensively, Washington finished second on the team with 1.17 blocks per set this week, including back-to-back multi-block performances.