Bergen Reilly was named Big Ten Player and Setter of the Year and Dani Busboom Kelly earned Big Ten Coach of the Year as part of a big awards haul for the top-ranked and Big Ten champion Nebraska volleyball team, as the Big Ten Conference announced its postseason volleyball awards Tuesday afternoon.
Reilly is the first-ever Cornhusker to be named Big Ten Player and Setter of the Year and the first Big Ten player to earn both awards since Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson in 2018. It’s only the third time a player has won both awards in the same season (also Wisconsin’s Lauren Carlini in 2014). Reilly earned her third career setter of the year award from the league, joining Wisconsin’s Sydney Hilley from 2019-2021 to win the setter of the year award in three straight seasons.
Busboom-Kelly earned top honors from the conference as she became the first Big Ten coach to win the league in her first year as head coach. Nebraska was the preseason No. 1 team and stayed atop the AVCA rankings for the entire season.
Reilly leads the list of four Huskers named first-team All-Big Ten. Reilly was joined by outside hitter Harper Murray and middle blocker Andi Jackson as three of nine players selected unanimously to the All-Big Ten first team. Rebekah Allick was also named first-team All-Big Ten. Libero Laney Choboy and outside hitter Taylor Landfair earned second-team all-Big Ten honors.
Nebraska earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, and will open postseason play Friday against Long Island at John Cook Arena. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m., with pregame coverage beginning at 6 p.m., on KLIN and B-107.3.
2025 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON HONORS
Player of the Year: Bergen Reilly, Jr., S, Nebraska
Setter of the Year: Bergen Reilly, Jr., Nebraska
Libero of the Year: Gillian Grimes, Sr., Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Alanah Clemente, OPP, Oregon
Coach of the Year (Coaches & Media): Dani Busboom Kelly, Nebraska
ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM*
Avry Tatum, Sr., OPP, Indiana
Teodora Kričković, Fr., S, Indiana
Candela Alonso-Corcelles, Sr., OH, Indiana
ALLISON JACOBS, Gr., OH, Michigan
JULIA HANSON, Sr., OH, Minnesota
Rebekah Allick, Sr., MB, Nebraska
ANDI JACKSON, Jr., MB, Nebraska
HARPER MURRAY, Jr., OH, Nebraska
BERGEN REILLY, Jr., S, Nebraska
Alanah Clemente, Fr., OPP, Oregon
Valentina Vaulet, Jr., OH, Oregon
Gillian Grimes, Sr., L, Penn State
KENNEDY MARTIN, Jr., OPP, Penn State
Taylor Anderson, Jr., S, Purdue
Grace Heaney, R-So., OPP, Purdue
KENNA WOLLARD, Jr., OH, Purdue
Cheridyn Leverette, Sr., OH, UCLA
Lola Schumacher, So., L, UCLA
Marianna Singletary, Jr., MB, UCLA
Reese Messer, Fr., S, USC
LONDON WIJAY, So., OH, USC
Kierstyn Barton, Jr., OH, Washington
Carter Booth, Sr., MB, Wisconsin
MIMI COLYER, Sr., OH, Wisconsin
Charlie Fuerbringer, So., S, Wisconsin
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM*
Taylor de Boer, R-So., OH, Illinois
Kenna Phelan, Jr., S, Illinois
Jaidyn Jager, Fr., OH, Indiana
Claire Ammeraal, Sr., S, Iowa
Milana Moisio, Sr., L, Iowa
Serena Nyambio, Sr., MB, Michigan
Karolina Staniszewska, Jr., OH, Michigan State
Stella Swenson, R-Fr., S, Minnesota
Taylor Landfair, Sr., OH, Nebraska
Laney Choboy, Jr., L, Nebraska
Ayah Elnady, Gr., OH, Northwestern
Maggie Mendelson, Sr., MB, Penn State
Akasha Anderson, Sr., OH, Purdue
Ryan McAleer, So., L, Purdue
Leah Ford, R-So., MB, USC
Taylor Deckert, Fr., L, USC
Zoria Heard, Sr., L, Washington
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM*
Alyssa Aguayo, OH, Illinois
Teodora Kričković, S, Indiana
JAIDYN JAGER, OH, Indiana
Stella Swenson, S, Minnesota
Carly Gilk, OPP, Minnesota
Virginia Adriano, OPP, Nebraska
Alanah Clemente, OPP, Oregon
Reese Messer, S, USC
Abigail Mullen, OPP, USC
Kristen Simon, L, Wisconsin
SPORTSMANSHIP HONOREES
Cari Bohm, Sr., MB, Illinois
Luca Fickell, Jr., S, Indiana
Milana Moisio, Sr., L, Iowa
Alex McGillivray, Jr., L, Maryland
Sydney Schnichels, R-So., OPP, Michigan
Danyle Courtley, Gr., OH, Michigan State
Lauren Crowl, R-Sr., OPP, Minnesota
Maisie Boesiger, Sr., L, Nebraska
Drew Wright, Jr., L, Northwestern
Kamiah Gibson, Sr., S, Ohio State
Maya De Los Reyes, Sr., L, Oregon
Addie Lyon, Gr., S, Penn State
Bianka Lulić, R-So., MB, Purdue
Zora Hardison, Jr., MB, Rutgers
Gala Trubint, Sr., L, USC
Kate Duffey, So., S, UCLA
Elise Hani, Jr., MB, Washington
Alicia Andrew, R-Sr., MB, Wisconsin
* – Additional player(s) due to tie in voting
ALL CAPS denotes unanimous selection