Nebraska setter Bergen Reilly was named one of four finalists for the AVCA National Player of the Year award Monday. Reilly, Pittsburgh’s Olivia Babcock, Wisconsin’s Mimi Coyler and Kentucky’s Eva Hudson are the four remaining candidates for the award that will be handed out Friday in Kansas City.
Reilly set the Huskers to a school-record .351 hitting percentage, as the Big Red concluded their season with a 33-1 overall record and 20-0 mark in Big Ten play en route to a third straight conference title.
Reilly averaged 10.47 assists per set and 2.70 digs per set. She also totaled 73 kills, 67 blocks and 19 aces.
Reilly was named Big Ten Player of the Year, as well as Big Ten Setter of the Year and All-Big Ten First Team for the third time. NU’s .351 hitting percentage ranks first nationally and is the best hitting percentage by a Big Ten team since 2009 Penn State.