Nebraska junior middle blocker Rebekah Allick was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, and sophomore setter Bergen Reilly was named Big Ten Setter of the Week on Monday by the conference office. 

Allick earned her first career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award. She was named Best Middle Blocker and Most Valuable Player at the season-opening AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville, Ky., after 11 kills and 12 blocks in a 3-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky. She also hit .667 in the match. Allick averaged 2.40 kills and 1.90 blocks per set with a .415 hitting percentage in the Huskers' three wins against Kentucky, A&M-Corpus Christi and TCU. 

Reilly earned her fifth career Big Ten Setter of the Week honor. She led the Huskers to three victories with 10.73 assists per set and 3.18 digs per set. Reilly was named Best Setter at the AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville, Ky., as she led the Huskers to a 3-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky with 39 assists and 11 digs. Reilly had three double-doubles on the week, including 43 assists and 14 digs in a 3-1 win over TCU. Reilly also set a career high with five service aces in a sweep of A&M-Corpus Christi, as she opened the match on a 10-0 run at the service line. Overall, Reilly set the Huskers to a .286 hitting percentage in the three wins. 

The Huskers face SMU at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in Dallas. The match will be televised on ACC Network and can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network.

Weber Nets Second Hat Trick, Huskers Top Creighton 5-2

Lincoln, Neb. - Behind Sarah Weber’s second hat trick of the season, the Nebraska soccer team (2-2-0) topped Creighton (2-2-0) 5-2 on Monday afternoon in front of 2,382 fans, the second largest crowd at Hibner Stadium.

Weber, who’s currently tied for second in the country with six goals on the season, tallied three finishes to post her sixth career multiple-score game and second career hat trick. With her three goals, Weber increased her career total to 38, good for 10th in all-time Husker history. 

In the 22nd minute, Weber got the scoring started with a goal off a corner kick from Florence Belzile, marking Belzile’s 25th career assist and third on the season. Nebraska made it 2-0 on Reese Snowden’s first career goal 25:49 into the contest. Guyott assisted the goal, marking her third career assist and first point of the season. 

Creighton got on the board in the 34th minute, as Ariana Mondiri scored off an assist from Lara Kazandjian, but the Huskers and Weber weren’t done. In the 35th minute, Weber found the back of the net off a cross from Jordan Zade, as the Huskers finished the first 45 minutes with a 3-1 lead.

In the 60th minute, Weber opened the scoring in the second half and recorded the hat trick off another cross from Zade just outside the goal box. The assist marks Zade’s 20th career and fourth of the season, good for the team lead. Lauryn Anglim then added the Huskers’ final goal of the day as she scored her third career finish from the penalty spot in the 73rd minute. Creighton got one back in the 84th minute as Kelis Brown found the back of the net, but it wasn’t enough and the Huskers rolled to the 5-2 victory. 

Weber and Ella Guyott combined for 12 shots to pace the Husker offense, which out-shot Creighton 21-9. In net, Cece Villa had five saves for her second win of the year. 

Monday’s match concluded Nebraska’s four-game homestand as the Huskers hit the road to face Oregon State on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Portland on Sunday, Sept. 8. Action against the Beavers is set for 9 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on ESPN+. Sunday’s match is set for 3 p.m. (CT).