Nebraska senior libero Lexi Rodriguez was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. 

Rodriguez earned her seventh career weekly defensive honor and second of the season.

The two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year averaged 4.17 digs per set last week to help the Huskers to another pair of standout defensive performances in road sweeps at No. 12 Oregon and Washington. In doing so, she passed Kayla Banwarth for second all-time at Nebraska in career digs, now with 1,731. Justine Wong-Orantes is the career leader with 1,890. 

Rodriguez had 14 digs in the sweep at Oregon as the Huskers held Oregon to a .133 hitting percentage. She followed up with 11 digs and served two aces at Washington as Nebraska limited the Huskies to a .158 hitting percentage. 

Led by Rodriguez, Nebraska leads all Big Ten teams with a .162 opponent hitting percentage on the season. 

Nebraska-Wisconsin Set for 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 23

The Big Ten Conference announced the kickoff times for Nov. 23, including Nebraska’s football matchup against Wisconsin, Monday afternoon. 

Nebraska’s Senior Day game against the Badgers will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. and be carried on BTN.  The game marks NU’s third appearance on BTN this season. Live radio coverage will also be available on the Huskers Radio Network, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. 

It is the final time set for the 2024 football season as Nebraska’s games on Nov. 16 at USC (3 p.m, central on FOX) and Nov. 29 at Iowa (6:30 p.m. central on NBC) were set previously. 

It will be the front end of a Nebraska-Wisconsin doubleheader that day, as the Husker volleyball team will host Wisconsin at 7 p.m., and that match will be televised on BTN and carried on the Huskers Radio Network.  

Big Ten Football Schedule (Week of Nov. 22-23) – All Times Listed are Central

Friday, Nov. 22
7pm CT     Purdue at Michigan State – FOX (previously announced)

Saturday, Nov. 23
11am CT     Indiana at Ohio State – FOX
11am CT    Illinois at Rutgers – Peacock
11am CT    Iowa at Maryland – BTN 

2:30pm CT    Penn State at Minnesota – CBS
2:30pm CT    Northwestern at Michigan – FS1
2:30pm CT    Wisconsin at Nebraska – BTN

9:30pm CT    USC at UCLA – NBC