Nebraska's Annika Albrecht named AVCA Player of the Week

Nebraska senior outside hitter Annika Albrecht picked up another award on Tuesday as she was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Player of the Week. 

Albrecht becomes the 12th Husker all-time to receive the AVCA's weekly national award and the first since Amber Rolfzen in 2016. Albrecht was honored as the Big Ten Player of the Week for the first time in her career on Monday. 

The #B1G Player of the Week is @Annika_Albrecht! https://t.co/IXOZHcIsZe pic.twitter.com/7R3lBL06Zh

— Husker Volleyball (@Huskervball) September 25, 2017

The North Aurora, Illinois native guided the Huskers to a pair of road sweeps to begin Big Ten play last weekend. Albrecht had a career-high 19 kills with six digs and four blocks while hitting .400 in a 3-0 sweep at then-No. 2 Penn State, the Nittany Lions' first time being swept at home since 2003.

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She followed up on her career night with 12 kills on .400 hitting in a 3-0 sweep at Rutgers.

Good start to the #B1G season this weekend! Now we're ready to be home for two more big matches this weekend! #WithEachOtherForEachOther pic.twitter.com/5Sp7u5qagy

— Husker Volleyball (@Huskervball) September 24, 2017

For the week, Albrecht averaged 5.17 kills and 1.67 digs per set while hitting .400.