Two Nebraska athletes earned weekly honors in football and volleyball. Senior punter Brian Buschini was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after helping Nebraska defeat previously unbeaten Rutgers.
Hailing from Helena, Mont., Buschini averaged 50.2 yards per punt on five punts during the Huskers’ 14-7 victory over Rutgers, including two 60-yard punts. He also placed two punts inside the 20-yard line, with a season-best 69-yard punt pinning Rutgers at their own 11-yard line with 2:17 left. It was his longest punt since 2022. Buschini also completed his first career pass, a 30-yard throw to Jaylen Lloyd on a fake punt in the third quarter.
This is Buschini’s first Big Ten Weekly honor, and Nebraska’s second of the season after Dylan Raiola was named Freshman of the Week following NU’s season-opening win against UTEP. Buschini is averaging 47.6 yards per punt this season, with eight of his 18 punts landing inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.
The Huskers, now 5-1, will face 6-0 Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 19, with an 11 a.m. (CT) kickoff, broadcast on FOX.
Allick Earns Big Ten Defensive Weekly Honor
Nebraska junior middle blocker Rebekah Allick was named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, as announced by the Big Ten Conference.
This is Allick’s second time earning the honor this season, with her first recognition coming on Sept. 2.
Allick averaged 2.00 blocks and 2.17 kills per set with a .455 hitting percentage in Nebraska’s sweeps over Illinois and Iowa last week.
Against Illinois, Allick played a key role in limiting the Illini’s offense with nine blocks and contributed four kills on .300 hitting. She dominated the third set, being involved in scoring Nebraska’s last seven points. In the match against Iowa on Sunday, Allick had three blocks, nine kills, and a .583 hitting percentage, helping the Huskers hold Iowa to a .155 hitting percentage.
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