Bangert's 2.0 blocks-per-set average clinched Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time this season, and the fifth of her career. The senior middle blocker was a part of an Illini defense that held opponents to .154 hitting on the weekend, beginning with her 10-block performance in a five-set victory over No. 15 Michigan. She followed up with six stuffs in a sweep of Michigan State on Saturday night to eclipse the 600-block mark in her career.

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