This is Pless' third career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award in his career, and second of the season. Overall, the Scarlet Knights have earned four Big Ten weekly awards this season, two by Pless, one by Kieran Mullins (Offensive Player of the Week) and one by Connor Harryman (Co-Specialist of the Week).
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