This is White's sixth Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor of her career, and her first of the 2019 season.
The Nittany Lions moved neither up nor down in the latest poll despite going 2-0 in Big Ten play last week.
The Nittany Lions moved up four spots and received a first-place vote in the poll for the first time since October 29, 2018.
Penn State landed at No. 8 in College Soccer's RPI rankings after defeating Northwestern Saturday.
Much like Saturday's football game between the two schools, Sunday saw its fair share of defense and grit.
Jonni Parker's team-high 12 kills carried the Nittany Lions in the 25-12, 25-20, 25-19 sweep over the Buckeyes.