University of Minnesota Athletics

GOPHER VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS OHIO STATE, MAINTAINS SECOND IN BIG TEN

11/20/1999 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball

OhiNicole Branagh pounded 19 kills and Stephanie Hagen added 16 kills as 20th-ranked Minnesota defeated Ohio State, 15-4, 15-15, 3-15, 15-9 in Big Ten volleyball action Saturday night at the Sports Pavilion.

The Gophers improve to 14-4 in the Big Ten, tying their school record for most Big Ten wins in a season. Minnesota owns a one-match advantage over Wisconsin for second place with two matches remaining.

Minnesota will close the regular season with two road matches next weekend, starting with a match at Illinois on Friday at 7 p.m.

BIG TEN STANDINGS x-Penn State 18-0 28-1 Minnesota 14-4 24-7 Wisconsin 13-5 20-8 Illinois 11-7 15-9 Michigan State 9-9 19-11 Ohio State 9-9 15-10 Indiana 8-10 17-10 Purdue 7-11 15-12 Michigan 5-13 13-14 Iowa 3-15 4-21 Northwestern 2-16 4-24 Saturday's Results Minnesota d. Ohio State, 3-1 (15-4, 15-5, 3-15, 15-9) Indiana d. Michigan, 3-1 (10-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-10) Illinois d. Michigan State, 3-2 (6-15, 15-17, 15-8, 15-8, 15-9) Northwestern d. Purdue, 3-2 (8-15, 15-12, 13-15, 15-5, 15-11) Penn State d. Iowa, 3-0 (15-2, 15-9, 15-5)

Highlights: Gophers 2, USC 3
Saturday, November 01
Cinematic Recap: Gophers Sweep Illini
Thursday, October 30
Highlights: Gophers 3, Illinois 0
Wednesday, October 29
Highlights: Gophers 2, Purdue 3
Sunday, October 26