University of Minnesota Athletics
VB: Minnesota Heads to Michigan and Michigan State
11/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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The Minnesota volleyball team will hit the road in Big Ten play as it heads to Michigan and Michigan State this week. Minnesota will face Michigan on Friday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. (CT), and then head to East Lansing to face Michigan State on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. (CT). The Golden Gophers enter the weekend at fourth place in Big Ten play at 8-4. Minnesota trails Wisconsin and Purdue by one match for second place. Penn State is in first place at 13-0. The Golden Gophers are also 18-5 overall heading into the weekend. Michigan is in a three-way tie for sixth place at 4-8 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines enter the weekend with a 10-11 overall record. Michigan State is tied for ninth in the Big Ten at 3-9, and has a 10-12 overall record.
Minnesota has a 27-9 Big Ten road record since 2002 after defeating Iowa on Oct. 26. The Golden Gophers were 9-1 on the road in conference play in 2002 on the way to their first Big Ten title. Minnesota went 6-4 in 2003 and was 8-2 in 2004. This year, the Golden Gophers are 4-2 after losing to No. 10 Wisconsin and No. 21 Purdue and winning at Iowa, Northwestern, Illinois and Indiana. Minnesota is 57-15 in Big Ten play overall since 2002.
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