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Minnesota Defeats Iowa in Three Sets
11/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
The 13th-ranked Minnesota volleyball team (20-7, 11-4) defeated Iowa (12-16, 4-12) in three sets by scores of 25-13, 25-13, 28-26 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday, Nov. 13.
With the Minnesota win and an Illinois loss to Penn State, the Golden Gophers moved to within one match of second place at 11-4.
Minnesota was led by freshman Tabitha Love (Dauphin, Manitoba) who hit .500 (15-2-26) with 15 kills and two blocks. Junior middle blocker Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) hit .364 (10-2-22) with 10 kills and three blocks. Gibbemeyer became the 21st player in school history to collect 1,000 career kills at 4-1 in the first set. She also became the sixth player in school history to have 1,000 career kills and over 400 blocks.
Junior outside hitter Hailey Cowles (Eden Prairie, Minn.) also had eight kills, seven digs, a career-high four service aces and two blocks. Freshman Katherine Harms (Albertville, Minn.) also had a career-high eight kills.
Senior setter Taylor Carico (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) collected 39 assists, four kills and eight digs, while senior libero Christine Tan (Safety Harbor, Fla.) had a match-high 16 digs and four assists. Megan Wilson (Lincoln, Neb.) had 10 digs, two assists and a service ace, while Jessica Granquist (Blaine, Minn.) had eight digs and an assist.
Minnesota jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set after Carico finished a 5-0 run with a kill. The Golden Gophers expanded it to 10-3 on a kill by Love. After the score moved to 12-5, Minnesota scored five of the next seven points to take a 17-7 lead.
Iowa scored two straight points to cut the lead to 17-9, but the Golden Gophers ripped off four straight points, and moved ahead 21-9 on back-to-back service aces by Cowles. Love eventually moved it to set point at 24-13 with a kill, and the Golden Gophers won the first set after a Hawkeye attack error.
The Golden Gophers outhit Iowa .387 to .077, and had 16 kills to seven. Love led the way with five kills in the set.
Minnesota jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second set after a kill by Cowles. With the score at 12-8, the Golden Gophers went on a 5-0 run and expanded their lead to 17-8 on a kill by Gibbemeyer. Minnesota pushed it 21-10 after a service ace by Carico. That closed out an extended 9-2 run for the Golden Gophers. Harms delivered a kill to make it set point at 24-12, and closed out the set with a kill to give Minnesota a 25-13 victory in second set.
The Golden Gophers outhit Iowa .389 to .053 in the second set, and had 17 kills to seven. Cowles, Love and Gibbemeyer each collected four kills in the set.
Iowa jumped out to a six-point lead in third set at 14-8, and kept a five-point lead at 18-13. Minnesota responded with kills from Gibbemeyer and Love, and a service ace by Cowles to make it 18-16. Love and Carico followed with consecutive kills to tie the set at 18.
The Hawkeyes stayed ahead at 19-18 and 20-19, before a service error and a Harms kill gave the Golden Gophers their first lead of the set at 21-20. Ariana Filho (Monument, Colo.) and Love built that lead to 23-20 with consecutive solo blocks. Love delivered a kill to make it match point at 24-22, however Iowa responded with back-to-back points to tie the set at 24.
Filho delivered a kill by Iowa's Mallory Husz answered with a kill to tie it at 25. With the score tied at 26, Gibbemeyer delivered a kill and had a solo block to close out the match.
Iowa was led by Husz who had 10 kills and three blocks, while setter Paige Stevens had 23 assists and 11 digs.
Minnesota will be back in action when it faces Wisconsin on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. That match can be heard live in the Gold Zone.
With the Minnesota win and an Illinois loss to Penn State, the Golden Gophers moved to within one match of second place at 11-4.
Minnesota was led by freshman Tabitha Love (Dauphin, Manitoba) who hit .500 (15-2-26) with 15 kills and two blocks. Junior middle blocker Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) hit .364 (10-2-22) with 10 kills and three blocks. Gibbemeyer became the 21st player in school history to collect 1,000 career kills at 4-1 in the first set. She also became the sixth player in school history to have 1,000 career kills and over 400 blocks.
Junior outside hitter Hailey Cowles (Eden Prairie, Minn.) also had eight kills, seven digs, a career-high four service aces and two blocks. Freshman Katherine Harms (Albertville, Minn.) also had a career-high eight kills.
Senior setter Taylor Carico (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) collected 39 assists, four kills and eight digs, while senior libero Christine Tan (Safety Harbor, Fla.) had a match-high 16 digs and four assists. Megan Wilson (Lincoln, Neb.) had 10 digs, two assists and a service ace, while Jessica Granquist (Blaine, Minn.) had eight digs and an assist.
Minnesota jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set after Carico finished a 5-0 run with a kill. The Golden Gophers expanded it to 10-3 on a kill by Love. After the score moved to 12-5, Minnesota scored five of the next seven points to take a 17-7 lead.
Iowa scored two straight points to cut the lead to 17-9, but the Golden Gophers ripped off four straight points, and moved ahead 21-9 on back-to-back service aces by Cowles. Love eventually moved it to set point at 24-13 with a kill, and the Golden Gophers won the first set after a Hawkeye attack error.
The Golden Gophers outhit Iowa .387 to .077, and had 16 kills to seven. Love led the way with five kills in the set.
Minnesota jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second set after a kill by Cowles. With the score at 12-8, the Golden Gophers went on a 5-0 run and expanded their lead to 17-8 on a kill by Gibbemeyer. Minnesota pushed it 21-10 after a service ace by Carico. That closed out an extended 9-2 run for the Golden Gophers. Harms delivered a kill to make it set point at 24-12, and closed out the set with a kill to give Minnesota a 25-13 victory in second set.
The Golden Gophers outhit Iowa .389 to .053 in the second set, and had 17 kills to seven. Cowles, Love and Gibbemeyer each collected four kills in the set.
Iowa jumped out to a six-point lead in third set at 14-8, and kept a five-point lead at 18-13. Minnesota responded with kills from Gibbemeyer and Love, and a service ace by Cowles to make it 18-16. Love and Carico followed with consecutive kills to tie the set at 18.
The Hawkeyes stayed ahead at 19-18 and 20-19, before a service error and a Harms kill gave the Golden Gophers their first lead of the set at 21-20. Ariana Filho (Monument, Colo.) and Love built that lead to 23-20 with consecutive solo blocks. Love delivered a kill to make it match point at 24-22, however Iowa responded with back-to-back points to tie the set at 24.
Filho delivered a kill by Iowa's Mallory Husz answered with a kill to tie it at 25. With the score tied at 26, Gibbemeyer delivered a kill and had a solo block to close out the match.
Iowa was led by Husz who had 10 kills and three blocks, while setter Paige Stevens had 23 assists and 11 digs.
Minnesota will be back in action when it faces Wisconsin on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. That match can be heard live in the Gold Zone.
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