University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Falls to No. 3 Washington
9/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
The Minnesota volleyball team (6-2) lost to No. 3 Washington (7-0) in three sets by scores of 25-21, 25-19, 25-23 at the Sun Dome at the Tampa Twice Tournament on Friday, Sept. 11.
Minnesota was led by senior Megan Wilson (Lincoln, Neb.) who had 10 kills, hit .333 (10-4-18), and collected five digs and a solo block. Brook Dieter (Bloomington, Minn.) had 10 kills and four digs, while Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) had a match-high five blocks, five kills and the only Gopher service ace.
Christine Tan had a team-high 16 digs, including nine in the last set. Taylor Carico (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) finished with 18 assists, five digs, two blocks and two kills, while freshman Mia Tabberson (Muncie, Ind.) had 11 assists and two digs in the final set.
Washington outhit Minnesota .239 to .144, and had 43 kills to 36 for the Golden Gophers. Minnesota outblocked the Huskies 6.0-to-4.0, and both teams finished with 42 digs. Washington also had five service aces to one for the Golden Gophers.
In the first set with the score tied at 1-1, Washington went on a 6-0 run to take control at 7-1. The Golden Gophers cut the lead to 12-8 after a kill by Love. Washington pushed its lead out to a five points at 17-12, but Minnesota scored four of the next five points and trimmed the Huskies' lead to 18-16 on consecutive kills by Ariana Filho (Monument, Colo.).
Washington pushed its lead back to out to five points at 23-18. Wilson answered with a solo block to make it 23-19. The Huskies made it set point at 24-19, but the Golden Gophers answered with consecutive points and made it 24-21 when Carico and Gibbemeyer combined on a block. The Huskies finished out the set on the next point.
In the first set, Washington outhit Minnesota .250 to .167, and had 16 kills to 11 for the Golden Gophers. Filho had four kills in five swings in the set for Minnesota.Washington jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the second set, but Minnesota answered with three straight points on consecutive kills by Wilson and Gibbemeyer, and a combined block by Dieter and Gibbemeyer. The Huskies lead 10-8, before Dieter delivered a kill and Gibbemeyer and Love combined on a block tie the set at 10.
The teams exchanged the next eight points with Wilson tying the score at 14 on a kill. Washington answered with the next three points, and pushed its lead to 19-15. Minnesota scored three of the four points and cut the lead to 20-18 when Gibbemeyer and Love combined on a block. The Huskies closed out the set with five of the final six points to claim the second set 25-19.
Washington outhit Minnesota .243 to .176 in the set, and had 14 kills to 12 for the Golden Gophers. Minnesota outblocked the Huskies 4.0-to-1.0 in the set.
In the third set Washington jumped out to a 7-4 lead, but Minnesota answered with three straight points and tied the set on a Dieter kill. Washington led 14-13, but Wilson and Dieter delivered consecutive kills to give the Golden Gophers a 15-14 lead. With the scored tied at 16, Minnesota scored back-to-back points and took an 18-16 lead on a kill by Wilson.
Washington answered with three of the next four points to tie the set at 19. Filho gave the Golden Gophers a 20-19 lead, but the Huskies scored three straight points to take a 22-20 lead. Filho delivereda kill to cut it to 22-21, but the Huskies pushed it to match point at 24-21. Minnesota fought off consecutive match points, and made it 24-23 on a kill by Gibbemeyer. However, Washington put the match away to claim the third set 25-23.
Washington was led by Jill Collymore who had 15 kills and six digs. Bianca Rowland hit .429 (7-1-14), had seven kills and collected two service aces. Libero Tamari Miyahshiro also had a match-high 19 digs for the Huskies.
Minnesota will be back in action when it faces host South Florida on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. (CT). That match can be heard live in the Gold Zone.
Minnesota was led by senior Megan Wilson (Lincoln, Neb.) who had 10 kills, hit .333 (10-4-18), and collected five digs and a solo block. Brook Dieter (Bloomington, Minn.) had 10 kills and four digs, while Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.) had a match-high five blocks, five kills and the only Gopher service ace.
Christine Tan had a team-high 16 digs, including nine in the last set. Taylor Carico (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) finished with 18 assists, five digs, two blocks and two kills, while freshman Mia Tabberson (Muncie, Ind.) had 11 assists and two digs in the final set.
Washington outhit Minnesota .239 to .144, and had 43 kills to 36 for the Golden Gophers. Minnesota outblocked the Huskies 6.0-to-4.0, and both teams finished with 42 digs. Washington also had five service aces to one for the Golden Gophers.
In the first set with the score tied at 1-1, Washington went on a 6-0 run to take control at 7-1. The Golden Gophers cut the lead to 12-8 after a kill by Love. Washington pushed its lead out to a five points at 17-12, but Minnesota scored four of the next five points and trimmed the Huskies' lead to 18-16 on consecutive kills by Ariana Filho (Monument, Colo.).
Washington pushed its lead back to out to five points at 23-18. Wilson answered with a solo block to make it 23-19. The Huskies made it set point at 24-19, but the Golden Gophers answered with consecutive points and made it 24-21 when Carico and Gibbemeyer combined on a block. The Huskies finished out the set on the next point.
In the first set, Washington outhit Minnesota .250 to .167, and had 16 kills to 11 for the Golden Gophers. Filho had four kills in five swings in the set for Minnesota.Washington jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the second set, but Minnesota answered with three straight points on consecutive kills by Wilson and Gibbemeyer, and a combined block by Dieter and Gibbemeyer. The Huskies lead 10-8, before Dieter delivered a kill and Gibbemeyer and Love combined on a block tie the set at 10.
The teams exchanged the next eight points with Wilson tying the score at 14 on a kill. Washington answered with the next three points, and pushed its lead to 19-15. Minnesota scored three of the four points and cut the lead to 20-18 when Gibbemeyer and Love combined on a block. The Huskies closed out the set with five of the final six points to claim the second set 25-19.
Washington outhit Minnesota .243 to .176 in the set, and had 14 kills to 12 for the Golden Gophers. Minnesota outblocked the Huskies 4.0-to-1.0 in the set.
In the third set Washington jumped out to a 7-4 lead, but Minnesota answered with three straight points and tied the set on a Dieter kill. Washington led 14-13, but Wilson and Dieter delivered consecutive kills to give the Golden Gophers a 15-14 lead. With the scored tied at 16, Minnesota scored back-to-back points and took an 18-16 lead on a kill by Wilson.
Washington answered with three of the next four points to tie the set at 19. Filho gave the Golden Gophers a 20-19 lead, but the Huskies scored three straight points to take a 22-20 lead. Filho delivereda kill to cut it to 22-21, but the Huskies pushed it to match point at 24-21. Minnesota fought off consecutive match points, and made it 24-23 on a kill by Gibbemeyer. However, Washington put the match away to claim the third set 25-23.
Washington was led by Jill Collymore who had 15 kills and six digs. Bianca Rowland hit .429 (7-1-14), had seven kills and collected two service aces. Libero Tamari Miyahshiro also had a match-high 19 digs for the Huskies.
Minnesota will be back in action when it faces host South Florida on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. (CT). That match can be heard live in the Gold Zone.
Players Mentioned
S
/ Volleyball
MB
/ VolleyballMB
/ Volleyball
S
/ VolleyballDS/L
/ VolleyballOH
/ Volleyball2025 Season Recap
Tuesday, January 27
Best of Julia Hanson
Monday, December 22
Gophers Preview NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Tuesday, December 09
Cinematic Recap: Gophers Reach Sweet Sixteen
Tuesday, December 09