Gophers Open Season with 3-0 Win

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	1st	2nd	3rd
JSU	8	15	16
Minnesota	25	25	25

Team Stats	MINN	JSU
Kills	52	20
Assists	49	18
Digs	68	50
Blocks	6.0	3.0

Individual Leaders
Kills	Dixon (17)
Hitting%	Dixon (.400)
Assists	Palmer (41)
Digs	Palmer (22)
Blocks	Dixon/Wilhite (3 BA)

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Aug 30, 2013

Final Stats

The University of Minnesota volleyball team kicked off the 2013 season with a 3-0 set win over Jacksonville State, today in conjunction with the UAB/Samford Challenge. Minnesota won the first match of the season 25-8, 25-15 and 25-16.

The Golden Gophers were led by senior Tori Dixon has she had 17 kills in 25 swings to hit .400 on the day. She committed just three attack errors, established one service ace, 12 digs and three block assists. Daly Santana and Ashley Wittman each hit over .300 in the match. Santana had 12 kills in 30 attempts to hit .300, while Wittman added 10 kills on 22 swings for a .364 hitting percentage. Sarah Wilhite also had 10 kills and seven digs.

Of starters, Minnesota had four with double doubles. Alexandra Palmer had 41 assists and 22 digs, while three Gophers, Dixon (17 kills, 12 digs), Santana (12 kills, 11 digs) and Wittman (10 kills, 11 digs) also had double doubles.

Turning Points in the Match
Set 1: Minnesota opened the first set with a 12-4 run before Jacksonville State called a timeout. After Jacksonville State put the set at 18-8 on a kill, Minnesota would finish the set on a 7-1 run to take a 1-0 lead.
Set 2: The Gophers would use a 9-1 run in the second set to push it to 16-6.lead. In that span, Wittman had three kills to Dixon and Wilhite's two. As Jacksonville State closed the gap at 19-12, Minnesota would finish off the set with a 6-3 run with a Dixon kill and a second-set win.

Set 3: As Minnesota changed its lineup, Jacksonville State started off the third set with an 8-2 run. The Gophers, however, battled back as they tied and took the lead for good on three-straight kills from Dixon. In the third set alone, Dixon had seven kills as she finished off the third set with her 17th of the game.

Notable Statistics
-Sarah Wilhite and Hannah Tapp each played and started in their first collegiate match

-Alexandra Palmer had a career-high 22 digs

-Dixon recorded her 56th career double double, while Wittman had her 48th and Santana had her sixth

-Minnesota hit .387 in the first set, .259 in the second and .382 in the third for a team match mark of .328

-Minnesota outblocked Jacksonville State, 6.0 to 3.0

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Tori Dixon

Daly Santana

Sarah Wilhite

Ashley Wittman

Players Mentioned

Tori Dixon

Alexandra Palmer

Daly Santana

Hannah Tapp

Sarah Wilhite

Ashley Wittman

Players Mentioned

Tori Dixon

Alexandra Palmer

Daly Santana

Hannah Tapp

Sarah Wilhite

Ashley Wittman

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