University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
0-2
Stanford
2-0
Gophers Fall to No. 2 Stanford
8/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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The University of Minnesota fell to No. 2 Stanford today, 25-15, 25-23, 25-18, in Stanford, Calif. Minnesota drops to 0-2 this season, while the Cardinal improves to 2-0.
Daly Santana had a match-high 13 kills, while Paige Tapp had 10 kills, followed by Hannah Tapp with nine. Paige Tapp also led the Gophers with five block assists. Samantha Seliger-Swenson had a match-best 33 assists, while Dalianliz Rosado added a team-best nine digs. Stanford hit .253 and had 15 blocks, while holding the Gophers to .095 and eight blocks.
Minnesota travels to Louisville, Ky. to compete in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Sept. 4-5. The Gophers compete against host Louisville Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. CT, followed by No. 7 North Carolina, Sept. 5 at 3:30 p.m. CT.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: The Cardinal took the first set on a 25-15 win. Stanford opened up the contest with a 7-3 lead to force Minnesota to call a timeout. Minnesota, however, put together a four-point run and tied the set at 12-12, capped off with a block from Paige Tapp and Alyssa Goehner. The Cardinal responded with a five-point run to hold a 17-12 lead, as the Gophers used their second timeout. That would be all Stanford would need to cushion the set win as the Cardinal finished off with a 25-15 win.
Set 2: After 15 tie scores and seven lead changes, Stanford won the second, 25-23. The two teams exchanged points to start the second set until the Gophers took a two-point lead at 11-9 on a kill from Hannah Tapp and Lohman. After a three-point lead from the Gophers, the Cardinal tied it at 12-12. The two teams continued to trade points until 17-17. Stanford added back-to-back blocks to force the Gophers to take a timeout as they trailed 19-17. The Cardinal pushed it to 20-17 with a kill before Santana responded with a point to end the run. Santana added a kill and an ace to bring the Gophers within one at 20-19. A kill by Paige Tapp put the Gopher deficit to 23-22, but the Cardinal closed out the set with a 25-23 second set win to go up, 2-0.
Set 3: Stanford finished off the match with a 25-18 third set win. They opened the third set with a 7-5 lead as the Gophers used their first timeout. With a 13-8 lead, Minnesota put together a run, trailing just 13-12. The run forced Stanford to call a timeout. Stanford would later take a 17-14 lead as the Gophers used their second timeout of the set. Stanford pushed the lead to 22-15 on a 7-1 run before it was ended on a kill from Lohman. The Cardinal finished off the set and the match with three kills to win, 25-18.
