University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
6-2
Sam Houston State
5-7
Gophers Gain 3-0 Sweep Over Bearkats
9/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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Sept. 19, 2015
The No. 23 University of Minnesota volleyball team earned a three-set win (25-15, 25-13, 25-11) over Sam Houston State, this morning, in Charleston. S.C. As a part of the Charleston Classic, Minnesota is now 2-0 in the tournament and 7-2 on the season.
As a team, the Gophers hit .297, while they held Sam Houston State to -.068. The Gophers capitalized on 13 blocks as the Bearkats had 30 errors in the match. Minnesota also had 43 digs and 36 kills.
Minnesota was led by Daly Santana, who had nine kills, hit .318 in 22 attempts. Alyssa Goehner had eight kills and 12 digs, while Molly Lohman had six kills in 10 attempts and didn't commit an error to hit a team-best .600. Samantha Seliger-Swenson had a match-high 21 assists, followed by Erica Handley with nine. In all, 14 Gophers saw action in the match.
Set 1: The Gophers hit .367 in the first set and committed just one error, to take a 1-0 lead. Minnesota opened the match with a 5-0 run, only to have Sam Houston State push back and cut the deficit to 5-4. The Gophers, however, put the lead to 8-4 on a Paige Tapp kill. Minnesota would later increase the lead to 14-9 on a Lohman ace as the Bearkats called a timeout. The Gophers would continue to add the pressure and push the lead to 20-11 on a Bearkat attack error. Leading 24-13, Minnesota finished off the first with Lohman/Hannah Tapp block and a Lohman kill for the 25-15 set win.
Set 2: Santana had six of the team's 13 kills, while Minnesota had five blocks en route to a 25-13 second set win. Tied at 6-6, Minnesota went on a 3-0 run as Santana had back-to-back kills and a block. As Minnesota led 12-9, the Bearkats came back to pull within one at 12-11, but the Gophers went on an 11-0 run to take control of the second set. During that time, Minnesota had two blocks, a combined block from the Tapps, while Hannah Tapp added a solo block. As the Gophers led 17-11, Sam Houston State called a timeout. Minnesota, however, didn’t defer its run, all of which came on Lohman’s serve rotation. After a 23-11 lead, Sam Houston State earned a kill, but the Gophers closed out the set with a Hannah Tapp kill and a Goehner kill for the 25th point.
Set 3: The Gophers closed out the match with a convincing 25-11 win. Minnesota opened the set, 15-2, with a majority of that run contributed during Katie Schau’s serve rotation. With a 6-2 lead, the Gophers went on a 9-0 run. During that span, Minnesota alone had three blocks. Arguably one of the longest volleys for the Gophers this season, they capped off the run with a Goehner kill and held a 15-2 lead. The Gophers would later push the lead to 19-7 off a combined block from Maddie Beal and Kayla Buford. Beal would then finish off the match with a kill, her third off the set, as Sophie Beckley closed out the match and served the final two points.
