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15-3, 7-2
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15-6, 5-4
Gophers Rally to Win, 3-2, Over Iowa
10/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Trailing 2-1, the No. 3 University of Minnesota volleyball team came from behind to defeat Iowa, tonight in Iowa City, Iowa. Minnesota fell in the first set, 21-25, won the second 25-20, fell in the third, 20-25, but won the next two, 25-13, 15-11. The Gophers improve to 15-3 overall and 7-2 in the Big Ten. Iowa drops to 15-6 overall and 5-4 in league action.
Despite Iowa outhitting Minnesota, .336 to .323, the Gophers had 72 kills to Iowa's 68. Minnesota also had 11.5 blocks to Iowa's 6. Minnesota had four individuals with double-digit kills. Sarah Wilhite had 22 kills and a career-high 52 attempts to hit .308. Alexis Hart had 19 kills and hit .457. Hannah Tapp had 14 kills (hit .303), while Molly Lohman added 10 (.381). Samantha Seliger-Swenson tied a career-high 66 assists. Dalianliz Rosado had 25 digs. Lohman also led the Gopher block attack with eight on the night.
The Gophers continue the road trip when they travel to No. 1 Nebraska, Sunday, at 1 p.m. The match is televised live on the Big Ten Network.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: Iowa took the first set off a 25-21 win when it out hit the Gophers, .262 to .171. After the two teams were tied at 10-10, Iowa went on a three-point run as the Gophers called a timeout. Iowa pushed the lead to 17-13 on a block. Minnesota used its second timeout of the set as the Hawkeyes held a 19-14 lead. After a Gopher block at 21-16 and a Lohman kill, Iowa called a timeout at 21-17. A Lohman kill put the Gophers within four at 23-19, but Iowa finished off the set for a 1-0 lead.
Set 2: Minnesota hit .389 to Iowa's .290 to take a 25-20 set win. After trailing 3-1, the Gophers tied up the set at 5-5 off a Hart kill. After the two teams tied at 9-9, Minnesota went on a 4-0 run to give the Gophers a 13-9 lead. A Lohman kill put the Gopher lead to 15-11. After back-to-back blocks by P Tapp and Seliger-Swenson and an 18-12 Gopher lead, Iowa took its first timeout of the set. A Wilhite kill put Minnesota ahead 22-16, while H Tapp kill put Minnesota up, 23-17. Iowa called its second timeout at the Gophers' set point. Hart, however, added a kill to finish off the set and tie the match at 1-1.
Set 3: Iowa hit a stifling .586 in the third set to win, 25-20. Trailing 6-3, Minnesota called its first timeout. The Gophers came out of the break and tied the set at 7-7 before a Hart ace put the Gophers in the lead briefly at 8-7. Iowa, however, went on a run and went up, 12-9. Minnesota called another timeout as the Hawkeyes took a 16-12 lead. Trailing 20-16, Lohman responded with a kill, while she and Hart combined for a block to pull the Gophers within two as Iowa called a timeout. Iowa, however, came out of its timeout and went on a 5-2 run to take a 2-1 lead.
Set 4: Minnesota responded in the fourth to hit .583 in the fourth set and take a 25-13 set win. The Gophers opened the fourth set with an 11-7 lead off a Wilhite kill. Minnesota strung four together for a 15-8 lead. A Hart kill pushed the Gopher lead to 18-10, while she added another kill for a 20-11 lead. Iowa called its first timeout of the set as the Gophers lead, 21-11. Iowa took its second timeout of the set as the Gophers led, 23-12, but Minnesota finished off the set with a Wilhite kill and an Iowa attack error tied the match at 2-2.
Set 5: Iowa took a 6-4 lead and a 7-5 lead and an 8-6 lead before the two teams switched sides. Iowa took a three-point lead off a block at 9-6. Trailing three, H Tapp provided a kill, followed by two from Wilhite to tie the match at 9-9 as Iowa called a timeout. Minnesota earned a block from H Tapp/Lohman as Iowa followed with an attack error for an 11-9 Gopher lead. Iowa called its second timeout of the match. A Wilhite kill put the Gophers up, 12-10. After Iowa responded with a kill, Minnesota finished off the set with three-straight kills for a 15-11 set win and a 3-2 win.
