University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
18-4, 10-3Big Ten
Indiana
15-11, 4-9Big Ten
No. 2 Minnesota Sweeps Indiana
11/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
The No. 2 ranked University of Minnesota volleyball team defeated Indiana in three sets Wednesday night, 25-21, 26-24, 25-21. The Gophers improve to 18-4 overall and 10-3 in the Big Ten, and remain undefeated at the Sports Pavilion (9-0).
As a team, Minnesota had 12 blocks to Indiana's six, and hit .245 to the Hoosiers' .217. Paige Tapp led the team with 11 kills and didn't commit an error, hitting a team-best .524, adding five blocks. Sarah Wilhite followed with nine kills and five digs. Hannah Tapp and Molly Lohman each had six kills, with H Tapp adding six blocks and Lohman putting up five. Dalianliz Rosado had seven digs with two service aces, while Katie Schau had five digs and Alyssa Goehner had four. Samantha Seliger-Swenson led the team with 10 digs, and added 31 assists.
The Gophers will be on the road for the next three matches, facing Maryland on Sunday at 3 p.m. CT, and traveling to Illinois and Northwestern the following weekend.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: Minnesota hit .281 to the Hoosiers' .143 to win the first set, 25-21. The set started out evenly matched, with six tied scores. A Rosado ace at 8-7 gave the Gophers momentum with a 4-1 run, forcing an Indiana timeout at 12-8. Still on Seliger-Swenson's service rotation, Minnesota would continue its run going 5-1 to force a second Hoosier timeout at 18-9. Indiana would fight to decrease the lead, making its way within three points of the Gophers at 24-21. But two kills from P Tapp ended the set.
Set 2: The Hoosiers outhit Minnesota .278 to .212, but the Gophers came from behind to take the set, 26-24, and go up 2-0 on the match. Indiana took an early lead, with Minnesota calling a timeout at 7-3. Rallies would go back and forth, until the Gophers took a 3-0 run forcing an Indiana timeout at 12-10, with the Hoosiers still leading. Following the timeout, Indiana went on a 7-3 run to force a second Minnesota timeout at 18-13. The Gophers would shrink the Indiana lead to one at 23-22, forcing the first Hoosier timeout. The set was tied up at 23 and 24, with a Wilhite/H Tapp block putting the Gophers at set point, and a kill from P Tapp ending the set.
Set 3: Indiana went on another early lead going up 6-2, until Minnesota tied up the set at 7-7. The Hoosiers took over the lead at 10-9, with the set staying close and back-and-forth until the Gophers tied up the set at 18, forcing Indiana to take its first timeout. Minnesota took over the lead, causing a second Hoosier timeout at 21-19. The Gophers would extend the run to 4-0 on Seliger-Swenson's service rotation, with an Indiana error putting Minnesota at match point, and a Lohman kill ending the match.
