University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
10-0
Idaho State
3-8
Gophers Sweep Idaho State to Finish Non-Conference
9/16/2017 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
The No. 1 University of Minnesota volleyball program finished off the Boise State Tournament with a 3-0 sweep over Idaho State, this morning, in Boise, Idaho. With the win, the Gophers go 11-0 in non-conference action and won its third straight-tournament.
Alexis Hart was named the tournament's most valuable player. She amassed 39 kills and hit .341. Also named to the all-tournament was Stephanie Samedy and Samantha Seliger-Swenson. Samedy hit .322 and averaged 4.67 kills per set, while Seliger-Swenson had 139 assists, 34 digs, six aces and nine blocks.
Against Idaho State, Samedy posted 14 kills and hit .400, followed by Hart with nine kills (hit .500) and Regan Pittman, nine kills (.750). Seliger-Swenson had a double-double with 38 assists and 12 digs. Dalianliz Rosado added a team-best 16 digs. Minnesota had 13 student-athletes see action in the match. As a team, the Gophers hit .390, including a set-best .438 in the third. They also added seven blocks, 47 digs and 47 kills.
Minnesota opens the Big Ten season next weekend when it hosts No. 21 Michigan, Friday night, at 7 p.m.
Set Breakdown:
First Set: Minnesota opened the match with a 4-1 run, en route to a 25-15 set win. After a Lohman kill, the Gophers went up, 11-8 as Idaho State called a timeout. With the Bengals cutting the Gopher lead to two at 15-13, Minnesota responded with a four-point run to push its lead to 19-13. Idaho State used its second timeout of the set to break the run. Minnesota, however, added on the pressure, led by Pittman. She had back-to-back kills, followed by back-to-back blocks to give the Gophers a 23-14 and eventually the 1-0 lead.
Second Set: The Gophers took the first point of the set and led the entire match for a 25-14 set win. Minnesota went up, 8-4 off a block from Samedy/Lohman and later 13-6 on a Seliger-Swenson kill as Idaho State called a timeout. Hart pushed the lead to 16-7 off a kill, and again at 18-9 off another kill. Taylor Morgan produced a kill for a 21-12, while Brittany McLean added a kill for set point. The Gophers closed the door on the set with a Pittman kill to go up, 2-0.
Third Set: Like the second set, the Gophers opened the set with the first point and maintained the lead throughout the set and a 25-11 win. A McLean kill put the Gophers up, 9-4, while Hart added back-to-back kills at 12-5. McLean later added another kill for a 17-9 lead, while a Sophie Beckley ace added a 10 digit lead at 20-10. Kayla Buford added the finishing touches to the match when she had back-to-back kills for the match win.
