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Gophers Ready to Face Nebraska
10/5/2018 12:54:00 PM | Volleyball
GOPHERS SET TO FACE NEBRASKA
The University of Minnesota is on the road for the third-straight match as it travels to No. 3 Nebraska Saturday night. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE GOPHERS
The Minnesota match at Nebraska will be streamed on BTN2Go. A Game Day Live page will also be located on gophersports.com.
ON THE DOCKET
The Gophers return to the Maturi Pavilion confines, Oct. 12-13, against Illinois and Northwestern. Match times are set for 7 p.m., and will be streamed on BTN Plus.
GOPHERS' LAST ACTION
Minnesota earned a 3-0 win over Northwestern, Wednesday, in Evanston, Ill. The Gophers were led by Taylor Morgan who had 11 kills and hit .562. She was followed by Regan Pittman with eight (hit .500) and Stephanie Samedy with seven (hit .417). Samantha Seliger-Swenson had 30 assists, three aces and six digs. CC McGraw had nine digs and three aces. As a team, the Gophers delivered a season-best nine aces. The Gophers hit .390 as a team to Northwestern's .117. They also had a 40-26 dig advantage and a 7-4 block lead.
ABOUT NEBRASKA
No. 3 Nebraska is riding a 14-match win streak as it heads into the Minnesota match. The Huskers are 14-1 overall and 5-0 in Big Ten play. Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, Lauren Stivrins, has 107 kills (2.14 per set) and is hitting a team-best .398, which ranks fourth in the Big Ten. Mikaela Foecke leads the team with 179 kills and 3.58 kills per set. She also averages 2.46 digs per set. Jazz Sweet follows with 123 kills, averaging 2.64 per set. Callie Schwarzenbach leads the conference in blocks, averaging 1.66 per set. Nicklin Hames has put up 497 assists (9.94 per set) and 147 digs (2.94 per set), while Kenzie Maloney leads Nebraska with 193 digs (3.86 per set). As a team, the Huskers lead the Big Ten in holding their opponents hitting percentage to .111. They are third in hitting percentage (.286) and fourth in blocks per set (2.69), and rank first in aces per set (1.91).
ALL-TIME SERIES
Minnesota is just 7-34 all-time against Nebraska, dating back to 1975. Since the Huskers joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011, Minnesota has gone 3-8. Minnesota only faced Nebraska once last season when it traveled to Lincoln on Sept. 29, 2017, and fell in straight sets.
FRESHMEN IMPACT
Minnesota has two freshmen who are making their mark already this season in outside hitter Adanna Rollins and libero CC McGraw. Both have see action in 42 sets for the Golden Gophers and have started in all 13 matches. Rollins averages 2.31 kills per set, while McGraw averages 3.67 digs per set in their young Gophers careers.
GOPHERS RANKED FIFTH AVCA
Minnesota moved up a spot in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). In all, seven Big Ten Conference teams are ranked in the top 25: Nebraska (3), Minnesota (5), Wisconsin (6), Illinois (7), Penn State (9), Purdue (14), and Michigan (16). Two non-conference opponents are also ranked in No. 2 Stanford and No. 20 Oregon.
WHERE THEY RANK
Minnesota ranks high nationally in a few statistical categories. The Gophers rank fourth in kills per set (14.86) and hitting percentage (.305) and 19th in blocks per set (2.69). Individually, Samantha Seliger-Swenson ranks 24th in assists per set (11.17), while Taylor Morgan ranks seventh nationally in hitting percentage (.420) and 38th in blocks per set as she averages 1.29 per set.
GOPHERS IN THE BIG TEN
In conference action, Minnesota leads the league in hitting percentage (.320), assists (14.8 per set), kills (15.60 per set) and digs (17.40 per set). Taylor Morgan is hitting .481 against Big Ten opponents, while Stephanie Samedy is hitting .349 and Alexis Hart is at .327. That ranks first, 10th and 11th in the Big Ten.
The University of Minnesota is on the road for the third-straight match as it travels to No. 3 Nebraska Saturday night. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
FOLLOW THE GOPHERS
The Minnesota match at Nebraska will be streamed on BTN2Go. A Game Day Live page will also be located on gophersports.com.
ON THE DOCKET
The Gophers return to the Maturi Pavilion confines, Oct. 12-13, against Illinois and Northwestern. Match times are set for 7 p.m., and will be streamed on BTN Plus.
GOPHERS' LAST ACTION
Minnesota earned a 3-0 win over Northwestern, Wednesday, in Evanston, Ill. The Gophers were led by Taylor Morgan who had 11 kills and hit .562. She was followed by Regan Pittman with eight (hit .500) and Stephanie Samedy with seven (hit .417). Samantha Seliger-Swenson had 30 assists, three aces and six digs. CC McGraw had nine digs and three aces. As a team, the Gophers delivered a season-best nine aces. The Gophers hit .390 as a team to Northwestern's .117. They also had a 40-26 dig advantage and a 7-4 block lead.
ABOUT NEBRASKA
No. 3 Nebraska is riding a 14-match win streak as it heads into the Minnesota match. The Huskers are 14-1 overall and 5-0 in Big Ten play. Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, Lauren Stivrins, has 107 kills (2.14 per set) and is hitting a team-best .398, which ranks fourth in the Big Ten. Mikaela Foecke leads the team with 179 kills and 3.58 kills per set. She also averages 2.46 digs per set. Jazz Sweet follows with 123 kills, averaging 2.64 per set. Callie Schwarzenbach leads the conference in blocks, averaging 1.66 per set. Nicklin Hames has put up 497 assists (9.94 per set) and 147 digs (2.94 per set), while Kenzie Maloney leads Nebraska with 193 digs (3.86 per set). As a team, the Huskers lead the Big Ten in holding their opponents hitting percentage to .111. They are third in hitting percentage (.286) and fourth in blocks per set (2.69), and rank first in aces per set (1.91).
ALL-TIME SERIES
Minnesota is just 7-34 all-time against Nebraska, dating back to 1975. Since the Huskers joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011, Minnesota has gone 3-8. Minnesota only faced Nebraska once last season when it traveled to Lincoln on Sept. 29, 2017, and fell in straight sets.
FRESHMEN IMPACT
Minnesota has two freshmen who are making their mark already this season in outside hitter Adanna Rollins and libero CC McGraw. Both have see action in 42 sets for the Golden Gophers and have started in all 13 matches. Rollins averages 2.31 kills per set, while McGraw averages 3.67 digs per set in their young Gophers careers.
GOPHERS RANKED FIFTH AVCA
Minnesota moved up a spot in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). In all, seven Big Ten Conference teams are ranked in the top 25: Nebraska (3), Minnesota (5), Wisconsin (6), Illinois (7), Penn State (9), Purdue (14), and Michigan (16). Two non-conference opponents are also ranked in No. 2 Stanford and No. 20 Oregon.
WHERE THEY RANK
Minnesota ranks high nationally in a few statistical categories. The Gophers rank fourth in kills per set (14.86) and hitting percentage (.305) and 19th in blocks per set (2.69). Individually, Samantha Seliger-Swenson ranks 24th in assists per set (11.17), while Taylor Morgan ranks seventh nationally in hitting percentage (.420) and 38th in blocks per set as she averages 1.29 per set.
GOPHERS IN THE BIG TEN
In conference action, Minnesota leads the league in hitting percentage (.320), assists (14.8 per set), kills (15.60 per set) and digs (17.40 per set). Taylor Morgan is hitting .481 against Big Ten opponents, while Stephanie Samedy is hitting .349 and Alexis Hart is at .327. That ranks first, 10th and 11th in the Big Ten.
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