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Gophers Fall in Five to Penn State
11/23/2018 10:16:00 PM | Volleyball
The No. 3 University of Minnesota volleyball team fell for the first time in conference action when the Golden Gophers lost, 3-2, to No. 7 Penn State, tonight in University Park, Pa. Minnesota won the first set, 25-20, lost the next two, 21-25, 28-30, won the fourth 26-24, and fell in the fifth, 12-15.
The loss snapped Minnesota's unbeaten Big Ten record and a 19-match win streak. The Gophers are now 18-1 overall and 24-3 this season, the first loss for the Gophers since Sept. 9. Penn State, who hasn't lost to the Gophers since 2004 on their home court, improved to 23-6 this season and 14-5 in the Big Ten.
Minnesota was led by Stephanie Samedy has she had 24 kills and hit .357. Alexis Hart had 16 kills, followed by Taylor Morgan and Regan Pittman, who each had 12 kills. Morgan hit .545 in the match, while Pittman added a .360 hitting clip. Samantha Seliger-Swenson had a season-best 63 assists, while CC McGraw had 24 digs. Pittman also led the Gophers with seven blocks.
As a team, Minnesota hit .279, had 82 digs and 12 blocks. Penn State added a .245 hitting clip, had 78 kills, added 80 digs and 13 blocks.
Minnesota finishes the regular season tomorrow night when it faces Rutgers at 6 p.m. CT.
Set 1: Samedy added eight kills while the team added 28 digs en route to a 25-20 set win. Minnesota took an early 5-3 lead off back-to-back Gopher blocks and later went up 10-6 off a Hart kill. Penn State, however, came back to tie the set at 13-13 on a kill off the block. Samedy added back-to-back kills to put the Gophers up, 15-14 at the media timeout. Minnesota took a 20-17 lead off a Pittman kill as PSU called its first timeout. Minnesota took a 23-19 lead when Hart added her third kill of the set as the Nittany Lions burned their second timeout. Samedy added two kills as the Gophers took the set, 25-20 and a 1-0 lead.
Set 2: The Nittany Lions hit .364 to take a 25-21 set win. PSU took a 7-4 lead and a 12-8 lead, both off of blocks. PSU took a 15-9 lead off a kill and a 16-10 lead off another block. Minnesota called its second timeout of the set as the Nittany Lions held a six-point lead. Minnesota came within four at 13-17 off a Hart kill. Morgan added Minnesota's 15th point at 15-21. Rollins added a kill at 18-22, which forced PSU to call a timeout. Rollins added another kill for Minnesota's 19th point. However, PSU was able to put away the set off a kill to tie the match, 1-1.
Set 3: Despite hitting .357 in the set, the Gophers fell, 28-30 in the third set. As the Gophers trailed 7-5, Minnesota took a 9-7 lead off a Pittman kill. PSU fought back and tied the set at 9-9. Minnesota went on a 3-0 run and took a 14-11 lead off a pair of PSU hitting errors. Samedy added a kill for a 16-14 lead, while a Seliger-Swenson block put the Gophers up, 18-15. PSU pulled within one at 19-18 as Minnesota called a timeout. Samedy added Minnesota's 20th point of the set off a kill, while a PSU attack error caused the Nittany Lions to call a timeout. Samedy added a kill for a 22-19 lead, and another at 23-21. The two-point lead forced PSU to call its second timeout of the set. Minnesota went up set point off a Samedy kill, but PSU came back to tie the set at 24-24. A kill gave PSU set point as the Gophers used their second timeout. Minnesota fought off four set points, but PSU finished off the set on back-to-back kills for the 2-1 lead.
Set 4: Minnesota hit .351 and came from behind to take the fourth, 26-24. Penn State opened the fourth set with a 6-3 lead as Minnesota called a timeout. As PSU led, 10-6, Morgan added a kill. Hart added back-to-back kills as the Gophers trailed, 9-13. Rollins added back-to-back kills, while Pittman produced a block as the Gophers came within two. PSU, however, put the lead back to four at 17-13 on a block. The Nittany Lions took a 19-15 lead off a kill. Minnesota went on a 3-0 run and cut the PSU lead to one at 19-18 as the Nittany Lions called a timeout. Samedy added a kill to tie the set at 19-19. Minnesota went up, 22-20 on a Morgan joust. Minnesota went up, 23-21 on a Samedy kill as PSU called its second timeout. PSU responded out of the break and tied up the set on two kills. The Gophers and Nittany Lions tied through 24-24. Pittman added a kill for set point, while Hart produced a block to tie up the match, 2-2.
Set 5: Minnesota went up, 5-2 off a pair of blocks from Pittman (one solo and one assist) and Rollins and a PSU attack error. The lead forced Penn State to call a timeout. As PSU earned back-to-back points, Samedy added a kill for a 6-4 lead. Minnesota went up 8-6 off a PSU attack error as the two teams switched sides. PSU, responded out of the break and went on a 3-1 run and tied the set at 9-9 off an ace as Minnesota called a timeout. The two teams traded points through 11-11 before Penn State took a 13-11 lead as Minnesota called a timeout. Minnesota pulled within one at 13-12, but the Nittany Lions finished off the set on two kills for a 3-2 win.
The loss snapped Minnesota's unbeaten Big Ten record and a 19-match win streak. The Gophers are now 18-1 overall and 24-3 this season, the first loss for the Gophers since Sept. 9. Penn State, who hasn't lost to the Gophers since 2004 on their home court, improved to 23-6 this season and 14-5 in the Big Ten.
Minnesota was led by Stephanie Samedy has she had 24 kills and hit .357. Alexis Hart had 16 kills, followed by Taylor Morgan and Regan Pittman, who each had 12 kills. Morgan hit .545 in the match, while Pittman added a .360 hitting clip. Samantha Seliger-Swenson had a season-best 63 assists, while CC McGraw had 24 digs. Pittman also led the Gophers with seven blocks.
As a team, Minnesota hit .279, had 82 digs and 12 blocks. Penn State added a .245 hitting clip, had 78 kills, added 80 digs and 13 blocks.
Minnesota finishes the regular season tomorrow night when it faces Rutgers at 6 p.m. CT.
Set 1: Samedy added eight kills while the team added 28 digs en route to a 25-20 set win. Minnesota took an early 5-3 lead off back-to-back Gopher blocks and later went up 10-6 off a Hart kill. Penn State, however, came back to tie the set at 13-13 on a kill off the block. Samedy added back-to-back kills to put the Gophers up, 15-14 at the media timeout. Minnesota took a 20-17 lead off a Pittman kill as PSU called its first timeout. Minnesota took a 23-19 lead when Hart added her third kill of the set as the Nittany Lions burned their second timeout. Samedy added two kills as the Gophers took the set, 25-20 and a 1-0 lead.
Set 2: The Nittany Lions hit .364 to take a 25-21 set win. PSU took a 7-4 lead and a 12-8 lead, both off of blocks. PSU took a 15-9 lead off a kill and a 16-10 lead off another block. Minnesota called its second timeout of the set as the Nittany Lions held a six-point lead. Minnesota came within four at 13-17 off a Hart kill. Morgan added Minnesota's 15th point at 15-21. Rollins added a kill at 18-22, which forced PSU to call a timeout. Rollins added another kill for Minnesota's 19th point. However, PSU was able to put away the set off a kill to tie the match, 1-1.
Set 3: Despite hitting .357 in the set, the Gophers fell, 28-30 in the third set. As the Gophers trailed 7-5, Minnesota took a 9-7 lead off a Pittman kill. PSU fought back and tied the set at 9-9. Minnesota went on a 3-0 run and took a 14-11 lead off a pair of PSU hitting errors. Samedy added a kill for a 16-14 lead, while a Seliger-Swenson block put the Gophers up, 18-15. PSU pulled within one at 19-18 as Minnesota called a timeout. Samedy added Minnesota's 20th point of the set off a kill, while a PSU attack error caused the Nittany Lions to call a timeout. Samedy added a kill for a 22-19 lead, and another at 23-21. The two-point lead forced PSU to call its second timeout of the set. Minnesota went up set point off a Samedy kill, but PSU came back to tie the set at 24-24. A kill gave PSU set point as the Gophers used their second timeout. Minnesota fought off four set points, but PSU finished off the set on back-to-back kills for the 2-1 lead.
Set 4: Minnesota hit .351 and came from behind to take the fourth, 26-24. Penn State opened the fourth set with a 6-3 lead as Minnesota called a timeout. As PSU led, 10-6, Morgan added a kill. Hart added back-to-back kills as the Gophers trailed, 9-13. Rollins added back-to-back kills, while Pittman produced a block as the Gophers came within two. PSU, however, put the lead back to four at 17-13 on a block. The Nittany Lions took a 19-15 lead off a kill. Minnesota went on a 3-0 run and cut the PSU lead to one at 19-18 as the Nittany Lions called a timeout. Samedy added a kill to tie the set at 19-19. Minnesota went up, 22-20 on a Morgan joust. Minnesota went up, 23-21 on a Samedy kill as PSU called its second timeout. PSU responded out of the break and tied up the set on two kills. The Gophers and Nittany Lions tied through 24-24. Pittman added a kill for set point, while Hart produced a block to tie up the match, 2-2.
Set 5: Minnesota went up, 5-2 off a pair of blocks from Pittman (one solo and one assist) and Rollins and a PSU attack error. The lead forced Penn State to call a timeout. As PSU earned back-to-back points, Samedy added a kill for a 6-4 lead. Minnesota went up 8-6 off a PSU attack error as the two teams switched sides. PSU, responded out of the break and went on a 3-1 run and tied the set at 9-9 off an ace as Minnesota called a timeout. The two teams traded points through 11-11 before Penn State took a 13-11 lead as Minnesota called a timeout. Minnesota pulled within one at 13-12, but the Nittany Lions finished off the set on two kills for a 3-2 win.
Team Stats
MINN
PSU
Kills
73
78
Errors
22
29
Attempts
183
200
Hitting %
.279
.245
Points
87.0
93.0
Assists
71
72
Aces
2
2
Blocks
12.0
13.0
Game Leaders
Kills
24
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
7
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