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Photo by: Kelly Hagenson
Gophers Sweep Buckeyes in Sunday Matinee
11/10/2019 1:02:00 PM | Volleyball
The No. 6 University of Minnesota earned a 3-0 win (25-23, 25-20, 26-24) over Ohio State, today in Columbus, Ohio. The Golden Gophers improve to 19-3 overall and tied for first in the Big Ten Conference at 13-1. Ohio State drops to 13-13 overall and 6-8 in league play.
Minnesota had three Gophers in double-digit kills. Adanna Rollins added a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. She also posted three blocks and two assists. Airi Miyabe had 11 kills and hit .450. Alexis Hart posted 10 kills, did not commit an error in 23 attempts, and hit .435. Minnesota's defense shined in the win. Stephanie Samedy and Regan Pittman each had six blocks, while Taylor Morgan added five. Bayley McMenimen had 13 digs as well as 20 assists. Tamara Dolonga added 12 assists.
As a team, Minnesota had 12 blocks to OSU's five. The Gophers also hit .271 to OSU's .135. Â
Notable
Miyabe established her first double-digit kill performance of her Gopher career. Her previous best was eight against Purdue earlier this season. Hart also had her best hitting efficiency match of the season when she hit .435.
Quotable
"It was a tight game and we know we won in three but it was a close," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "Ohio State is playing really well right now and they are a good team. It was a battle and I was just impressed with our athletes' ability to make some plays down the stretch in the first and third sets. We're happy to come away with the road win."
Up Next
Minnesota hosts Wisconsin, Thursday, Nov. 14 at Maturi Pavilion. Match time is set for 8 p.m., and will be televised on Big Ten Network.
How they won the set:
First Set: The Gophers hit .406 to take the first set, 25-23. Minnesota erased a 12-7 deficit off Rachel Kilkelly's serve rotation to go on a 5-0 run and tie the set at 12-12. As the teams traded points through 22-22, Minnesota took the lead when OSU had back-to-back hitting errors for set point and solidified the set win off a Samedy kill.
Second Set: The Gophers added five blocks in the second set and took a 2-0 lead off a 25-20 win. Tied at 12-12, Minnesota had a kill and a block for a two-point lead, which paced the Gophers until the end of the set. Minnesota took a four-point lead at 20-16 off another block and finished off the set with its fifth of the set for the 2-0 win.
Third Set: Trailing 20-17, Minnesota came back to win the third set, 26-24 and earned the sweep. The Gophers took a timeout and had a kill from Hart, a block from Morgan/Samedy and an ace from Kilkelly to tie the set. Tied at 23-23, Minnesota delivered a block from Hart and Pittman for match point, while an OSU attack error solidified the Gopher win.
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Minnesota had three Gophers in double-digit kills. Adanna Rollins added a double-double with 11 kills and 12 digs. She also posted three blocks and two assists. Airi Miyabe had 11 kills and hit .450. Alexis Hart posted 10 kills, did not commit an error in 23 attempts, and hit .435. Minnesota's defense shined in the win. Stephanie Samedy and Regan Pittman each had six blocks, while Taylor Morgan added five. Bayley McMenimen had 13 digs as well as 20 assists. Tamara Dolonga added 12 assists.
As a team, Minnesota had 12 blocks to OSU's five. The Gophers also hit .271 to OSU's .135. Â
Notable
Miyabe established her first double-digit kill performance of her Gopher career. Her previous best was eight against Purdue earlier this season. Hart also had her best hitting efficiency match of the season when she hit .435.
Quotable
"It was a tight game and we know we won in three but it was a close," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "Ohio State is playing really well right now and they are a good team. It was a battle and I was just impressed with our athletes' ability to make some plays down the stretch in the first and third sets. We're happy to come away with the road win."
Up Next
Minnesota hosts Wisconsin, Thursday, Nov. 14 at Maturi Pavilion. Match time is set for 8 p.m., and will be televised on Big Ten Network.
How they won the set:
First Set: The Gophers hit .406 to take the first set, 25-23. Minnesota erased a 12-7 deficit off Rachel Kilkelly's serve rotation to go on a 5-0 run and tie the set at 12-12. As the teams traded points through 22-22, Minnesota took the lead when OSU had back-to-back hitting errors for set point and solidified the set win off a Samedy kill.
Second Set: The Gophers added five blocks in the second set and took a 2-0 lead off a 25-20 win. Tied at 12-12, Minnesota had a kill and a block for a two-point lead, which paced the Gophers until the end of the set. Minnesota took a four-point lead at 20-16 off another block and finished off the set with its fifth of the set for the 2-0 win.
Third Set: Trailing 20-17, Minnesota came back to win the third set, 26-24 and earned the sweep. The Gophers took a timeout and had a kill from Hart, a block from Morgan/Samedy and an ace from Kilkelly to tie the set. Tied at 23-23, Minnesota delivered a block from Hart and Pittman for match point, while an OSU attack error solidified the Gopher win.
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Team Stats
MINN
OSU
Kills
43
43
Errors
11
25
Attempts
118
133
Hitting %
.271
.135
Points
58.0
51.0
Assists
41
42
Aces
3
3
Blocks
12.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
6
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