University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, November 3
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12:00 PM
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers Earn 3-1 Win Over No. 16 Purdue
11/3/2019 2:22:00 PM | Volleyball
The No. 6 University of Minnesota earned a 3-1 win over No. 16 Purdue, today in West Lafayette, Ind. Minnesota won the first set, 25-23, lost the second 16-25, and won the third and fourth, 25-17, 25-19. With the win, the Golden Gophers improve to 11-1 in Big Ten action and 17-3 overall. Purdue drops to 15-6 overall and 7-5 in league action.
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Alexis Hart hit a stifling .467 when she had 19 kills in 30 attempts. Adanna Rollins followed with 14 kills and completed 10 digs for the double-double. Stephanie Samedy and Airi Miyabe each had eight kills, while Regan Pittman followed with seven. CC McGraw had a match-best 18 digs. Bayley McMenimen added 27 assists and an ace, while Tamara Dolonga had 23 assists.
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As a team, Minnesota hit .288 to Purdue's .183. Minnesota also had 57 kills, three aces, eight blocks and 54 digs. Purdue had 50 kills, seven aces, 10 blocks and hit .183.
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Notable
Ellie Husemann made her first collegiate start in the match. She had a kill and three blocks.
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Up Next
Minnesota travels to Maryland and Ohio State, Nov. 8 and 10. The match against the Terrapins is set for 6 p.m., CST, Friday, while the match at OSU is slated for an 11 a.m., CST time.
How They Won the Set:Â Â
First Set: After 10 ties and five lead changes, the Gophers earned a tight 25-23 first set win. As Minnesota trailed, 22-23, the Gophers earned points off a Purdue service and attack error for match point, while Rollins added a kill for the 1-0 lead. Hart had five kills in the first set.
Second Set: Purdue opened the set with a 7-2 lead and hit .351 en route to a 25-16 set win. The Boilermakers built an 18-9 lead in which Minnesota could not recover.
Third Set: Minnesota hit a blistering .433 in the third set to pace the Gophers to a 25-17 set win and a 2-1 lead. Hart and Rollins each provided five and four kills respectively as Samedy and McMenimen each had an ace.
Fourth: Tied at Trailing 16-17, Minnesota called a timeout and went on a 7-1 run and finished the match with a 25-19. Hart provided her 19th kill for match point, while Purdue committed an attack error for 3-1 final.
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Alexis Hart hit a stifling .467 when she had 19 kills in 30 attempts. Adanna Rollins followed with 14 kills and completed 10 digs for the double-double. Stephanie Samedy and Airi Miyabe each had eight kills, while Regan Pittman followed with seven. CC McGraw had a match-best 18 digs. Bayley McMenimen added 27 assists and an ace, while Tamara Dolonga had 23 assists.
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As a team, Minnesota hit .288 to Purdue's .183. Minnesota also had 57 kills, three aces, eight blocks and 54 digs. Purdue had 50 kills, seven aces, 10 blocks and hit .183.
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Notable
Ellie Husemann made her first collegiate start in the match. She had a kill and three blocks.
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Up Next
Minnesota travels to Maryland and Ohio State, Nov. 8 and 10. The match against the Terrapins is set for 6 p.m., CST, Friday, while the match at OSU is slated for an 11 a.m., CST time.
How They Won the Set:Â Â
First Set: After 10 ties and five lead changes, the Gophers earned a tight 25-23 first set win. As Minnesota trailed, 22-23, the Gophers earned points off a Purdue service and attack error for match point, while Rollins added a kill for the 1-0 lead. Hart had five kills in the first set.
Second Set: Purdue opened the set with a 7-2 lead and hit .351 en route to a 25-16 set win. The Boilermakers built an 18-9 lead in which Minnesota could not recover.
Third Set: Minnesota hit a blistering .433 in the third set to pace the Gophers to a 25-17 set win and a 2-1 lead. Hart and Rollins each provided five and four kills respectively as Samedy and McMenimen each had an ace.
Fourth: Tied at Trailing 16-17, Minnesota called a timeout and went on a 7-1 run and finished the match with a 25-19. Hart provided her 19th kill for match point, while Purdue committed an attack error for 3-1 final.
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Team Stats
MINN
PUR
Kills
57
50
Errors
19
24
Attempts
132
142
Hitting %
.288
.183
Points
68.0
67.0
Assists
54
47
Aces
3
7
Blocks
8.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
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