University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, September 14
University Park, PA
4:30 PM
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Photo by: Christopher Mitchell
Gophers Earn 3-1 Win Over No. 1 Stanford
9/14/2019 8:21:00 PM | Volleyball
The No. 8 University of Minnesota had three individuals earn double-digit kills as the Golden Gophers earned a 3-1 win over No. 1 Stanford. Minnesota won 27-25, 27-25, 23-25, 25-20, to close out the Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge in University Park, Pa. With the win, the Golden Gophers improve to 4-2 overall as Stanford was handed its first loss of the 2019 season.
Stephanie Samedy had a match-best 21 kills in 59 attempts, followed by Alexis Hart with 15 kills and Regan Pittman with 12. Samedy completed the double-double with 11 digs. She also added six blocks. Pittman also hit a .417 in the match and collected seven blocks. CC McGraw held a team-best 20 digs, while Adanna Rollins had 15. Kylie Miller also gained a double-double when she had 50 assists and 17 digs. She also got four blocks.
As a team, Minnesota had 65 kills to Stanford's 63, hit .247 to the Cardinal's .185 and posted a 13-12 block advantage. The Gophers also had 85 digs.
Minnesota earned its first win over Stanford in 10 program attempts. The win also snapped Stanford's 37-match win streak.
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"Really happy with the result and I'm really happy with the way the team competed," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "I thought there has been a lot of growth over the last couple weeks of how the team competed and it was good to see that exhibited here tonight. It was a tough turnaround for Stanford to play late last night and turn around and play us today, but we still had to go out there and play and I was really proud of how the team competed."
Up Next
Minnesota returns to Maturi Pavilion to host the annual Diet Coke Classic. The Gophers welcome Clemson and Oral Roberts to the Pav, Sept. 19-21. Minnesota plays Clemson on Thursday at 7 p.m., as the Tigers face Oral Roberts on Friday at 5 p.m. Saturday's match Gopher match against Oral Roberts also is at 7 p.m.
How the teams won the sets:
Set 1: Tied at 25-25, Minnesota received kills from Samedy and Pittman to close out the set and win, 27-25. Nine tie scores occurred, but just two lead changes as the Gophers won the set. Minnesota hit .338 to Stanford's .308.
Set 2: With Minnesota leading 21-17, Stanford tied the set at 21. Trading off points through 25-25, Minnesota closed out the set with a kill from Samedy and one from Claire Sheehan for the 27-25 win. The two teams went through eight tie scores and four lead changes.
Set 3: After Stanford held a 14-8 lead, Minnesota tied the set at 17-17. Trading scores through 23-23, the Cardinal won the set off a Stanford kill and a Gopher attack error to cut the Gopher lead to 2-1.
Set 4: Minnesota hit .375 and committed just four errors to win the set and the match, while it held Stanford to just 13 kills as it hit .220. The Gophers led from the first point on a kill from Taylor Morgan and kept the lead throughout.
Stephanie Samedy had a match-best 21 kills in 59 attempts, followed by Alexis Hart with 15 kills and Regan Pittman with 12. Samedy completed the double-double with 11 digs. She also added six blocks. Pittman also hit a .417 in the match and collected seven blocks. CC McGraw held a team-best 20 digs, while Adanna Rollins had 15. Kylie Miller also gained a double-double when she had 50 assists and 17 digs. She also got four blocks.
As a team, Minnesota had 65 kills to Stanford's 63, hit .247 to the Cardinal's .185 and posted a 13-12 block advantage. The Gophers also had 85 digs.
Notable.@GopherVBall applied the pressure tonight & came out on top.
— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) September 15, 2019
Relive the best moments from the Gophers HUGE win over Stanford. pic.twitter.com/nM1TkXEBMI
Minnesota earned its first win over Stanford in 10 program attempts. The win also snapped Stanford's 37-match win streak.
Quotable
"Really happy with the result and I'm really happy with the way the team competed," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "I thought there has been a lot of growth over the last couple weeks of how the team competed and it was good to see that exhibited here tonight. It was a tough turnaround for Stanford to play late last night and turn around and play us today, but we still had to go out there and play and I was really proud of how the team competed."
Up Next
Minnesota returns to Maturi Pavilion to host the annual Diet Coke Classic. The Gophers welcome Clemson and Oral Roberts to the Pav, Sept. 19-21. Minnesota plays Clemson on Thursday at 7 p.m., as the Tigers face Oral Roberts on Friday at 5 p.m. Saturday's match Gopher match against Oral Roberts also is at 7 p.m.
How the teams won the sets:
Set 1: Tied at 25-25, Minnesota received kills from Samedy and Pittman to close out the set and win, 27-25. Nine tie scores occurred, but just two lead changes as the Gophers won the set. Minnesota hit .338 to Stanford's .308.
Set 2: With Minnesota leading 21-17, Stanford tied the set at 21. Trading off points through 25-25, Minnesota closed out the set with a kill from Samedy and one from Claire Sheehan for the 27-25 win. The two teams went through eight tie scores and four lead changes.
Set 3: After Stanford held a 14-8 lead, Minnesota tied the set at 17-17. Trading scores through 23-23, the Cardinal won the set off a Stanford kill and a Gopher attack error to cut the Gopher lead to 2-1.
Set 4: Minnesota hit .375 and committed just four errors to win the set and the match, while it held Stanford to just 13 kills as it hit .220. The Gophers led from the first point on a kill from Taylor Morgan and kept the lead throughout.
.@Lexihart19 has got a message for you! pic.twitter.com/fSUeuwNX0k
— Minnesota Volleyball (@GopherVBall) September 15, 2019
Team Stats
MINN
STAN
Kills
65
63
Errors
21
29
Attempts
178
184
Hitting %
.247
.185
Points
80.0
81.0
Assists
60
60
Aces
2
6
Blocks
13.0
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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