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Gophers Ready to Open Home Season Against Florida
9/5/2019 3:28:00 PM | Volleyball
GOPHERS OPEN HOME SEASON SATURDAY
The University of Minnesota is set to open the home season on Saturday when the No. 7 Florida Gators come to town. Match time is set for 7 p.m., at Maturi Pavilion.
FOLLOW THE GOPHERS
Saturday's match will be streamed on BTN +. A Gopher game day page will also be active on gophersports.com.
ABOUT FLORIDA
No. 7 Florida enters the Minnesota match with a 2-1 record. The Gators opened the season with a 3-0 win over Louisville, and followed with a 3-2 victory over Dayton. Thayer Hall leads the team with 45 kills and averages 4.09 kills per set. Paige Hammons, Rachael Kramer and Holly Carlton follow with 19 kills. Kramer also averages 1.09 blocks per set. Allie Gregory leads the team with 40 digs, and Marlie Monserez has 100 assists. As a team, the Gators are hitting .220 and average 11.73 kills per set.
ALL-TIME SERIES
The Gophers are 3-1 all-time against the Gators, with the last contest dating back to 2006 in the NCAA Regional Semifinal in Gainesville, Fla.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACTION
Both Minnesota and Florida played Wednesday night and both fell to ranked teams in 3-0 fashion. The Gophers fell to No. 3 Texas in Austin, Texas, 22-25, 27-29, 33-35. No. 1 Stanford defeated Florida in Gainesville, Fla., 25-22, 25-17, 25-19.
ON THE DOCKET
Minnesota is back on the road next weekend when it faces Oregon and Stanford as a part of the Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge, hosted by Penn State, Sept. 13-14. Minnesota's next home event is Sept. 19 when it hosts the annual Diet Coke Classic.
OPENING WEEKEND
Minnesota went 1-1 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, hosted by North Carolina. The Gophers opened with a 3-0 win over UNC, but fell in straight sets Saturday to Florida State. Samedy led the Gophers with 15 kills against UNC, while Alexis Hart added a team-best 14 against FSU.
The University of Minnesota is set to open the home season on Saturday when the No. 7 Florida Gators come to town. Match time is set for 7 p.m., at Maturi Pavilion.
FOLLOW THE GOPHERS
Saturday's match will be streamed on BTN +. A Gopher game day page will also be active on gophersports.com.
ABOUT FLORIDA
No. 7 Florida enters the Minnesota match with a 2-1 record. The Gators opened the season with a 3-0 win over Louisville, and followed with a 3-2 victory over Dayton. Thayer Hall leads the team with 45 kills and averages 4.09 kills per set. Paige Hammons, Rachael Kramer and Holly Carlton follow with 19 kills. Kramer also averages 1.09 blocks per set. Allie Gregory leads the team with 40 digs, and Marlie Monserez has 100 assists. As a team, the Gators are hitting .220 and average 11.73 kills per set.
ALL-TIME SERIES
The Gophers are 3-1 all-time against the Gators, with the last contest dating back to 2006 in the NCAA Regional Semifinal in Gainesville, Fla.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACTION
Both Minnesota and Florida played Wednesday night and both fell to ranked teams in 3-0 fashion. The Gophers fell to No. 3 Texas in Austin, Texas, 22-25, 27-29, 33-35. No. 1 Stanford defeated Florida in Gainesville, Fla., 25-22, 25-17, 25-19.
ON THE DOCKET
Minnesota is back on the road next weekend when it faces Oregon and Stanford as a part of the Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge, hosted by Penn State, Sept. 13-14. Minnesota's next home event is Sept. 19 when it hosts the annual Diet Coke Classic.
OPENING WEEKEND
Minnesota went 1-1 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, hosted by North Carolina. The Gophers opened with a 3-0 win over UNC, but fell in straight sets Saturday to Florida State. Samedy led the Gophers with 15 kills against UNC, while Alexis Hart added a team-best 14 against FSU.
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