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Gophers Open 2021 with a 3-0 Sweep Over Michigan State
1/23/2021 6:18:00 PM | Volleyball
The University of Minnesota volleyball program opened the 2021 spring season with a 3-0 win over Michigan State, tonight at Maturi Pavilion.
Minnesota was led by Adanna Rollins with 15 kills and hit .519, followed by Taylor Landfair with 10 (hit .450) and Stephanie Samedy with nine. Regan Pittman and Katie Myers each had four blocks, while CC McGraw led the team with 13 digs. Melani Shaffmaster had 29 assists, four kills, two aces and six digs.
As a team, the Gophers had 46 kills, hit .384, had eight blocks, two aces and 44 digs. Michigan State had 38 kills, six aces, one block, 39 digs and was limited to a 15 percent hitting clip.
Minnesota and Michigan State will play again tomorrow at 3 p.m. The match is on BTN + and FOX 9 +.
NOTABLES
-Taylor Landfair and Melani Shaffmaster made their collegiate debut tonight. Landfair was the ranked No. 1 recruit nationally last year. Shaffmaster was ranked No. 16. Both enrolled in January of 2020 and saw their first action today.
-It was Minnesota's first game action in 401 days. The Golden Gophers last played on Dec. 19, 2019 in the NCAA National Semifinal.
-Minnesota is now 56-19 all time against the Spartans
Set 1: Tied at 14-14, Minnesota went on a 5-0 run en route to a 25-18 set win. After a kill by Landfair at 15-14, Pittman went on a four-point service run for the 19-14 lead. Minnesota pushed the lead to 20-16 off a Samedy kill and another kill at the 22-17 point. Rollins added a kill at set point and a 24-17 lead, while a MSU attack error gave Minnesota the 1-0 lead. The Gophers hit .333 that set with Rollins posting six kills.
Set 2: Minnesota came back from a 12-20 deficit to win the set, 26-24 to take a 2-0 lead. After a service error from MSU at 13-20, Minnesota went on a 10-2 run. At 16-22, Shaffmaster went back to the service line and the Gophers scored seven straight points. Minnesota took the lead at 23-22 on a Samedy kill and went up 24-23 with another Samedy kill. Samedy again produced a kill at set point (25-24) and again at 26-24) to go up, 2-0. The Gophers hit .359 in the second for a 2-0 lead.
Set 3: Minnesota led from the 3-2 point in the third and took the match, with a 25-16 set win. Minnesota went up, 10-4, off a Shaffmaster kill. The Gophers went up 10 off a Pittman kill for the 17-7 point. A Pittman block gave the Gophers a 20-12 lead, while a Landfair block put the score at 22-13. Myers added a kill at 23-14 while Landfair pushed it to match point later at 24-16. Myers added a solo block at 25-16 for the set and match win.
Minnesota was led by Adanna Rollins with 15 kills and hit .519, followed by Taylor Landfair with 10 (hit .450) and Stephanie Samedy with nine. Regan Pittman and Katie Myers each had four blocks, while CC McGraw led the team with 13 digs. Melani Shaffmaster had 29 assists, four kills, two aces and six digs.
As a team, the Gophers had 46 kills, hit .384, had eight blocks, two aces and 44 digs. Michigan State had 38 kills, six aces, one block, 39 digs and was limited to a 15 percent hitting clip.
Minnesota and Michigan State will play again tomorrow at 3 p.m. The match is on BTN + and FOX 9 +.
NOTABLES
-Taylor Landfair and Melani Shaffmaster made their collegiate debut tonight. Landfair was the ranked No. 1 recruit nationally last year. Shaffmaster was ranked No. 16. Both enrolled in January of 2020 and saw their first action today.
-It was Minnesota's first game action in 401 days. The Golden Gophers last played on Dec. 19, 2019 in the NCAA National Semifinal.
-Minnesota is now 56-19 all time against the Spartans
Set 1: Tied at 14-14, Minnesota went on a 5-0 run en route to a 25-18 set win. After a kill by Landfair at 15-14, Pittman went on a four-point service run for the 19-14 lead. Minnesota pushed the lead to 20-16 off a Samedy kill and another kill at the 22-17 point. Rollins added a kill at set point and a 24-17 lead, while a MSU attack error gave Minnesota the 1-0 lead. The Gophers hit .333 that set with Rollins posting six kills.
Set 2: Minnesota came back from a 12-20 deficit to win the set, 26-24 to take a 2-0 lead. After a service error from MSU at 13-20, Minnesota went on a 10-2 run. At 16-22, Shaffmaster went back to the service line and the Gophers scored seven straight points. Minnesota took the lead at 23-22 on a Samedy kill and went up 24-23 with another Samedy kill. Samedy again produced a kill at set point (25-24) and again at 26-24) to go up, 2-0. The Gophers hit .359 in the second for a 2-0 lead.
Set 3: Minnesota led from the 3-2 point in the third and took the match, with a 25-16 set win. Minnesota went up, 10-4, off a Shaffmaster kill. The Gophers went up 10 off a Pittman kill for the 17-7 point. A Pittman block gave the Gophers a 20-12 lead, while a Landfair block put the score at 22-13. Myers added a kill at 23-14 while Landfair pushed it to match point later at 24-16. Myers added a solo block at 25-16 for the set and match win.
Team Stats
MSU
MINN
Kills
38
46
Errors
21
8
Attempts
110
99
Hitting %
.155
.384
Points
45
56
Assists
37
40
Aces
6
2
Blocks
1
8
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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