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Friday, January 29
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Gophers Sweep Maryland
1/29/2021 9:25:00 PM | Volleyball
The University of Minnesota volleyball program earned a 3-0 win over Maryland (25-16, 25-17, 25-23) tonight in College Park, Md. With the win, the Golden Gophers improve to 3-0 overall and in Big Ten Conference action.
Stephanie Samedy had 14 kills, while Minnesota had 11 aces. Taylor Landfair and Adanna Rollins each had nine kills, with Rollins also having four aces.
Up Next
Minnesota plays Maryland again tomorrow night. The Gophers and Terps battle at 5 p.m. CT and will be streamed on BTN +.
Quotable
"We were happy to win the match in three and I was proud of how the team competed at the end of the third set," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "We did a nice job at the service line, which really set the tone for the match."
Notable
The last time Minnesota had over 11 aces in a match dates back to Nov. 29, 2019 when the Gophers had 15 against Rutgers. Rollins tied a career-best of four, which she also had against Georgia Southern on Sept. 1, 2018.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: The Golden Gophers used a pair of runs to win the first set, 25-16. After Maryland had a service error at 5-5, Minnesota had a block from Pittman and three-straight aces from Rollins to put the score at 9-5. Minnesota then went up 12-8 on a combined block from Myers/Samedy. Minnesota ended the first set on a 15-5 run to take a 25-16 set win. Samedy added kills for Minnesota's 22nd, 24th and 25th points to take a 1-0 lead.
Set 2: The Gophers took the second set with a 25-17 win. Minnesota jumped out to a 10-3 lead off a bad set from Maryland. Landfair pushed the score to 12-7 on a kill, while Samedy put the Gophers up, 15-7. McGraw later had an ace for a 17-10 lead, while Pittman and Shaffmaster combined for a block at 20-15. After back-to-back aces by Pittman for a 23-16 lead, the Gophers closed out the set on back-to-back kills from Landfair to take a 2-0 lead.
Set 3: Trailing 19-23, Minnesota rattled off six-straight points to close out the match, 25-23. Minnesota and Terps tied the set 10 times, while Maryland held a 19-23 late. Minnesota started the set with a 6-3 lead, but Maryland tied the set at 10-10. Trading points and leads through 19-19, Maryland strung together five-straight for the 19-23 lead. The Gophers however, fought back and finished off the match with a 5-0 run of their own. Landfair had a kill, followed by Rollins and an ace by Kilkelly. The Gophers then had a kill by Samedy to tie the set at 23-23. The Gophers then had a combined block from Myers and Rollins for match point. Minnesota won the match off a Maryland error as the Gophers swept their third-straight match.
Stephanie Samedy had 14 kills, while Minnesota had 11 aces. Taylor Landfair and Adanna Rollins each had nine kills, with Rollins also having four aces.
Up Next
Minnesota plays Maryland again tomorrow night. The Gophers and Terps battle at 5 p.m. CT and will be streamed on BTN +.
Quotable
"We were happy to win the match in three and I was proud of how the team competed at the end of the third set," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "We did a nice job at the service line, which really set the tone for the match."
Notable
The last time Minnesota had over 11 aces in a match dates back to Nov. 29, 2019 when the Gophers had 15 against Rutgers. Rollins tied a career-best of four, which she also had against Georgia Southern on Sept. 1, 2018.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: The Golden Gophers used a pair of runs to win the first set, 25-16. After Maryland had a service error at 5-5, Minnesota had a block from Pittman and three-straight aces from Rollins to put the score at 9-5. Minnesota then went up 12-8 on a combined block from Myers/Samedy. Minnesota ended the first set on a 15-5 run to take a 25-16 set win. Samedy added kills for Minnesota's 22nd, 24th and 25th points to take a 1-0 lead.
Set 2: The Gophers took the second set with a 25-17 win. Minnesota jumped out to a 10-3 lead off a bad set from Maryland. Landfair pushed the score to 12-7 on a kill, while Samedy put the Gophers up, 15-7. McGraw later had an ace for a 17-10 lead, while Pittman and Shaffmaster combined for a block at 20-15. After back-to-back aces by Pittman for a 23-16 lead, the Gophers closed out the set on back-to-back kills from Landfair to take a 2-0 lead.
Set 3: Trailing 19-23, Minnesota rattled off six-straight points to close out the match, 25-23. Minnesota and Terps tied the set 10 times, while Maryland held a 19-23 late. Minnesota started the set with a 6-3 lead, but Maryland tied the set at 10-10. Trading points and leads through 19-19, Maryland strung together five-straight for the 19-23 lead. The Gophers however, fought back and finished off the match with a 5-0 run of their own. Landfair had a kill, followed by Rollins and an ace by Kilkelly. The Gophers then had a kill by Samedy to tie the set at 23-23. The Gophers then had a combined block from Myers and Rollins for match point. Minnesota won the match off a Maryland error as the Gophers swept their third-straight match.
Team Stats
MINN
MD
Kills
40
30
Errors
16
17
Attempts
106
98
Hitting %
.226
.133
Points
61
44
Assists
29
25
Aces
11
4
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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