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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers End Regular Season with Win at Maryland
11/27/2021 8:15:00 PM | Volleyball
Jenna Wenaas notched a career-best 21 digs with 17 kills
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland --Â The No. 10 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the Maryland Terrapins in four sets, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18 on Saturday evening at the Xfinity Center to close out the 2021 regular season.
The Golden Gophers (20-8, 15-5 Big Ten) were led by sophomore outside Jenna Wenaas, who had 17 kills and a career-high 21 digs. Airi Miyabe had 16Â kills and four digs while Stephanie Samedy tallied 15Â kills, 15 digs and five blocks. In her return to College Park, Katie Myers posted four kills and a team-high eight blocks.
With the win, Minnesota is now 17-0 all-time against Maryland, including 14-0 under Hugh McCutcheon.
As a team, Minnesota hit .173 with 59 kills, four aces, 96 digs and 13 blocks. Maryland (19-13, 7-13 Big Ten) hit .104 with 46 kills, nine aces, 78 digs and 17 blocks. Sam Csire led the Terrapins with 14 kills and 11 digs.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: The two teams were dead even for most of the first set, exchanging the first 22 points before a 4-1 Maryland run put the home team up 15-13. The Gophers would respond, scoring eight of the next 11 points to go up 21-18. Airi Miyabe had a pair of kills in the run while Samedy and Shaffmaster had one each. The Terps would answer, however, going on a 4-1 run to tie the set up at 22. A block by Samedy and Husemann gave the Gophers another lead at 23-22, but it would prove to be their final lead of the set. UMD answered by scoring the final three points of the set to win, 25-23. Minnesota hit .125 in set one with 32 digs and three blocks, but UMD hit .089 with four blocks.
Set 2: Maryland jumped out to an early 7-4 lead before the Gophers responded with five of the next seven points to cut the lead to 10-9. The Terps would get a pair of points to go up 13-11 before a sensational 7-0 run by Minnesota gave the visitors an 18-13 lead. Miyabe had three straight kills to give her team the lead before a trio of UMD attacking errors and a solo block from Samedy topped off the run. The Terps would fight back, going on a 5-1 run to cut the Minnesota lead to 19-18 and force a timeout from coach McCutcheon. Maryland would tie it up at 20, 21 and 22 before a kill from Miyabe put the Gophers back up 23-22. They closed out the set, 25-23, getting a solo block from Shaffmaster and a final kill from Miyabe to end it. The Gophers hit .188 in set two with 15 kills and a pair of blocks while Maryland hit .094 with 13 kills and four blocks. Airi Miyabe led all players with seven kills on the set.
Set 3: Like the first two sets, the third was extremely competitive from the outset. The two teams were tied at 9-9 before a 4-0 Terrapins run gave them a 13-9 lead for their largest of the set. The Gophers would cut the lead to two at 15-13 after a combo block by Myers and Shaffmaster and a kill from Wenaas, her 11th of the night. The Terps would answer with three of the next four points to go up 18-14 before a 3-0 Gophers run cut the lead to just one and forced a timeout from the home team. Consecutive kills by Samedy and Wenaas helped Minneosta climb back into the set. After a point from Maryland, Minnesota went on another run, this time a 4-0 spurt to go up 21-19 and force another Terrapins timeout. An ace from CC McGraw and a block from Myers and Samedy helped to swing the momentum towards the 'U.' The Gophers would close the set on a 10-2 run after trailing 18-14 to win, 25-20.
Set 4: Minnesota started quick in set four, going up 5-2 on a trio of superb swings by Miyabe and Samedy. Maryland would cut he lead to one at 5-4 before a 4-1 Gophers run put some distance between the two teams. Rachel Kilkelly had two aces in the run to help provide some early set cushion. The Terps would cut the lead to four twice more in set four, but could get no closer as the 'U' proved to be too much to handle down the stretch. Minnesota led by as many as nine at 21-12 in set four after Samedy notched her 14th kill of the match. A block from Myers and Shaffmaster helped the Gophers close out set four, 25-16, and the match, 3-1. The 'U' hit .441 in the final set with 15 kills and 15 digs while Maryland hit .303 with 10 kills and 10 digs.
Notable:
-The Gophers are 17-0 all-time against Maryland, including 14-0 against the Terps under coach McCutcheon. In those 14 matches, 11 of them were decided in three sets, including the Sept. 26 matchup at the Pav.
-Minnesota achieved its ninth 15+ win Big Ten season in 10 years under coach McCutcheon. They've only finished worse than 15-5 in conference play once (2014) under coach.
-The Gophers will play in their 26th NCAA Tournament of all-time next week, including the ninth in 10 years under Hugh McCutcheon.
-Jenna Wenaas tallied 21 digs, which topped her previous career-high of 19 vs. Nebraska on Oct. 30.
-Stephanie Samedy had 15 kills and 15Â digs to earn her 21st double double of the season.
-Melani Shaffmaster totaled a match-high 49 assists with 14 digs and four blocks.
-Airi Miyabe had 16 kills, including seven in the second set, to lead the Gophers back from an early 1-0 deficit.
The Golden Gophers (20-8, 15-5 Big Ten) were led by sophomore outside Jenna Wenaas, who had 17 kills and a career-high 21 digs. Airi Miyabe had 16Â kills and four digs while Stephanie Samedy tallied 15Â kills, 15 digs and five blocks. In her return to College Park, Katie Myers posted four kills and a team-high eight blocks.
With the win, Minnesota is now 17-0 all-time against Maryland, including 14-0 under Hugh McCutcheon.
As a team, Minnesota hit .173 with 59 kills, four aces, 96 digs and 13 blocks. Maryland (19-13, 7-13 Big Ten) hit .104 with 46 kills, nine aces, 78 digs and 17 blocks. Sam Csire led the Terrapins with 14 kills and 11 digs.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: The two teams were dead even for most of the first set, exchanging the first 22 points before a 4-1 Maryland run put the home team up 15-13. The Gophers would respond, scoring eight of the next 11 points to go up 21-18. Airi Miyabe had a pair of kills in the run while Samedy and Shaffmaster had one each. The Terps would answer, however, going on a 4-1 run to tie the set up at 22. A block by Samedy and Husemann gave the Gophers another lead at 23-22, but it would prove to be their final lead of the set. UMD answered by scoring the final three points of the set to win, 25-23. Minnesota hit .125 in set one with 32 digs and three blocks, but UMD hit .089 with four blocks.
Set 2: Maryland jumped out to an early 7-4 lead before the Gophers responded with five of the next seven points to cut the lead to 10-9. The Terps would get a pair of points to go up 13-11 before a sensational 7-0 run by Minnesota gave the visitors an 18-13 lead. Miyabe had three straight kills to give her team the lead before a trio of UMD attacking errors and a solo block from Samedy topped off the run. The Terps would fight back, going on a 5-1 run to cut the Minnesota lead to 19-18 and force a timeout from coach McCutcheon. Maryland would tie it up at 20, 21 and 22 before a kill from Miyabe put the Gophers back up 23-22. They closed out the set, 25-23, getting a solo block from Shaffmaster and a final kill from Miyabe to end it. The Gophers hit .188 in set two with 15 kills and a pair of blocks while Maryland hit .094 with 13 kills and four blocks. Airi Miyabe led all players with seven kills on the set.
Set 3: Like the first two sets, the third was extremely competitive from the outset. The two teams were tied at 9-9 before a 4-0 Terrapins run gave them a 13-9 lead for their largest of the set. The Gophers would cut the lead to two at 15-13 after a combo block by Myers and Shaffmaster and a kill from Wenaas, her 11th of the night. The Terps would answer with three of the next four points to go up 18-14 before a 3-0 Gophers run cut the lead to just one and forced a timeout from the home team. Consecutive kills by Samedy and Wenaas helped Minneosta climb back into the set. After a point from Maryland, Minnesota went on another run, this time a 4-0 spurt to go up 21-19 and force another Terrapins timeout. An ace from CC McGraw and a block from Myers and Samedy helped to swing the momentum towards the 'U.' The Gophers would close the set on a 10-2 run after trailing 18-14 to win, 25-20.
Set 4: Minnesota started quick in set four, going up 5-2 on a trio of superb swings by Miyabe and Samedy. Maryland would cut he lead to one at 5-4 before a 4-1 Gophers run put some distance between the two teams. Rachel Kilkelly had two aces in the run to help provide some early set cushion. The Terps would cut the lead to four twice more in set four, but could get no closer as the 'U' proved to be too much to handle down the stretch. Minnesota led by as many as nine at 21-12 in set four after Samedy notched her 14th kill of the match. A block from Myers and Shaffmaster helped the Gophers close out set four, 25-16, and the match, 3-1. The 'U' hit .441 in the final set with 15 kills and 15 digs while Maryland hit .303 with 10 kills and 10 digs.
Notable:
-The Gophers are 17-0 all-time against Maryland, including 14-0 against the Terps under coach McCutcheon. In those 14 matches, 11 of them were decided in three sets, including the Sept. 26 matchup at the Pav.
-Minnesota achieved its ninth 15+ win Big Ten season in 10 years under coach McCutcheon. They've only finished worse than 15-5 in conference play once (2014) under coach.
-The Gophers will play in their 26th NCAA Tournament of all-time next week, including the ninth in 10 years under Hugh McCutcheon.
-Jenna Wenaas tallied 21 digs, which topped her previous career-high of 19 vs. Nebraska on Oct. 30.
-Stephanie Samedy had 15 kills and 15Â digs to earn her 21st double double of the season.
-Melani Shaffmaster totaled a match-high 49 assists with 14 digs and four blocks.
-Airi Miyabe had 16 kills, including seven in the second set, to lead the Gophers back from an early 1-0 deficit.
-CC McGraw led Minnesota with 30 digs, her third 30+ dig performance this season. Â
Up Next:
Minnesota will play in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, which begins on Friday, Dec. 3. They'll find out their seed tomorrow night during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 7:30 p.m. Central time on ESPNU. Â
Up Next:
Minnesota will play in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, which begins on Friday, Dec. 3. They'll find out their seed tomorrow night during the NCAA Tournament Selection Show at 7:30 p.m. Central time on ESPNU. Â
Team Stats
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MD
Kills
59
46
Errors
28
27
Attempts
179
182
Hitting %
.173
.104
Points
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72
Assists
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43
Aces
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9
Blocks
13
17
Game Leaders
Kills
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Aces
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Blocks
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Kills
16
Aces
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Blocks
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Kills
15
Aces
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Blocks
5
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
8
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