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Gophers to Play at Madison Regional

12/6/2021 11:12:00 AM | Volleyball

Full session tickets are on sale now; single session Thursday

MADISON, Wis. – For the seventh straight year and ninth time under head coach Hugh McCutcheon, the Minnesota Golden Gophers volleyball program will compete in the NCAA Volleyball Regional Semifinals.

No. 12 Minnesota (22-8) takes on No. 5 Baylor (22-5) in the first regional semifinal at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9. The fourth-seeded Badgers (27-3) face No. 13 UCLA (25-5) in the second regional semifinal at 4 p.m. The semifinal winners advance to play in the regional final on Saturday at 7 p.m. All matches air live on ESPNU.

The Gophers advanced to the Sweet 16 after sweeping South Dakota and Stanford, respectively, in the first and second rounds this past weekend at Maturi Pavilion. Minnesota will be participating in its 19th regional in program history on Thursday afternoon. The Gophers have appeared in three Final Four's in the past six seasons, one of just three programs in the country to accomplish that feat.

Tickets
All-session tickets for NCAA regional matches are now on sale. Single-session tickets go on-sale beginning at 9 a.m. day of match. Tickets may be purchased in-person at the Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office (Gate 1, Camp Randall Stadium), over-the-phone by calling 1-800-GO-BADGERS or 608-262-1440, or online at UWBadgers.com. If available, tickets will be sold at Gate C of the Field House day of match.
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