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Gophers Earn 3-1 Win Over No. 4 Nebraska
2/19/2021 11:07:00 PM | Volleyball
The No. 4 University of Minnesota volleyball team earned a 3-1 win (25-15, 20-25, 26-24, 25-23) over No. 4 Nebraska, tonight in Lincoln, Neb. With the win, the Golden Gophers improve to 9-0 on the season. The Cornhuskers suffered their first loss of the year and are now 6-1.
Minnesota's keys to the victory were Stephanie Samedy's 27 kills, Regan Pittman's 14 blocks and CC McGraw's three aces and serving runs. Samedy hit .379 in the match when she had 27 kills, five errors in 58 attempts. McGraw had three aces and served a total of 31 times in the match. She also added 19 digs. Adanna Rollins had 11 digs, while Samedy had 10 and Rachel Kilkelly had nine. Melani Shaffmaster added 35 assists, had four kills, 14 digs and five blocks.
As a team, Minnesota hit .203, had 20 blocks, 73 digs and 51 kills. Nebraska finished with 57 kills, hit .150, had 76 digs and eight blocks.
Notable
-Regan Pittman tied a school record with 14 blocks against Nebraska. The last Gopher to accomplish the feat dates back to 2017 when Molly Lohman also had 14 against Michigan at Maturi Pavilion.
-Minnesota's 20 blocks on the night is the most blocks in a single match since 2002. It also marked the most blocks in any match since NCAA changed to 25-point scoring in 2008.
-With her 19 digs tonight, CC McGraw officially reached the 1,000 career dig mark. She entered tonight's match with 981. The last Gopher to reach 1,000 career digs was Dalianliz Rosado, who finished her career with 1,870 digs.
Quotable
"It was a heck of a match," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "In the first set I thought we were in some good spots and then Nebraska made some nice adjustments in the second set. The last two sets were a battle. I'm really proud of our athletes for grinding it out and finding a way to win sets three and four. We're happy to come out with a win."
Up Next
The second match of the series is slated for 11 a.m., and will be televised on Big Ten Network.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: Minnesota opened the first set with a 6-1 lead, which forced Nebraska to call a timeout. Minnesota took a 9-4 lead off a Landfair kill and another for the 11-7 point. Rollins and Rubright combined for a block at 15-8, while Rollins and Pittman combined for another one at 17-10. It forced Nebraska to use its second timeout. The Gophers built a 22-10 lead off back-to-back errors by the Huskers. Nebraska fought off four set points before Landfair put the set away with her fifth kill of the set. McGraw had two aces in the set and served 13 times in the first.
Set 2: Minnesota continued the first-set momentum and opened the second with an 8-2 lead. Nebraska battled back and cut Minnesota's lead to 9-7. However, Nebraska came back to tie the set at 13-13 and took a 15-14 lead at the media timeout. Nebraska came out of the media timeout and took a 17-14 lead, which forced Minnesota to call a timeout. A Gopher block and a Samedy kill pulled the Gophers within two at 19-17, but Nebraska took a 21-17 lead as Minnesota called a timeout. Minnesota pulled within two at 22-20, however, Nebraska closed out the set to tie the match at 1-1.
Set 3: Minesota opened the set with a 7-1 run but Nebraska came back to tie the set at 13-13. The two teams traded points until Nebraska took a 22-19 lead, which forced Minnesota to call a timeout. Trailing 23-24, Minnesota had got a side out on a Nebraska attack error, then Samedy tied the set with a kill. Nebraska called a timeout, but the Gophers had another kill from Samedy and Minnesota closed out the set with its 15th block of the match.
Set 4: Minnesota went up 12-9 after it produced three-straight blocks as the Huskers called a timeout. Minnesota, however, continued to add the pressure and went up 15-10 on a Rollins ace. The Gophers took a 17-12 lead off a Samedy kill, but the Huskers stormed back to tie the set at 18-18. Tied again at 20, 21, 22, Nebraska took a 23-22 lead. However, Samedy provided a kill to tie the set at 23, while Shaffmaster added a kill for a 24-23 lead. A Nebraska attack error gave the Gophers the 25-23 set win and match final.
Minnesota's keys to the victory were Stephanie Samedy's 27 kills, Regan Pittman's 14 blocks and CC McGraw's three aces and serving runs. Samedy hit .379 in the match when she had 27 kills, five errors in 58 attempts. McGraw had three aces and served a total of 31 times in the match. She also added 19 digs. Adanna Rollins had 11 digs, while Samedy had 10 and Rachel Kilkelly had nine. Melani Shaffmaster added 35 assists, had four kills, 14 digs and five blocks.
As a team, Minnesota hit .203, had 20 blocks, 73 digs and 51 kills. Nebraska finished with 57 kills, hit .150, had 76 digs and eight blocks.
Notable
-Regan Pittman tied a school record with 14 blocks against Nebraska. The last Gopher to accomplish the feat dates back to 2017 when Molly Lohman also had 14 against Michigan at Maturi Pavilion.
-Minnesota's 20 blocks on the night is the most blocks in a single match since 2002. It also marked the most blocks in any match since NCAA changed to 25-point scoring in 2008.
-With her 19 digs tonight, CC McGraw officially reached the 1,000 career dig mark. She entered tonight's match with 981. The last Gopher to reach 1,000 career digs was Dalianliz Rosado, who finished her career with 1,870 digs.
Quotable
"It was a heck of a match," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "In the first set I thought we were in some good spots and then Nebraska made some nice adjustments in the second set. The last two sets were a battle. I'm really proud of our athletes for grinding it out and finding a way to win sets three and four. We're happy to come out with a win."
Up Next
The second match of the series is slated for 11 a.m., and will be televised on Big Ten Network.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: Minnesota opened the first set with a 6-1 lead, which forced Nebraska to call a timeout. Minnesota took a 9-4 lead off a Landfair kill and another for the 11-7 point. Rollins and Rubright combined for a block at 15-8, while Rollins and Pittman combined for another one at 17-10. It forced Nebraska to use its second timeout. The Gophers built a 22-10 lead off back-to-back errors by the Huskers. Nebraska fought off four set points before Landfair put the set away with her fifth kill of the set. McGraw had two aces in the set and served 13 times in the first.
Set 2: Minnesota continued the first-set momentum and opened the second with an 8-2 lead. Nebraska battled back and cut Minnesota's lead to 9-7. However, Nebraska came back to tie the set at 13-13 and took a 15-14 lead at the media timeout. Nebraska came out of the media timeout and took a 17-14 lead, which forced Minnesota to call a timeout. A Gopher block and a Samedy kill pulled the Gophers within two at 19-17, but Nebraska took a 21-17 lead as Minnesota called a timeout. Minnesota pulled within two at 22-20, however, Nebraska closed out the set to tie the match at 1-1.
Set 3: Minesota opened the set with a 7-1 run but Nebraska came back to tie the set at 13-13. The two teams traded points until Nebraska took a 22-19 lead, which forced Minnesota to call a timeout. Trailing 23-24, Minnesota had got a side out on a Nebraska attack error, then Samedy tied the set with a kill. Nebraska called a timeout, but the Gophers had another kill from Samedy and Minnesota closed out the set with its 15th block of the match.
Set 4: Minnesota went up 12-9 after it produced three-straight blocks as the Huskers called a timeout. Minnesota, however, continued to add the pressure and went up 15-10 on a Rollins ace. The Gophers took a 17-12 lead off a Samedy kill, but the Huskers stormed back to tie the set at 18-18. Tied again at 20, 21, 22, Nebraska took a 23-22 lead. However, Samedy provided a kill to tie the set at 23, while Shaffmaster added a kill for a 24-23 lead. A Nebraska attack error gave the Gophers the 25-23 set win and match final.
Team Stats
MINN
Nebr
Kills
51
57
Errors
20
31
Attempts
159
172
Hitting %
.195
.151
Points
76
69
Assists
43
52
Aces
5
4
Blocks
20
8
Game Leaders
Kills
27
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
14
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
5
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