University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, March 27
Evanston, IL
6:00 PM
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Gophers Earn a 3-1 Win Over Northwestern
3/27/2021 8:25:00 PM | Volleyball
The University of Minnesota volleyball program erased an 0-1 deficit and came back to defeat Northwestern, 3-1, in Evanston, Ill. The Golden Gophers (13-2) dropped the first set, 19-25, but won the final three sets 25-15, 25-15, 25-20.
The Golden Gophers had a well-balanced attack with three individuals in double-digit kills. Taylor Landfair had 14 kills and hit .400, while Stephanie Samedy followed with 12 kills and hit .367. Adanna Rollins added 10 kills and a double double with 13 digs. Regan Pittman had five kills, five aces and seven blocks. Shea Rubright hit .429 and contributed six blocks. Melani Shaffmaster had 34 assists, four blocks, three kills and nine digs. Rachel Kilkelly added seven digs and two aces, while Jenna Wenaas contributed three digs.
As a team, Minnesota hit .398 and had 49 digs. The Gophers also had 43 digs and 14 blocks. The Wildcats added 53 kills and hit .252. They contributed three blocks, six aces and 41 digs
Quotable
"I'm really proud of the way we played this weekend," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "We were solid in lots of phases of the game and we competed at a really high level."
Notables
-Pittman contributed five aces in the win, a season high for the redshirt senior. Her career high is six, set in 2019 at Rutgers.
-Landfair and Shaffmaster both added a career-high four blocks in the win.
-Minnesota is now 61-19 all-time against Northwestern
-Minnesota has now had double-digit blocks in the last four of five matches this season. In fact, the Gophers have produced nine matches with double-digit blocks and 65 in the last five matches.
Up Next
Minnesota closes out the regular season next weekend when Iowa comes to town, April 2-3. Friday's match is set for a 5 p.m., start on ESPNU. Saturday's match is slated for 3 p.m., on BTN + and locally on FOX 9+ and KFAN +.
The Golden Gophers had a well-balanced attack with three individuals in double-digit kills. Taylor Landfair had 14 kills and hit .400, while Stephanie Samedy followed with 12 kills and hit .367. Adanna Rollins added 10 kills and a double double with 13 digs. Regan Pittman had five kills, five aces and seven blocks. Shea Rubright hit .429 and contributed six blocks. Melani Shaffmaster had 34 assists, four blocks, three kills and nine digs. Rachel Kilkelly added seven digs and two aces, while Jenna Wenaas contributed three digs.
As a team, Minnesota hit .398 and had 49 digs. The Gophers also had 43 digs and 14 blocks. The Wildcats added 53 kills and hit .252. They contributed three blocks, six aces and 41 digs
Quotable
"I'm really proud of the way we played this weekend," head coach Hugh McCutcheon said. "We were solid in lots of phases of the game and we competed at a really high level."
Notables
-Pittman contributed five aces in the win, a season high for the redshirt senior. Her career high is six, set in 2019 at Rutgers.
-Landfair and Shaffmaster both added a career-high four blocks in the win.
-Minnesota is now 61-19 all-time against Northwestern
-Minnesota has now had double-digit blocks in the last four of five matches this season. In fact, the Gophers have produced nine matches with double-digit blocks and 65 in the last five matches.
Up Next
Minnesota closes out the regular season next weekend when Iowa comes to town, April 2-3. Friday's match is set for a 5 p.m., start on ESPNU. Saturday's match is slated for 3 p.m., on BTN + and locally on FOX 9+ and KFAN +.
Team Stats
MINN
NU
Kills
49
53
Errors
6
21
Attempts
108
127
Hitting %
.398
.252
Points
72
62
Assists
42
49
Aces
9
6
Blocks
14
3
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
5
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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