University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, October 2
1:00 PM
University of Minnesota
7-5,2-2Big Ten
3
vs
1
Iowa
6-9,0-4Big Ten
1
2
3
4
F
Iowa
19
22
26
17
1
Minnesota
25
25
24
25
3
Team Stats
Iowa
MINN
Kills
50
68
Errors
23
23
Attempts
148
147
Hitting %
.182
.306
Points
62
86
Assists
47
63
Aces
3
4
Blocks
9
14
Game Leaders
Kills
25
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
Middle Blocker
/ Volleyball
Libero/DS
/ VolleyballOutside
/ Volleyball
Setter
/ VolleyballOutside
/ VolleyballOutside
/ Volleyball
Photo by: Matt Krohn
'U' Turns Away Iowa in Four Sets
10/2/2022 1:05:00 PM | Volleyball
Naya Gros set a career-high with 12 kills
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 7 University of Minnesota volleyball team defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes in four sets, 25-19, 25-22, 24-26, 25-17 on Sunday afternoon at Maturi Pavilion.
Taylor Landfair led Minnesota with 25 kills on the afternoon while Naya Gros added in a season-high 12 kills with five blocks. Melani Shaffmaster posted her sixth double double of the year with 53 assists and 12 digs.
As a team, Minnesota (7-5, 2-2 Big Ten) hit .306 with 68 kills, 14 team blocks, 64 digs and four aces. Iowa (6-9, 0-4 Big Ten) hit .182 with 50 kills, nine team blocks, 52 digs and three aces.
Toyosi Onabanjo led Iowa with 10 kills.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: The two teams split the first 10 points of the match before a 3-0 Gophers run gave them a slight edge at 8-5. Carter Booth and Mckenna Wucherer combined for a block, Naya Gros registered a kill and CC McGraw put the home team up three with an ace. Iowa would cut the lead to one at 9-8 before two kills from Jenna Wenaas put the 'U' up 11-8 and forced a Hawkeyes timeout. UI would cut the lead to one at 13-12 and 14-13 before another 3-0 run put the 'U' up 17-13, causing another timeout. Taylor Landfair and Mckenna Wucherer each tallied kills in the run. Kills from Wucherer and Wenaas capped a 6-0 run that put the 'U' up 20-13 to take a commanding lead in the set. Iowa would get no closer than six the rest of the way as Minnesota took set one, 25-19. Wenaas led the team with seven kills while Landfair, Wucherer and Gros had three each. The Gophers hit .371 compared to .225 for the Hawkeyes.
Set 2: Minnesota and Iowa went back and forth through the first 12 points before a 3-0 run gave the Gophers a 9-6 lead. Two kills by Landfair helped charge the spurt. UI would battle back, however, going on a 6-1 run to take a 12-10 lead. The Gophers would battle back to tie it at 13 before the Hawkeyes scored two straight to take a 15-13 lead into the media break. The Gophers would tie it up at 15 after a block by Gros and Shaffmaster but the Hawkeyes would retake a two-point lead at 19-17 after a kill and an ace. A 3-0 run by the Gophers, which included a Booth kill, Shaffmaster ace and Iowa hitting error, gave Minnesota a 20-19 lead and forced a timeout from the visitors. The Gophers stretched their slim lead to two at 23-21 after a pair of kills from Landfair, forcing Iowa into its final timeout of the set. A block by Gros and Landfair and another kill by Landfair ended the set with a 25-22 Minnesota victory. Landfair led the Gophers with 10 kills in the set while Wucherer had five. The 'U' hit .333 on the set, compared to .176 for Iowa.
Set 3: Iowa jumped out to a fast start in set three, taking a 6-2 lead. The Hawkeyes would extend it to 9-4 before the Gophers took their first timeout of the set. UI would go up by as many as six at 11-5 before the 'U' began to cut into the deficit. Minnesota would cut it to three at 13-10 after a pair of kills from Landfair. A pair of kills and a block from Gros cut the lead to one at 14-13 and UI called its first timeout of the set. Minnesota kept it going after the timeout, capping its 7-0 run to go up 17-14 with two more kills from Gros and one from Landfair. UI then called its second timeout of the set. The Hawkeyes responded after the timeout this time, going on a 3-0 run to tie it up at 17. UI would retake the lead once again at 20-19. Minnesota would tie it at 20 before two straight Hawkeye points put the visitors up 22-20, forcing a timeout from coach McCutcheon. UI would go up 23-20 before two Gophers blocks and a kill from Wenaas tied it up at 23. The Hawkeyes would go on to win, 26-24, in set three. Iowa hit .261 compared to .233 for the Gophers in the set.
Set 4: The Gophers scored seven of the first nine in set four, forcing an early Iowa timeout. Booth, Landfair and Gros had kills in the run while Booth and Wenaas also tallied a block. The Gophers would go up as many as seven at 11-4 after a solo block and a kill by Gros, but a 3-0 UI run cut the lead to four at 11-7. A 3-1 lead put the Gophers back up six at 14-8 after kills from Booth and Gros. After a point from the Hawkeyes, a 5-0 run by the 'U' put the home team up 19-9, taking full control of the set. A block from Booth and Wenaas and an ace from Rachel Kilkelly finished the spurt. The Hawkeyes would get no closer than seven points away the rest of the set as Minnesota closed out the set and the match with a 25-17 win.
Notable:
-The Gophers improved to 83-11 all-time against Iowa, including their 49th straight win in the series. They're 16-0 against the Hawkeyes under Hugh McCutcheon.
-Minnesota hit .306 for the night, its fifth time hitting over .300 for the year.
-Mckenna Wucherer (11) hit double digit kills for the fifth time in six games.
-CC McGraw had 12 digs, the 91st time in her career she's hit double figures.
-Melani Shaffmaster (53 assists, 12 digs) posted her sixth double double of 2022.
-Taylor Landfair (25) totaled double digit kills for the 12th time this season and 30th time in her career. It was also her 11th 15+ kill match and fourth 20+ kill match of her career.
-Naya Gros posted five blocks. It's the third time this season and 82nd time in her career she's tallied three-or-more blocks.
-Gros also set a career-high with 12 kills.
-Carter Booth led the team with nine blocks, her fifth five+ block match of the year.
-Jenna Wenaas had 16 digs, the fourth time in five games she's hit double figures.
Taylor Landfair led Minnesota with 25 kills on the afternoon while Naya Gros added in a season-high 12 kills with five blocks. Melani Shaffmaster posted her sixth double double of the year with 53 assists and 12 digs.
As a team, Minnesota (7-5, 2-2 Big Ten) hit .306 with 68 kills, 14 team blocks, 64 digs and four aces. Iowa (6-9, 0-4 Big Ten) hit .182 with 50 kills, nine team blocks, 52 digs and three aces.
Toyosi Onabanjo led Iowa with 10 kills.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: The two teams split the first 10 points of the match before a 3-0 Gophers run gave them a slight edge at 8-5. Carter Booth and Mckenna Wucherer combined for a block, Naya Gros registered a kill and CC McGraw put the home team up three with an ace. Iowa would cut the lead to one at 9-8 before two kills from Jenna Wenaas put the 'U' up 11-8 and forced a Hawkeyes timeout. UI would cut the lead to one at 13-12 and 14-13 before another 3-0 run put the 'U' up 17-13, causing another timeout. Taylor Landfair and Mckenna Wucherer each tallied kills in the run. Kills from Wucherer and Wenaas capped a 6-0 run that put the 'U' up 20-13 to take a commanding lead in the set. Iowa would get no closer than six the rest of the way as Minnesota took set one, 25-19. Wenaas led the team with seven kills while Landfair, Wucherer and Gros had three each. The Gophers hit .371 compared to .225 for the Hawkeyes.
Set 2: Minnesota and Iowa went back and forth through the first 12 points before a 3-0 run gave the Gophers a 9-6 lead. Two kills by Landfair helped charge the spurt. UI would battle back, however, going on a 6-1 run to take a 12-10 lead. The Gophers would battle back to tie it at 13 before the Hawkeyes scored two straight to take a 15-13 lead into the media break. The Gophers would tie it up at 15 after a block by Gros and Shaffmaster but the Hawkeyes would retake a two-point lead at 19-17 after a kill and an ace. A 3-0 run by the Gophers, which included a Booth kill, Shaffmaster ace and Iowa hitting error, gave Minnesota a 20-19 lead and forced a timeout from the visitors. The Gophers stretched their slim lead to two at 23-21 after a pair of kills from Landfair, forcing Iowa into its final timeout of the set. A block by Gros and Landfair and another kill by Landfair ended the set with a 25-22 Minnesota victory. Landfair led the Gophers with 10 kills in the set while Wucherer had five. The 'U' hit .333 on the set, compared to .176 for Iowa.
Set 3: Iowa jumped out to a fast start in set three, taking a 6-2 lead. The Hawkeyes would extend it to 9-4 before the Gophers took their first timeout of the set. UI would go up by as many as six at 11-5 before the 'U' began to cut into the deficit. Minnesota would cut it to three at 13-10 after a pair of kills from Landfair. A pair of kills and a block from Gros cut the lead to one at 14-13 and UI called its first timeout of the set. Minnesota kept it going after the timeout, capping its 7-0 run to go up 17-14 with two more kills from Gros and one from Landfair. UI then called its second timeout of the set. The Hawkeyes responded after the timeout this time, going on a 3-0 run to tie it up at 17. UI would retake the lead once again at 20-19. Minnesota would tie it at 20 before two straight Hawkeye points put the visitors up 22-20, forcing a timeout from coach McCutcheon. UI would go up 23-20 before two Gophers blocks and a kill from Wenaas tied it up at 23. The Hawkeyes would go on to win, 26-24, in set three. Iowa hit .261 compared to .233 for the Gophers in the set.
Set 4: The Gophers scored seven of the first nine in set four, forcing an early Iowa timeout. Booth, Landfair and Gros had kills in the run while Booth and Wenaas also tallied a block. The Gophers would go up as many as seven at 11-4 after a solo block and a kill by Gros, but a 3-0 UI run cut the lead to four at 11-7. A 3-1 lead put the Gophers back up six at 14-8 after kills from Booth and Gros. After a point from the Hawkeyes, a 5-0 run by the 'U' put the home team up 19-9, taking full control of the set. A block from Booth and Wenaas and an ace from Rachel Kilkelly finished the spurt. The Hawkeyes would get no closer than seven points away the rest of the set as Minnesota closed out the set and the match with a 25-17 win.
Notable:
-The Gophers improved to 83-11 all-time against Iowa, including their 49th straight win in the series. They're 16-0 against the Hawkeyes under Hugh McCutcheon.
-Minnesota hit .306 for the night, its fifth time hitting over .300 for the year.
-Mckenna Wucherer (11) hit double digit kills for the fifth time in six games.
-CC McGraw had 12 digs, the 91st time in her career she's hit double figures.
-Melani Shaffmaster (53 assists, 12 digs) posted her sixth double double of 2022.
-Taylor Landfair (25) totaled double digit kills for the 12th time this season and 30th time in her career. It was also her 11th 15+ kill match and fourth 20+ kill match of her career.
-Naya Gros posted five blocks. It's the third time this season and 82nd time in her career she's tallied three-or-more blocks.
-Gros also set a career-high with 12 kills.
-Carter Booth led the team with nine blocks, her fifth five+ block match of the year.
-Jenna Wenaas had 16 digs, the fourth time in five games she's hit double figures.
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