University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, October 7
Ann Arbor, MI
7:30 PM
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Michigan
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Team Stats
MINN
Mich
Kills
42
30
Errors
8
25
Attempts
90
94
Hitting %
.378
.053
Points
59
35
Assists
39
29
Aces
4
3
Blocks
13
2
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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Minnesota Mashes Michigan for First B1G Road Win
10/7/2022 9:10:00 PM | Volleyball
Taylor Landfair led the 'U' with 18 kills
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 11 University of Minnesota volleyball team defeated the No. 24 Michigan Wolverines in three sets, 25-12, 25-22, 25-13 on Friday night to earn its first Big Ten road win.
Taylor Landfair led Minnesota with 17 kills while Mckenna Wucherer had six kills and five digs and Carter Booth went for five kills and six blocks.
As a team, Minnesota (8-5, 3-2 Big Ten) hit .378 with 42 kills, 13 team blocks, 36 digs and four aces. Michigan (12-3, 3-2 Big Ten) hit .053 with 30 kills, two team blocks, 38 digs and three aces.
Jess Mruzik led Michigan with 10 kills.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: We were back and forth early on, with Minnesota leading by just one at 6-5 through the first 11 points. A 5-0 run, however, sparked by a kill from Taylor Landfair and a block from Naya Gros and Mckenna Wucherer, put the 'U' up 11-5 and led to a Michigan timeout. Four more consecutive points by Minnesota after the break capped off a 9-0 run. Landfair and Melani Shaffmaster had kills to put the visitors up 15-5 in the set. Michigan would call its second timeout trailing 17-6 after Mckenna Wucherer tallied her first kill of the match. The Gophers would go up by as many as 14 at 23-9. Minnesota would eventually close it out, 25-12. Landfair led the team with four kills on the set as the 'U' hit a scorching .500 through the first frame.
Set 2: Set two was much more competitive than the first. Michigan took an early 4-2 lead but neither team led by more than a point after that until after the media timeout. A service ace by Landfair put the Gophers up 15-14 heading into the timeout halfway between the set. A kill from Wucherer and a block from Naya Gros and Shaffmaster put Minnesota up a set-high three points at 17-14. The Gophers would go up as much as five at 21-16 after kills from Shaffmaster and Lanfair and an ace from CC McGraw. Michigan would cut the deficit to two at 22-20 and 24-22, but would get no closer. Another kill from Landfair gave the Gophers a 2-0 advantage and a 25-22 set two win.
Set 3: The Gophers led 6-3 early before a pair of Wolverines points made it 6-5 early in the set. The 'U' would respond with a 4-0 run, getting a pair of kills and a solo block from Landfair, to go up 10-5 and force a Michigan timeout. UM scored the first point after the timeout to make it 10-6 before the Gophers tallied five of the next six points to go up 15-7 and force timeout No. 2 of the set from the home team. Gros had three straight kills before CC McGraw capped the spurt with an ace before the timeout. Michigan would cut the gap to six at 19-13, but struggled to get any closer. The Gophers finished on a 6-0 run to take the sweep and win, 25-13.
Notable:
-Minnesota moved to 60-16 all-time against Michigan, including a 12-3 record under coach McCutcheon.
-Minnesota hit .378 for the night, its sixth time hitting over .300 for the year.
-CC McGraw had 14 digs, the 92nd time in her career she's hit double figures.
-Taylor Landfair (18) totaled double digit kills for the 13th time this season and 31st time in her career. It was also her 12th 15+ kill match.
-Carter Booth led the team with six blocks, her sixth five+ block match of the year. In her last three matches, she's had 24 blocks.
Taylor Landfair led Minnesota with 17 kills while Mckenna Wucherer had six kills and five digs and Carter Booth went for five kills and six blocks.
As a team, Minnesota (8-5, 3-2 Big Ten) hit .378 with 42 kills, 13 team blocks, 36 digs and four aces. Michigan (12-3, 3-2 Big Ten) hit .053 with 30 kills, two team blocks, 38 digs and three aces.
Jess Mruzik led Michigan with 10 kills.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: We were back and forth early on, with Minnesota leading by just one at 6-5 through the first 11 points. A 5-0 run, however, sparked by a kill from Taylor Landfair and a block from Naya Gros and Mckenna Wucherer, put the 'U' up 11-5 and led to a Michigan timeout. Four more consecutive points by Minnesota after the break capped off a 9-0 run. Landfair and Melani Shaffmaster had kills to put the visitors up 15-5 in the set. Michigan would call its second timeout trailing 17-6 after Mckenna Wucherer tallied her first kill of the match. The Gophers would go up by as many as 14 at 23-9. Minnesota would eventually close it out, 25-12. Landfair led the team with four kills on the set as the 'U' hit a scorching .500 through the first frame.
Set 2: Set two was much more competitive than the first. Michigan took an early 4-2 lead but neither team led by more than a point after that until after the media timeout. A service ace by Landfair put the Gophers up 15-14 heading into the timeout halfway between the set. A kill from Wucherer and a block from Naya Gros and Shaffmaster put Minnesota up a set-high three points at 17-14. The Gophers would go up as much as five at 21-16 after kills from Shaffmaster and Lanfair and an ace from CC McGraw. Michigan would cut the deficit to two at 22-20 and 24-22, but would get no closer. Another kill from Landfair gave the Gophers a 2-0 advantage and a 25-22 set two win.
Set 3: The Gophers led 6-3 early before a pair of Wolverines points made it 6-5 early in the set. The 'U' would respond with a 4-0 run, getting a pair of kills and a solo block from Landfair, to go up 10-5 and force a Michigan timeout. UM scored the first point after the timeout to make it 10-6 before the Gophers tallied five of the next six points to go up 15-7 and force timeout No. 2 of the set from the home team. Gros had three straight kills before CC McGraw capped the spurt with an ace before the timeout. Michigan would cut the gap to six at 19-13, but struggled to get any closer. The Gophers finished on a 6-0 run to take the sweep and win, 25-13.
Notable:
-Minnesota moved to 60-16 all-time against Michigan, including a 12-3 record under coach McCutcheon.
-Minnesota hit .378 for the night, its sixth time hitting over .300 for the year.
-CC McGraw had 14 digs, the 92nd time in her career she's hit double figures.
-Taylor Landfair (18) totaled double digit kills for the 13th time this season and 31st time in her career. It was also her 12th 15+ kill match.
-Carter Booth led the team with six blocks, her sixth five+ block match of the year. In her last three matches, she's had 24 blocks.
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