University of Minnesota Athletics
Friday, August 26
Fort Worth, TX
4:00 PM
University of Minnesota
1-0,0-0Big Ten
3
vs
1
Baylor
0-1,0-0Big 12
1
2
3
4
F
Minnesota
23
25
25
25
3
Baylor
25
16
23
17
1
Team Stats
MINN
Baylor
Kills
54
47
Errors
18
30
Attempts
120
128
Hitting %
.300
.133
Points
75
53
Assists
51
43
Aces
6
2
Blocks
15
4
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
11
Players Mentioned
Middle Blocker
/ Volleyball
Outside/Opposite
/ VolleyballOutside
/ Volleyball
Setter
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No. 5 Gophers Take Down Baylor in Four
8/26/2022 6:00:00 PM | Volleyball
Freshman Carter Booth had 11 blocks in her college debut
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The No. 5 Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated the No. 16 Baylor Bears on Friday evening in the 2022 season opener, 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-17.Â
The Golden Gophers (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) were led by junior outside Jenna Wenaas, who tallied a team-best 17Â kills in her first collegiate match back in her home state of Texas. Taylor Landfair added 15 kills and six digs while freshman Carter Booth added six kills and a team-best 11 blocks in her Minnesota debut.
As a team, Minnesota hit .300 with 54 kills, six aces, 40 digs and 15 blocks. Baylor hit just .133 with 47 kills, two aces, 41 digs and four blocks.
The Bears were led by Lauren Harrison, who tallied a game-high 18 kills.
UP NEXT: Minnesota takes on TCU tomorrow night at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: Baylor took a back and forth set one, 25-23. Minnesota hit .154 compared to BU's .118, but got just 26 swings compared to 34 for the Bears. Taylor Landfair led the way with four kills while Jenna Wenaas had a pair on eight swings. Freshman Carter Booth and setter Melani Shaffmaster tallied a pair of blocks each, while Shaffmaster had six assists. As a team, Minnesota had four blocks in the first set. BU's Riley Simpson registered five kills while Lauren Harrison had four to lead the Bears. Baylor went on a 5-1 run after the two teams were tied at nine to go up 15-10. Minnesota would try to play from behind and rallied from a 24-19 deficit to cut the lead to 24-23. BU scored the final point to take the 25-23 win.
Set 2: Minnesota started out hot in set two. After trailing 3-1, six straight points gave the Gophers a 7-3 lead and forced BU into taking a timeout. BU scored the next two before a 4-0 Gophers run ran the lead to 11-5 midway through set two. A kill from Wenaas, service ace by Shaffmaster and a kill from Husemann allowed the 'U' to go up a set-high eight points at 16-8. The Gophers went up by as many as nine at 23-14 and closed it out, 25-16. Wenaas tallied a trio of kills and a block in the final few points to cement the second set win for Minnesota. The Gophers hit .333 compared to a .000 hitting percentage for Baylor in the set.
Set 3: The Gophers took set three, 25-23, leading for most of the way but fighting off a late Baylor surge to go up 2-1. Taylor Landfair led the way with seven kills in the set while Wenaas had four and Husemann had three. Shaffmaster tallied 14 assists on 16 Minnesota kills while CC McGraw led the backcourt with five digs. The set was back and forth halfway through, with the Gophers and Bears tied at 10 and then tied at 15. The two teams exchanged 4-0 runs before the 'U' took a 21-18 lead. The Bears would tie it up at 21 and 22, but a kill from Landfair and an attacking error from BU put the Gophers up two, 24-22. Another kill from Landfair gave the Gophers a 25-23 set three win.
Set 4: After giving up the first point, the Gophers scored eight of the next nine to go up 8-2 and force a Baylor timeout. A kill and two blocks from Booth aided the Minnesota run. After the timeout, kills from Booth and Landfair gave the Gophers a commanding 10-2 lead. They'd go up by as many as 12 at 18-6 before Baylor cut into the deficit with a 9-3 run to make it 21-15. Three kills from Wenaas and one from Shaffmaster helped the Gophers close it out on a 4-3 run to take a 25-17 victory. Minnesota never trailed again after going down 1-0 in set four.
Notable:
-Under head coach Hugh McCutcheon, Minnesota is now 9-2 in season openers.
-The Gophers moved to 4-1 all-time against Baylor, including a two-match win streak.
-Carter Booth's 11Â blocks are a freshmen record in a Minnesota debut. She was three blocks away from Regan Pittman's single-match school record (14).
-Taylor Landfair tallied her 18th career 15+ kill match while Jenna Wenaas did so for the ninth time in her career.
-CC McGraw led the 'U' in digs with 10, her 85th career double digit dig match.
-Freshman Julia Hanson registered three kills and two blocks in her Minnesota debut.Â
The Golden Gophers (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) were led by junior outside Jenna Wenaas, who tallied a team-best 17Â kills in her first collegiate match back in her home state of Texas. Taylor Landfair added 15 kills and six digs while freshman Carter Booth added six kills and a team-best 11 blocks in her Minnesota debut.
As a team, Minnesota hit .300 with 54 kills, six aces, 40 digs and 15 blocks. Baylor hit just .133 with 47 kills, two aces, 41 digs and four blocks.
The Bears were led by Lauren Harrison, who tallied a game-high 18 kills.
UP NEXT: Minnesota takes on TCU tomorrow night at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: Baylor took a back and forth set one, 25-23. Minnesota hit .154 compared to BU's .118, but got just 26 swings compared to 34 for the Bears. Taylor Landfair led the way with four kills while Jenna Wenaas had a pair on eight swings. Freshman Carter Booth and setter Melani Shaffmaster tallied a pair of blocks each, while Shaffmaster had six assists. As a team, Minnesota had four blocks in the first set. BU's Riley Simpson registered five kills while Lauren Harrison had four to lead the Bears. Baylor went on a 5-1 run after the two teams were tied at nine to go up 15-10. Minnesota would try to play from behind and rallied from a 24-19 deficit to cut the lead to 24-23. BU scored the final point to take the 25-23 win.
Set 2: Minnesota started out hot in set two. After trailing 3-1, six straight points gave the Gophers a 7-3 lead and forced BU into taking a timeout. BU scored the next two before a 4-0 Gophers run ran the lead to 11-5 midway through set two. A kill from Wenaas, service ace by Shaffmaster and a kill from Husemann allowed the 'U' to go up a set-high eight points at 16-8. The Gophers went up by as many as nine at 23-14 and closed it out, 25-16. Wenaas tallied a trio of kills and a block in the final few points to cement the second set win for Minnesota. The Gophers hit .333 compared to a .000 hitting percentage for Baylor in the set.
Set 3: The Gophers took set three, 25-23, leading for most of the way but fighting off a late Baylor surge to go up 2-1. Taylor Landfair led the way with seven kills in the set while Wenaas had four and Husemann had three. Shaffmaster tallied 14 assists on 16 Minnesota kills while CC McGraw led the backcourt with five digs. The set was back and forth halfway through, with the Gophers and Bears tied at 10 and then tied at 15. The two teams exchanged 4-0 runs before the 'U' took a 21-18 lead. The Bears would tie it up at 21 and 22, but a kill from Landfair and an attacking error from BU put the Gophers up two, 24-22. Another kill from Landfair gave the Gophers a 25-23 set three win.
Set 4: After giving up the first point, the Gophers scored eight of the next nine to go up 8-2 and force a Baylor timeout. A kill and two blocks from Booth aided the Minnesota run. After the timeout, kills from Booth and Landfair gave the Gophers a commanding 10-2 lead. They'd go up by as many as 12 at 18-6 before Baylor cut into the deficit with a 9-3 run to make it 21-15. Three kills from Wenaas and one from Shaffmaster helped the Gophers close it out on a 4-3 run to take a 25-17 victory. Minnesota never trailed again after going down 1-0 in set four.
Notable:
-Under head coach Hugh McCutcheon, Minnesota is now 9-2 in season openers.
-The Gophers moved to 4-1 all-time against Baylor, including a two-match win streak.
-Carter Booth's 11Â blocks are a freshmen record in a Minnesota debut. She was three blocks away from Regan Pittman's single-match school record (14).
-Taylor Landfair tallied her 18th career 15+ kill match while Jenna Wenaas did so for the ninth time in her career.
-CC McGraw led the 'U' in digs with 10, her 85th career double digit dig match.
-Freshman Julia Hanson registered three kills and two blocks in her Minnesota debut.Â
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