University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, August 27
Fort Worth, TX
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
2-0,0-0Big Ten
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at
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TCU
0-2,0-0Big 12
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Minnesota
25
25
25
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TCU
17
20
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Team Stats
MINN
TCU
Kills
40
32
Errors
14
20
Attempts
80
86
Hitting %
.325
.140
Points
54
40
Assists
37
31
Aces
9
2
Blocks
5
6
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
2
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
Middle Blocker
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Gophers Turn Away TCU in Three Sets
8/27/2022 9:10:00 PM | Volleyball
FORT WORTH, Texas --The No. 5 Minnesota Golden Gophers took down the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday evening to clinch the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge title. The Gophers completed the match with a final score of 25-17, 25-20, 25-18.
"Starting the season 2-0 is an awesome feeling," said freshman outside Julia Hanson. "As a team we've been working together to get better and just trusting our process. We just need to keep believing in each other and trying to improve every day."
The Golden Gophers (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) were led by redshirt sophomore outside Taylor Landfair, who posted 15 kills and eight digs. Jenna Wenaas added on seven kills, four digs and two blocks while Carter Booth also chipped in seven kills and two blocks.
As a team, Minnesota hit .325 with 40 kills, nine aces, 30 digs and five blocks. TCU hit just .159 with 32 kills, two aces, 24 digs and six blocks.
The Horned Frogs (0-2, 0-0 Big 12) were led by Julia Adams, who tallied nine kills on the night.
UP NEXT: Minnesota travels to Austin, Texas to take on the No. 2 ranked Longhorns on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. CT. Longhorn Network (ESPN+) will provide streaming coverage.
Minnesota All Tournament Team Members:
-Redshirt Sophomore Outside Taylor Landfair (Tournament MVP)
-Junior Setter Melani Shaffmaster
-Junior Outside Jenna Wenaas
-Freshman Middle Blocker Carter Booth
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: TCU took a 6-4 early lead before Minnesota went on a mini 5-3 run to tie the match up at 9-9, led by a kill each from Julia Hanson, Jenna Wenaas and Taylor Landfair. An ace from Rachel Kilkelly and a block from Booth and Landfair put the Gophers up 11-9. After another TCU point, a 7-2 Gophers run gave the visitors a match-high six point lead at 18-12. Wenaas, Booth and Landfair had kills in the spurt while CC McGraw tallied an ace. TCU cut the lead to as few as four before Ellie Husemann notched two kills to put the Gophers up 21-15. A kill from Booth and a pair from Landfair helped the 'U' close out set one, 25-17. Landfair led the way with four kills while Booth had three and three others had two. Minnesota hit .417 compared to .107 for the Horned Frogs.
Set 2: Minnesota started out strong, racing out to an early 8-5 lead after a trio of aces and a pair of kills from Landfair. TCU would bounce back to tie the score at 10 and the two teams would go back-and-forth for the next nine points with no team leading by more than one. TCU took a 15-14 lead into the television timeout. Kills from Booth and Shaffmaster combined with an attacking error by TCU gave the Gophers a 17-15 lead out of the break. The Horned Frogs would come back to tie the set up at 17, 18 and 19 before a 4-1 run gave the Gophers a 23-20 lead, forcing a timeout from the home team. Two Landfair kills and an attacking error from TCU spurred the run. The Gophers would close out the set, 25-20, to go up 2-0.
Set 3: The two teams went back and forth for the first six points before a 4-0 Gophers run gave the 'U' a 7-3 lead. TCU would cut that lead in half before a 7-0 Minnesota spurt broke the set open at 14-5. Melani Shaffmaster had two aces in the run while Landfair added a kill. TCU would go on a mini 6-4 run to cut Minnesota's lead to as few as seven at 18-11 before kills from Landfair and Wenaas ballooned the lead back up to nine at 20-11. TCU would cut it to six at 21-15 before a kill from Wenaas and a block from Landfair and Husemann put Minnesota firmly in control once again. The Gophers would finish it off with a 25-18 victory to sweep the match.
Notable:
-Minnesota went 2-0 in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge while Baylor and Wisconsin went 1-1. TCU finished 0-2.
-The Gophers moved to 4-0 all-time against TCU.
-Minnesota totaled nine aces on the night, and four players had multiple aces.
-Taylor Landfair tallied her 19th career 15+ kill match and second straight to begin the season.
-CC McGraw and Taylor Landfair led the 'U' in digs with eight.
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"Starting the season 2-0 is an awesome feeling," said freshman outside Julia Hanson. "As a team we've been working together to get better and just trusting our process. We just need to keep believing in each other and trying to improve every day."
The Golden Gophers (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) were led by redshirt sophomore outside Taylor Landfair, who posted 15 kills and eight digs. Jenna Wenaas added on seven kills, four digs and two blocks while Carter Booth also chipped in seven kills and two blocks.
As a team, Minnesota hit .325 with 40 kills, nine aces, 30 digs and five blocks. TCU hit just .159 with 32 kills, two aces, 24 digs and six blocks.
The Horned Frogs (0-2, 0-0 Big 12) were led by Julia Adams, who tallied nine kills on the night.
UP NEXT: Minnesota travels to Austin, Texas to take on the No. 2 ranked Longhorns on Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. CT. Longhorn Network (ESPN+) will provide streaming coverage.
Minnesota All Tournament Team Members:
-Redshirt Sophomore Outside Taylor Landfair (Tournament MVP)
-Junior Setter Melani Shaffmaster
-Junior Outside Jenna Wenaas
-Freshman Middle Blocker Carter Booth
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: TCU took a 6-4 early lead before Minnesota went on a mini 5-3 run to tie the match up at 9-9, led by a kill each from Julia Hanson, Jenna Wenaas and Taylor Landfair. An ace from Rachel Kilkelly and a block from Booth and Landfair put the Gophers up 11-9. After another TCU point, a 7-2 Gophers run gave the visitors a match-high six point lead at 18-12. Wenaas, Booth and Landfair had kills in the spurt while CC McGraw tallied an ace. TCU cut the lead to as few as four before Ellie Husemann notched two kills to put the Gophers up 21-15. A kill from Booth and a pair from Landfair helped the 'U' close out set one, 25-17. Landfair led the way with four kills while Booth had three and three others had two. Minnesota hit .417 compared to .107 for the Horned Frogs.
Set 2: Minnesota started out strong, racing out to an early 8-5 lead after a trio of aces and a pair of kills from Landfair. TCU would bounce back to tie the score at 10 and the two teams would go back-and-forth for the next nine points with no team leading by more than one. TCU took a 15-14 lead into the television timeout. Kills from Booth and Shaffmaster combined with an attacking error by TCU gave the Gophers a 17-15 lead out of the break. The Horned Frogs would come back to tie the set up at 17, 18 and 19 before a 4-1 run gave the Gophers a 23-20 lead, forcing a timeout from the home team. Two Landfair kills and an attacking error from TCU spurred the run. The Gophers would close out the set, 25-20, to go up 2-0.
Set 3: The two teams went back and forth for the first six points before a 4-0 Gophers run gave the 'U' a 7-3 lead. TCU would cut that lead in half before a 7-0 Minnesota spurt broke the set open at 14-5. Melani Shaffmaster had two aces in the run while Landfair added a kill. TCU would go on a mini 6-4 run to cut Minnesota's lead to as few as seven at 18-11 before kills from Landfair and Wenaas ballooned the lead back up to nine at 20-11. TCU would cut it to six at 21-15 before a kill from Wenaas and a block from Landfair and Husemann put Minnesota firmly in control once again. The Gophers would finish it off with a 25-18 victory to sweep the match.
Notable:
-Minnesota went 2-0 in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge while Baylor and Wisconsin went 1-1. TCU finished 0-2.
-The Gophers moved to 4-0 all-time against TCU.
-Minnesota totaled nine aces on the night, and four players had multiple aces.
-Taylor Landfair tallied her 19th career 15+ kill match and second straight to begin the season.
-CC McGraw and Taylor Landfair led the 'U' in digs with eight.
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