University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, September 10
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
4-2,0-0Big Ten
1
vs
3
Stanford
4-2,0-0Pac-12
1
2
3
4
F
Stanford
25
25
22
25
3
Minnesota
20
18
25
12
1
Team Stats
Stan
MINN
Kills
54
39
Errors
19
26
Attempts
130
127
Hitting %
.269
.102
Points
76
49
Assists
52
36
Aces
9
5
Blocks
13
5
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
4
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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Gophers Fall to Stanford
9/10/2022 10:20:00 PM | Volleyball
The No. 3 University of Minnesota volleyball program fell to No. 11 Stanford in four sets, 20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 12-25, tonight at Maturi Pavilion. With the loss, the Golden Gophers drop to 4-2 on the season. With the win, Stanford improves to 4-2 this year.Â
Minnesota was led by Taylor Landfair, who had 15 kills, followed by Jenna Wenaas with eight. Melani Shaffmaster had 31 assists, four kills, four aces, six digs and two blocks. Landfair and CC McGraw each had a team-high 10 digs.Â
The Cardinal were led by Kendall Kipp, who had 17 kills, while Elia Rubin and Caitie Baird contributed 12 each.
As a team, Stanford hit .269, had 13 team blocks, 54 digs and nine aces. Minnesota hit .102, had 47 digs, five aces and five team blocks.
UP NEXT: Minnesota hosts the Diet Coke Classic next week when Pepperdine and Washington State come to town, Sept. 15-17. Minnesota plays Pepperdine on Thursday at 7 p.m., while Pepperdine and Washington State play a neutral match Friday at 5 p.m. The Gophers are back in action Saturday when they host Washington State at 7:30 p.m.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: As the two teams traded points through 17-17, Stanford went on a 3-0 run to solidify the set win at 25-2. Shaffmaster cut the Cardinal lead to two with a kill at 20-22, but Stanford closed out the set with three-straight kills for the set win.
Set 2: The Cardinal jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the second and kept it throughout for a 25-18 win. Minnesota cut the deficit to four at 12-16, but Stanford pushed the lead back to 21-13 en route to the 25-18 set win.
Set 3: Minnesota rallied to win the third, 25-22. Similar to the second set, Stanford jumped out to a 7-3 lead. Minnesota cut the lead to one at 11-12 off a Landfair kill. However, Stanford built a 17-13 lead as Minnesota took a timeout. The Gophers responded and went on a 4-0 run to tie the set at 17-17. A kill by Landfair put the Gophers up, 18-17, their first lead of the set. Minnesota went on a 3-0 run as a Shaffmaster ace put Minnesota up, 20-17. A Hanson kill off the block attempt put the Gophers up, 23-20, while Stanford committed back-to-back service errors for a 25-22 set win.
Set 4: The Cardinal Stanford responded after the set loss and took a 12-4 lead. Minnesota had back-to-back points at 12-20, but the Cardinal finished off the match with a 5-0 run to win the set and match.
Notable:
-The Cardinal now holds an 11-3 mark all time against Minnesota. It was Minnesota's first loss to Stanford since 2019 after winning the last three of four.
-Penn State won both matches in the Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge after a five-set win over Oregon earlier today. Minnesota and Stanford both went 1-1 on the weekend, while Oregon was 0-2.
-Shaffmaster tied a career-high four aces tonight. The last time she had four was Aug. 27, 2021 vs. Baylor.
-On the weekend, Taylor Landfair led the team with kills and had a total of 43 for the tournament.
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Minnesota was led by Taylor Landfair, who had 15 kills, followed by Jenna Wenaas with eight. Melani Shaffmaster had 31 assists, four kills, four aces, six digs and two blocks. Landfair and CC McGraw each had a team-high 10 digs.Â
The Cardinal were led by Kendall Kipp, who had 17 kills, while Elia Rubin and Caitie Baird contributed 12 each.
As a team, Stanford hit .269, had 13 team blocks, 54 digs and nine aces. Minnesota hit .102, had 47 digs, five aces and five team blocks.
UP NEXT: Minnesota hosts the Diet Coke Classic next week when Pepperdine and Washington State come to town, Sept. 15-17. Minnesota plays Pepperdine on Thursday at 7 p.m., while Pepperdine and Washington State play a neutral match Friday at 5 p.m. The Gophers are back in action Saturday when they host Washington State at 7:30 p.m.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: As the two teams traded points through 17-17, Stanford went on a 3-0 run to solidify the set win at 25-2. Shaffmaster cut the Cardinal lead to two with a kill at 20-22, but Stanford closed out the set with three-straight kills for the set win.
Set 2: The Cardinal jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the second and kept it throughout for a 25-18 win. Minnesota cut the deficit to four at 12-16, but Stanford pushed the lead back to 21-13 en route to the 25-18 set win.
Set 3: Minnesota rallied to win the third, 25-22. Similar to the second set, Stanford jumped out to a 7-3 lead. Minnesota cut the lead to one at 11-12 off a Landfair kill. However, Stanford built a 17-13 lead as Minnesota took a timeout. The Gophers responded and went on a 4-0 run to tie the set at 17-17. A kill by Landfair put the Gophers up, 18-17, their first lead of the set. Minnesota went on a 3-0 run as a Shaffmaster ace put Minnesota up, 20-17. A Hanson kill off the block attempt put the Gophers up, 23-20, while Stanford committed back-to-back service errors for a 25-22 set win.
Set 4: The Cardinal Stanford responded after the set loss and took a 12-4 lead. Minnesota had back-to-back points at 12-20, but the Cardinal finished off the match with a 5-0 run to win the set and match.
Notable:
-The Cardinal now holds an 11-3 mark all time against Minnesota. It was Minnesota's first loss to Stanford since 2019 after winning the last three of four.
-Penn State won both matches in the Big Ten/Pac 12 Challenge after a five-set win over Oregon earlier today. Minnesota and Stanford both went 1-1 on the weekend, while Oregon was 0-2.
-Shaffmaster tied a career-high four aces tonight. The last time she had four was Aug. 27, 2021 vs. Baylor.
-On the weekend, Taylor Landfair led the team with kills and had a total of 43 for the tournament.
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