University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, September 28
8:00 PM
University of Minnesota
6-5,1-2Big Ten
2
vs
3
Northwestern
12-3,1-2Big Ten
1
2
3
4
5
F
Northwestern
25
21
17
25
15
3
Minnesota
22
25
25
20
13
2
Team Stats
NU
MINN
Kills
63
60
Errors
32
23
Attempts
186
171
Hitting %
.167
.216
Points
81.5
79
Assists
63
54
Aces
6
4
Blocks
12.5
15
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
8
Players Mentioned
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Minnesota Upset by Northwestern in Five Sets
9/28/2022 7:14:00 PM | Volleyball
Up next is Iowa on Sunday afternoon
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 7 University of Minnesota volleyball team fell to the Northwestern Wildcats in five sets, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17, 20-25, 13-15 on Wednesday night at Maturi Pavilion.
Jenna Wenaas led Minnesota with an all-around performance, going for 12 kills, seven blocks (career-high) and 18 digs (season-high). Taylor Landfair and Mckenna Wucherer paced the offense with 16 kills.
As a team, Minnesota (6-5, 1-2 Big Ten) hit .216 with 60 kills, 15 team blocks, 69 digs and four aces. Northwestern (12-3, 1-2 Big Ten) hit .167 with 63 kills, 12 team blocks, 77 digs and six aces.
Temi Thomas-Ailara led Northwestern with 17 kills.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: Minnesota started off the match with two blocks and a 4-0 run before Northwestern charged back to tie it up at 6-6. After that, a 4-1 run gave the Gophers a 10-7 lead. A block from Carter Booth and Melani Shaffmaster and kills from Jenna Wenaas and Mckenna Wucherer charged the spurt. The Gophers would go up 12-9 before a 4-1 Wildcats run tied the set up at 13-13. Minnesota would head into the television timeout with a 15-14 lead after kills from Taylor Landfair and Booth. A 4-1 NU run after the break put the visitors up 18-16 and forced a timeout from coach McCutcheon. The Gophers cut it to one after a kill from Wucherer, but three straight points from NU put the Wildcats up 21-17 and forced Minnesota into another timeout. NU went up as many as five at 23-18 before a 4-1 Gophers run cut the score to 24-22 and caused the Wildcats to take a timeout. NU would close out the set with a kill after the break to win, 25-22. Northwestern hit .312 compared to .278 for Minnesota. Landfair and Wucherer paced the Gophers with four kills each.
Set 2: The Gophers scored five of the first six points before a 7-0 Northwestern run gave the Wildcats an 8-5 lead and forced a timeout from coach McCutcheon. The run included two Minnesota attacking errors, a setting error and a pair of service aces from NU. The Wildcats kept a steady two-to-three point lead until 11-8, when a 4-0 Gophers run gave the home team back the lead and forced an NU timeout. Wenaas had a kill and a block and Landfair had a kill in the spurt. NU tied it up at 12 but the Gophers responded with three more points off a block from Husemann and Wenaas and kills from Landfair and Wenaas. NU called timeout No. 2 trailing 15-12. Minnesota would extend its lead out to six at 20-14 after kills from Booth, Landfair and Wucherer, but a 3-0 NU run cut the lead back to three. The Wildcats would cut it to two at 21-19, forcing a Gophers timeout, their second of the set. Minnesota would let its opposition get no closer the rest of the way, pulling away to win, 25-21. Elise McGhie ended the set with her second ace of the match. Minnesota hit .209 for the set compared to .102 for NU. Landfair led the way with five kills while Wenaas had six digs, three kills and three blocks.
Set 3: Minnesota picked up where it left off in set two, exploding out of the break with six of the first seven points to force an NU timeout. Landfair had two kills while Husemann and Landfair tallied one apiece in the run. The Wildcats cut it to four at 9-5 before a 5-3 spurt put the 'U' up 14-8 and caused timeout No. 2 of the set to occur for the visitors. Wenaas had two kills while Booth and Wucherer had one each in the mini-spurt. The Wildcats would get no closer than five the rest of the way as the 'U' rolled to a 25-17 third set victory. Minnesota hit a scorching .400 compared to .028 for NU in set three. Wenaas and Wucherer led the way with four kills each.
Set 4: The two teams split the first four points before a 3-1 Gophers run put the 'U' up 6-3. NU would respond with a 6-0 run to take a 9-6 lead and force a Minnesota timeout. The Wildcats went up 10-6 before three straight Gophers points cut it to 10-9, leading to a visitors timeout. Northwestern would bounce back with an 8-4 run to take an 18-13 lead, forcing another Gophers timeout. The 'U' came back with three straight points after the break, getting a kill from Landfair and a block from Booth and Landfair to cut the lead to 18-16, forcing an NU timeout. Minnesota would get no closer the rest of the way as NU extended its lead out to as many as six at 23-18. NU closed out set four, 25-20. NU outhit Minnesota, .225 to .128 in the fourth set.
Set 5: Minnesota trailed 3-2 early before a 3-0 run gave the Gophers a 5-3 lead. The 'U' would go up 7-4 after a block from Booth and Landfair, causing Northwestern to call the first timeout of the set. NU would cut it to 7-6 before a service error put Minnesota up 8-6 at the halfway point of the set. A 3-0 Wildcats run then put the visitors up 9-8, leading to a timeout from coach McCutcheon. Three kills from Wucherer exchanged with a pair of NU kills kept the match tied at 11. An attacking error from NU put the Gophers up 12-11 and the Wildcats called their final timeout of the set. A 3-1 run after the break for NU put the visitors up 14-13 and led to a Minnesota timeout, its final one of the match. NU closed out the match with a kill to win, 15-13.
Notable:
-Tonight's match was the first time in 11 games this season Minnesota has played a fifth set.
-Elise McGhie set a season-high with two aces. She's tallied aces in four of the last five matches.
-Mckenna Wucherer (16) hit double digit kills for the fourth time in five games.
-Melani Shaffmaster posted her fifth double double of the season with 45 assists and 15 digs.
-Jenna Wenaas set a career-high with seven blocks. She's had four blocks four times in her career for her previous high.
-It's the fifth time this season the Gophers have posted 10-or-more blocks and second time they've had 15-or-more.
-Taylor Landfair (16) totaled double digit kills for the 11th time this season and 28th time in her career.
-Ellie Husemann totaled seven blocks, her fifth time this season with five+ blocks and 15th time in her career.
Jenna Wenaas led Minnesota with an all-around performance, going for 12 kills, seven blocks (career-high) and 18 digs (season-high). Taylor Landfair and Mckenna Wucherer paced the offense with 16 kills.
As a team, Minnesota (6-5, 1-2 Big Ten) hit .216 with 60 kills, 15 team blocks, 69 digs and four aces. Northwestern (12-3, 1-2 Big Ten) hit .167 with 63 kills, 12 team blocks, 77 digs and six aces.
Temi Thomas-Ailara led Northwestern with 17 kills.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: Minnesota started off the match with two blocks and a 4-0 run before Northwestern charged back to tie it up at 6-6. After that, a 4-1 run gave the Gophers a 10-7 lead. A block from Carter Booth and Melani Shaffmaster and kills from Jenna Wenaas and Mckenna Wucherer charged the spurt. The Gophers would go up 12-9 before a 4-1 Wildcats run tied the set up at 13-13. Minnesota would head into the television timeout with a 15-14 lead after kills from Taylor Landfair and Booth. A 4-1 NU run after the break put the visitors up 18-16 and forced a timeout from coach McCutcheon. The Gophers cut it to one after a kill from Wucherer, but three straight points from NU put the Wildcats up 21-17 and forced Minnesota into another timeout. NU went up as many as five at 23-18 before a 4-1 Gophers run cut the score to 24-22 and caused the Wildcats to take a timeout. NU would close out the set with a kill after the break to win, 25-22. Northwestern hit .312 compared to .278 for Minnesota. Landfair and Wucherer paced the Gophers with four kills each.
Set 2: The Gophers scored five of the first six points before a 7-0 Northwestern run gave the Wildcats an 8-5 lead and forced a timeout from coach McCutcheon. The run included two Minnesota attacking errors, a setting error and a pair of service aces from NU. The Wildcats kept a steady two-to-three point lead until 11-8, when a 4-0 Gophers run gave the home team back the lead and forced an NU timeout. Wenaas had a kill and a block and Landfair had a kill in the spurt. NU tied it up at 12 but the Gophers responded with three more points off a block from Husemann and Wenaas and kills from Landfair and Wenaas. NU called timeout No. 2 trailing 15-12. Minnesota would extend its lead out to six at 20-14 after kills from Booth, Landfair and Wucherer, but a 3-0 NU run cut the lead back to three. The Wildcats would cut it to two at 21-19, forcing a Gophers timeout, their second of the set. Minnesota would let its opposition get no closer the rest of the way, pulling away to win, 25-21. Elise McGhie ended the set with her second ace of the match. Minnesota hit .209 for the set compared to .102 for NU. Landfair led the way with five kills while Wenaas had six digs, three kills and three blocks.
Set 3: Minnesota picked up where it left off in set two, exploding out of the break with six of the first seven points to force an NU timeout. Landfair had two kills while Husemann and Landfair tallied one apiece in the run. The Wildcats cut it to four at 9-5 before a 5-3 spurt put the 'U' up 14-8 and caused timeout No. 2 of the set to occur for the visitors. Wenaas had two kills while Booth and Wucherer had one each in the mini-spurt. The Wildcats would get no closer than five the rest of the way as the 'U' rolled to a 25-17 third set victory. Minnesota hit a scorching .400 compared to .028 for NU in set three. Wenaas and Wucherer led the way with four kills each.
Set 4: The two teams split the first four points before a 3-1 Gophers run put the 'U' up 6-3. NU would respond with a 6-0 run to take a 9-6 lead and force a Minnesota timeout. The Wildcats went up 10-6 before three straight Gophers points cut it to 10-9, leading to a visitors timeout. Northwestern would bounce back with an 8-4 run to take an 18-13 lead, forcing another Gophers timeout. The 'U' came back with three straight points after the break, getting a kill from Landfair and a block from Booth and Landfair to cut the lead to 18-16, forcing an NU timeout. Minnesota would get no closer the rest of the way as NU extended its lead out to as many as six at 23-18. NU closed out set four, 25-20. NU outhit Minnesota, .225 to .128 in the fourth set.
Set 5: Minnesota trailed 3-2 early before a 3-0 run gave the Gophers a 5-3 lead. The 'U' would go up 7-4 after a block from Booth and Landfair, causing Northwestern to call the first timeout of the set. NU would cut it to 7-6 before a service error put Minnesota up 8-6 at the halfway point of the set. A 3-0 Wildcats run then put the visitors up 9-8, leading to a timeout from coach McCutcheon. Three kills from Wucherer exchanged with a pair of NU kills kept the match tied at 11. An attacking error from NU put the Gophers up 12-11 and the Wildcats called their final timeout of the set. A 3-1 run after the break for NU put the visitors up 14-13 and led to a Minnesota timeout, its final one of the match. NU closed out the match with a kill to win, 15-13.
Notable:
-Tonight's match was the first time in 11 games this season Minnesota has played a fifth set.
-Elise McGhie set a season-high with two aces. She's tallied aces in four of the last five matches.
-Mckenna Wucherer (16) hit double digit kills for the fourth time in five games.
-Melani Shaffmaster posted her fifth double double of the season with 45 assists and 15 digs.
-Jenna Wenaas set a career-high with seven blocks. She's had four blocks four times in her career for her previous high.
-It's the fifth time this season the Gophers have posted 10-or-more blocks and second time they've had 15-or-more.
-Taylor Landfair (16) totaled double digit kills for the 11th time this season and 28th time in her career.
-Ellie Husemann totaled seven blocks, her fifth time this season with five+ blocks and 15th time in her career.
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