University of Minnesota Athletics
Thursday, November 7
Minneapolis, MN
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
16-7,9-4Big Ten
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vs
3
Washington
18-5,8-5Big Ten
1
2
3
4
F
Washington
25
25
14
25
3
Minnesota
21
23
25
22
1
Team Stats
UW
MINN
Kills
46
54
Errors
28
19
Attempts
146
141
Hitting %
.123
.248
Points
69.5
76.0
Assists
44
52
Aces
13
6
Blocks
10.5
16
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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No. 14 Minnesota Humbled at Home by Huskies
11/7/2024 9:40:00 PM | Volleyball
Minnesota had 16 blocks but gave up 13 service aces
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 14 Minnesota volleyball team fell to the Washington Huskies in four sets (21-25, 23-25, 25-14, 22-25) on Thursday evening at Maturi Pavilion. The loss ends a four-match winning streak for Minnesota.
"It's one of those box scores that will confuse you for a while," said head coach Keegan Cook. "To outhit a team by almost double their hitting percentage and certainly block at a high level – but the game is won and lost in serve receive. Certainly, there were things late in the match that I was familiar with, and that was Washington at their best."
The Gophers (16-7, 9-4 Big Ten) hit .248 for the night and had 16 blocks, but allowed 13 aces from the Huskies. UW hit just .123 for the evening and had 10 blocks.
Julia Hanson led the Gophers with 15 kills while Mckenna Wucherer had 12 kills and 11 digs. Phoebe Awoleye led the defense with eight blocks of her own. Melani Shaffmaster paced the offense with 39 assists, 10 digs, five blocks and four kills.
Emoni Bush led Washington (18-5, 8-5 Big Ten) with 19 kills and 12 digs while Molly Wilson had 37 assists, 15 digs and four blocks.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Minnesota scored three of the first four, getting early kills from Awoleye and Grote. The two teams would go back and forth for much of the first half of the set, with no team leading by more than two. Trailing 13-11, Minnesota went on a 4-1 spurt to take a 15-14 lead into the media break. The Gophers kept up their strong play after the break, scoring three in-a-row to go up 18-14, leading to a UW timeout. The Dawgs would respond by scoring five of the next seven to tie it at 19-19, forcing a Minnesota timeout. A kill by Hanson put the 'U' up 20-19 before three UW points put the visitors up 22-20, leading to another timeout from coach Cook. The Huskies refused to slow down, closing out the set by scoring three of the next four to win, 25-21. UW had four aces in the frame.
SET 2 | The two teams exchanged the first 16 points, with no one leading by more than one point. With the score tied 8-8, Minnesota went on a 4-0 run, paced by an ace from Acevedo and a kill from Grote. Minnesota would go up as many as five at 15-10 after an ace from Grote, forcing a UW timeout. UW posted a kill to make it 15-11 before a kill by Engeman and two Minnesota blocks made it 18-11, leading to another Huskies timeout. UW would respond with three aces in a 5-0 run that cut the lead to 18-16 and forced a Minnesota timeout. The two teams exchanged points after the break, but with the 'U' up 19-17, the Huskies scored four straight to go up 21-19, leading to a Gophers timeout. The 'U' would tie it up at 22 after kills from Grote and Wucherer, but UW would close the set on a 3-1 spurt to go up 2-0, winning 25-23.
SET 3 | Minnesota and Washington were tied up at 6-6 early in the frame before a kill from Kali Engeman and an ace from Acevedo put the 'U' up 8-6, leading to a UW timeout. The Huskies scored the next point out of the break before five straight Gophers points put the home team up 13-7. The lead would balloon to as many as eight at 17-9 after a kill from Grote and an ace from Hanson. Washington called its last timeout after the ace. The Huskies would get no closer than eight the rest of the way as Minnesota took its first set, winning 25-14.
SET 4 | Washington set the pace early on, scoring eight of the first 14 points. The Gophers finally took their first lead of the set at 10-9 after a 3-0 run, getting kills from Awoleye and Hanson combined with a block from Awoleye and Hanson. UW would tie it up at 10-10, but three kills from Grote put the home team up 14-12. A 3-0 Huskies spurt made it 15-14, visitors, at the media break. Minnesota would tie it up at 16 and 17 before two straight from UW made it 19-17, leading to a Gophers timeout. After a Huskies ace and an attacking error, a Hanson kill cut the lead to just one at 20-19, leading to a UW timeout. Washington immediately pushed its lead out to three before the Gophers cut it to one again at 23-22 after a kill from Grote. A block and one final kill from Bush ended the match with a 25-22 set four win for UW.
Game Notes
» The 'U' is now 2-3 all-time against Washington. This was Washington's first ever win at Maturi Pavilion (1-1 all-time) in their first trip here since 2011.
» Kali Engeman posted a career-high seven blocks and a season-high five kills.
» Phoebe Awoleye tallied eight blocks, her 16th this year with four-or-more. It was her fifth with 8+.
» Julia Hanson had 15 kills for her 18th match of the year with 10+.
» Lydia Grote posted her 13th 10+ kill match of the season, going for 13 kills.
» Mckenna Wucherer posted 12 kills for her fourth consecutive 10+ kill match and eighth of the season. She earned her second double-double of the year and first since the season-opener versus Stanford.
» The Gophers tallied 16 blocks for their 13th match this season with 10-or-more (Big Ten-best). 16 was three off the season-high of 19.
» Melani Shaffmaster passed Lindsey Taatjes (2001-04) to move up to No. 7 all-time in career assists (4,744) at Minnesota. For the night, she had 39 assists, 10 digs and five blocks. It was her 11th double-double of the year.
Up Next
Minnesota (16-7, 9-4 Big Ten) hosts No. 12 Oregon (17-4, 9-3 B1G) on Saturday afternoon at Maturi Pavilion. The match is set for 3 p.m. CT on BTN.
"It's one of those box scores that will confuse you for a while," said head coach Keegan Cook. "To outhit a team by almost double their hitting percentage and certainly block at a high level – but the game is won and lost in serve receive. Certainly, there were things late in the match that I was familiar with, and that was Washington at their best."
The Gophers (16-7, 9-4 Big Ten) hit .248 for the night and had 16 blocks, but allowed 13 aces from the Huskies. UW hit just .123 for the evening and had 10 blocks.
Julia Hanson led the Gophers with 15 kills while Mckenna Wucherer had 12 kills and 11 digs. Phoebe Awoleye led the defense with eight blocks of her own. Melani Shaffmaster paced the offense with 39 assists, 10 digs, five blocks and four kills.
Emoni Bush led Washington (18-5, 8-5 Big Ten) with 19 kills and 12 digs while Molly Wilson had 37 assists, 15 digs and four blocks.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Minnesota scored three of the first four, getting early kills from Awoleye and Grote. The two teams would go back and forth for much of the first half of the set, with no team leading by more than two. Trailing 13-11, Minnesota went on a 4-1 spurt to take a 15-14 lead into the media break. The Gophers kept up their strong play after the break, scoring three in-a-row to go up 18-14, leading to a UW timeout. The Dawgs would respond by scoring five of the next seven to tie it at 19-19, forcing a Minnesota timeout. A kill by Hanson put the 'U' up 20-19 before three UW points put the visitors up 22-20, leading to another timeout from coach Cook. The Huskies refused to slow down, closing out the set by scoring three of the next four to win, 25-21. UW had four aces in the frame.
SET 2 | The two teams exchanged the first 16 points, with no one leading by more than one point. With the score tied 8-8, Minnesota went on a 4-0 run, paced by an ace from Acevedo and a kill from Grote. Minnesota would go up as many as five at 15-10 after an ace from Grote, forcing a UW timeout. UW posted a kill to make it 15-11 before a kill by Engeman and two Minnesota blocks made it 18-11, leading to another Huskies timeout. UW would respond with three aces in a 5-0 run that cut the lead to 18-16 and forced a Minnesota timeout. The two teams exchanged points after the break, but with the 'U' up 19-17, the Huskies scored four straight to go up 21-19, leading to a Gophers timeout. The 'U' would tie it up at 22 after kills from Grote and Wucherer, but UW would close the set on a 3-1 spurt to go up 2-0, winning 25-23.
SET 3 | Minnesota and Washington were tied up at 6-6 early in the frame before a kill from Kali Engeman and an ace from Acevedo put the 'U' up 8-6, leading to a UW timeout. The Huskies scored the next point out of the break before five straight Gophers points put the home team up 13-7. The lead would balloon to as many as eight at 17-9 after a kill from Grote and an ace from Hanson. Washington called its last timeout after the ace. The Huskies would get no closer than eight the rest of the way as Minnesota took its first set, winning 25-14.
SET 4 | Washington set the pace early on, scoring eight of the first 14 points. The Gophers finally took their first lead of the set at 10-9 after a 3-0 run, getting kills from Awoleye and Hanson combined with a block from Awoleye and Hanson. UW would tie it up at 10-10, but three kills from Grote put the home team up 14-12. A 3-0 Huskies spurt made it 15-14, visitors, at the media break. Minnesota would tie it up at 16 and 17 before two straight from UW made it 19-17, leading to a Gophers timeout. After a Huskies ace and an attacking error, a Hanson kill cut the lead to just one at 20-19, leading to a UW timeout. Washington immediately pushed its lead out to three before the Gophers cut it to one again at 23-22 after a kill from Grote. A block and one final kill from Bush ended the match with a 25-22 set four win for UW.
Game Notes
» The 'U' is now 2-3 all-time against Washington. This was Washington's first ever win at Maturi Pavilion (1-1 all-time) in their first trip here since 2011.
» Kali Engeman posted a career-high seven blocks and a season-high five kills.
» Phoebe Awoleye tallied eight blocks, her 16th this year with four-or-more. It was her fifth with 8+.
» Julia Hanson had 15 kills for her 18th match of the year with 10+.
» Lydia Grote posted her 13th 10+ kill match of the season, going for 13 kills.
» Mckenna Wucherer posted 12 kills for her fourth consecutive 10+ kill match and eighth of the season. She earned her second double-double of the year and first since the season-opener versus Stanford.
» The Gophers tallied 16 blocks for their 13th match this season with 10-or-more (Big Ten-best). 16 was three off the season-high of 19.
» Melani Shaffmaster passed Lindsey Taatjes (2001-04) to move up to No. 7 all-time in career assists (4,744) at Minnesota. For the night, she had 39 assists, 10 digs and five blocks. It was her 11th double-double of the year.
Up Next
Minnesota (16-7, 9-4 Big Ten) hosts No. 12 Oregon (17-4, 9-3 B1G) on Saturday afternoon at Maturi Pavilion. The match is set for 3 p.m. CT on BTN.
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Highlights: Gophers 3, Indiana 1
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Saturday, October 18
Highlights: Gophers 1, Oregon 3
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