University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, November 9
Minneapolis, MN
3:00 PM
University of Minnesota
16-8,9-5Big Ten
0
vs
3
Oregon
18-5,10-4Big Ten
1
2
3
F
Oregon
25
25
25
3
Minnesota
14
20
21
0
Team Stats
Oregon
MINN
Kills
42
37
Errors
9
22
Attempts
101
118
Hitting %
.327
.127
Points
62.5
46.0
Assists
40
36
Aces
6
6
Blocks
14.5
3
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
Outside
/ Volleyball
Libero/DS
/ Volleyball
Setter
/ Volleyball
'U' Ousted in Three Sets By No. 12 Oregon
11/9/2024 5:40:00 PM | Volleyball
It was the Gophers first time being swept at home since Oct. 2022
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 14 Minnesota volleyball team dropped its second straight match, falling to the No. 12 Oregon Ducks in three sets (14-25, 20-25, 21-25) Saturday evening at Maturi Pavilion.
"The game is telling us we need to be more committed," said head coach Keegan Cook. "It's tough to hear, but we were making too many changes and we don't want to be doing that at this time of year."
The Gophers (16-8, 9-5 Big Ten) were held to just .127 hitting for the night while the Ducks hit .327. It was the highest a team has hit against the 'U' in 2024.
Julia Hanson led the Gophers with 18 kills while Melani Shaffmaster went for 31 assists and 11 digs. Zeynep Palabiyik led the defense with 14 digs.
Onye Ofoegbu and Mimi Colyer each posted 10 kills and combined for 12 blocks. As a team, Oregon (18-5, 10-4 B1G) posted 14.5 blocks.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Minnesota started slow as Oregon scored five of the first six, leading to a Gophers timeout. The 'U' would cut it to 8-4 after a pair of kills from Hanson, but the Ducks would score four of the next five, taking a 12-5 lead and causing another timeout from coach Cook. A UO service error made it 12-6 before the visitors responded with four straight to go up 10 at 16-6. Minnesota would get no closer than nine the rest of the way and fell 25-14 in the first frame.
SET 2 | The Gophers came out strong, scoring seven of the first 12 to go up 7-5 before a 4-0 Ducks run made it 9-7, visitors, forcing a timeout. After the break, UO scored three more in-a-row, capping off a 7-0 run. The Ducks would get the lead out to seven at 16-9 before the 'U' called their last timeout. Minnesota would cut the lead to as few as four at 23-19, leading to an Oregon timeout. The Ducks would finish out the set scoring two of the next three to win, 25-20. After two sets, UO was hitting .338 compared to .154 for Minnesota.
SET 3 | Minnesota raced out to a 4-0 lead in the third set, getting two aces and a kill from Acevedo before the Ducks called timeout. UO got two kills and an assist to make it 4-3 before a block from Minatee and Hanson and an ace from McGhie got the lead up to 8-4, Minnesota. A 4-0 Ducks run tied it up at 8-8 before the Gophers called timeout. With the two teams tied 12-12, UO posted four straight points to go up 16-12, getting a kill, an ace and a block. After the run, Minnesota called its last timeout. The Ducks scored two more after the break to go up 18-16 before a 4-0 Gophers run sliced the lead to two at 18-16. Oregon called a timeout and responded with a 7-5 advantage to finish the set, 25-21. It was the first time Minnesota had been swept at home this season.
Game Notes
» The 'U' is now 7-5 all-time against Oregon, losing their first against the Ducks since the 2018 Sweet 16. Minnesota had won four straight in the series.
» Oregon hit .327 for the night, marking the third time this season the 'U' had a team hit over .300 against them.
» This was Minnesota's first time getting swept at home since Oct. 12, 2022 against then No. 6 Ohio State.
» Julia Hanson had 18 kills for her 19th match of the year with 10+.
» Zeynep Palabiyik posted a team-high 14 digs for her 18th match of the year with 10+.
» The Gophers tallied just three blocks, their lowest output of the season. Their previous low on the season was six at Penn State.
» Melani Shaffmaster had 31 assists and 11 digs on Saturday for her 12th double-double of the year.
Up Next
Minnesota (16-8, 9-5 Big Ten) travels to No. 2 Nebraska (23-1, 13-0 B1G) for a match on Thursday, Nov. 14. The match is set for 8 p.m. CT on BTN.
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"The game is telling us we need to be more committed," said head coach Keegan Cook. "It's tough to hear, but we were making too many changes and we don't want to be doing that at this time of year."
The Gophers (16-8, 9-5 Big Ten) were held to just .127 hitting for the night while the Ducks hit .327. It was the highest a team has hit against the 'U' in 2024.
Julia Hanson led the Gophers with 18 kills while Melani Shaffmaster went for 31 assists and 11 digs. Zeynep Palabiyik led the defense with 14 digs.
Onye Ofoegbu and Mimi Colyer each posted 10 kills and combined for 12 blocks. As a team, Oregon (18-5, 10-4 B1G) posted 14.5 blocks.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Minnesota started slow as Oregon scored five of the first six, leading to a Gophers timeout. The 'U' would cut it to 8-4 after a pair of kills from Hanson, but the Ducks would score four of the next five, taking a 12-5 lead and causing another timeout from coach Cook. A UO service error made it 12-6 before the visitors responded with four straight to go up 10 at 16-6. Minnesota would get no closer than nine the rest of the way and fell 25-14 in the first frame.
SET 2 | The Gophers came out strong, scoring seven of the first 12 to go up 7-5 before a 4-0 Ducks run made it 9-7, visitors, forcing a timeout. After the break, UO scored three more in-a-row, capping off a 7-0 run. The Ducks would get the lead out to seven at 16-9 before the 'U' called their last timeout. Minnesota would cut the lead to as few as four at 23-19, leading to an Oregon timeout. The Ducks would finish out the set scoring two of the next three to win, 25-20. After two sets, UO was hitting .338 compared to .154 for Minnesota.
SET 3 | Minnesota raced out to a 4-0 lead in the third set, getting two aces and a kill from Acevedo before the Ducks called timeout. UO got two kills and an assist to make it 4-3 before a block from Minatee and Hanson and an ace from McGhie got the lead up to 8-4, Minnesota. A 4-0 Ducks run tied it up at 8-8 before the Gophers called timeout. With the two teams tied 12-12, UO posted four straight points to go up 16-12, getting a kill, an ace and a block. After the run, Minnesota called its last timeout. The Ducks scored two more after the break to go up 18-16 before a 4-0 Gophers run sliced the lead to two at 18-16. Oregon called a timeout and responded with a 7-5 advantage to finish the set, 25-21. It was the first time Minnesota had been swept at home this season.
Game Notes
» The 'U' is now 7-5 all-time against Oregon, losing their first against the Ducks since the 2018 Sweet 16. Minnesota had won four straight in the series.
» Oregon hit .327 for the night, marking the third time this season the 'U' had a team hit over .300 against them.
» This was Minnesota's first time getting swept at home since Oct. 12, 2022 against then No. 6 Ohio State.
» Julia Hanson had 18 kills for her 19th match of the year with 10+.
» Zeynep Palabiyik posted a team-high 14 digs for her 18th match of the year with 10+.
» The Gophers tallied just three blocks, their lowest output of the season. Their previous low on the season was six at Penn State.
» Melani Shaffmaster had 31 assists and 11 digs on Saturday for her 12th double-double of the year.
Up Next
Minnesota (16-8, 9-5 Big Ten) travels to No. 2 Nebraska (23-1, 13-0 B1G) for a match on Thursday, Nov. 14. The match is set for 8 p.m. CT on BTN.
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