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No. 10 'U' Falls in Four to Michigan
10/1/2025 4:53:00 PM | Volleyball
The Gophers 12-match win streak ended
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 10 Minnesota volleyball team fell in four sets to the Michigan Wolverines in match one of the Big Ten | Discover Challenge on Wednesday night at the Crisler Center. The set scores were 25-18, 12-25, 14-25, 12-25.
Minnesota had won six straight in the series since their 2021 loss in five sets in Ann Arbor. The loss breaks a 12-match winning streak for Minnesota.
Julia Hanson led Minnesota with seven kills while Jordan Taylor paced the defense with four blocks. Kate Thibault started at libero and picked up 10 digs.
The Gophers (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) trailed the Wolverines (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) in kills (65 to 29), hitting percentage (.383 to .093), blocks (9 to 8), assists (58 to 25) and digs (53 to 38). Minnesota had more aces (4 to 3).
Allison Jacobs paced Michigan with 20 kills while Lydia Johnson went for 15 and Ella Demetrician had 14. Morgan Burke set the offense with 42 assists and 13 digs.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The two teams were even to start, splitting the first eight points. The Gophers went on a 4-0 run after that, led by kills from Hanson and Myers combined with a block from Acevedo. Michigan would race back to tie it up at 10-10 following a trio of kills and an ace. An ace from Acevedo, kill from Taylor and a block from Kinney and Taylor helped Minnesota go up 15-13 into the media break. After that, Kinney put down two aces and Michigan had a bad set, putting the visitors up 18-13 and forcing a Michigan timeout. The Gophers would extend their lead to as many as seven at 22-15 following kills from Myers and Acevedo, leading to another UM timeout. The Wolverines would get no closer than six the rest of the way as Minnesota took frame one, 25-18. The 'U' hit .417 with four blocks, holding UM to .250 and no blocks.
SET 2 | Michigan started hot in the second set, scoring seven of the first 10 before Minnesota called a timeout. The Wolverines didn't slow down after the break, scoring the next four to go up 11-3. UM's lead got to as many as 11 at 19-8 after a 4-0 run midway through the set before Minnesota cut it back to 10. The Wolverines would score six of the next nine after that to take the second set, 25-12. After two sets, Michigan had 30 kills compared to 15 for the 'U', outhitting the visitors .333 to .125.
SET 3 | The Gophers started strong in set three, scoring five of the first seven. Michigan would answer with a 7-1 run to take a 9-6 lead, however, forcing a Minnesota timeout. The Wolverines kept the pressure going, scoring seven of the next 11 to go up 16-10, forcing Minnesota's last timeout of the set. UM refused to slow down, scoring nine of the next 13 after the timeout to win set three, 25-14. UM finished on a 16-7 run to win the frame and take a 2-1 lead in the match.
SET 4 | Michigan started out strong in set four, scoring seven of the first 10. A service error and a kill from Acevedo made it 7-5. UM took control after that, tallying seven of the next 10 to go up 14-8, forcing a Minnesota timeout. Another 4-0 spurt after the break made it 18-8, Michigan, causing Minnesota to call its last timeout. Minnesota would get no closer than that the rest of the way before falling 25-12 to end the match.
Game Notes
» Minnesota now leads the all-time series against Michigan, 65-17. The Gophers had won six in-a-row in the series.
» Wednesday's match was the first of five for Minnesota in the Big Ten | Discover Challenge. They'll play UCLA at home next Wednesday in the competition.
» The Gophers hit a season-low .093 while Michigan hit .383, a season-high for a Minnesota opponent.
» Jordan Taylor led the defense with four blocks.
» Kelly Kinney had two aces, tying her career-high.
» Kate Thibault had 10 digs for her seventh match of the year with 10+.
Up Next
Minnesota travels to Northwestern (11-3, 1-1 B1G) on Wednesday evening at 2 p.m. CT on BTN.
Minnesota had won six straight in the series since their 2021 loss in five sets in Ann Arbor. The loss breaks a 12-match winning streak for Minnesota.
Julia Hanson led Minnesota with seven kills while Jordan Taylor paced the defense with four blocks. Kate Thibault started at libero and picked up 10 digs.
The Gophers (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) trailed the Wolverines (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) in kills (65 to 29), hitting percentage (.383 to .093), blocks (9 to 8), assists (58 to 25) and digs (53 to 38). Minnesota had more aces (4 to 3).
Allison Jacobs paced Michigan with 20 kills while Lydia Johnson went for 15 and Ella Demetrician had 14. Morgan Burke set the offense with 42 assists and 13 digs.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The two teams were even to start, splitting the first eight points. The Gophers went on a 4-0 run after that, led by kills from Hanson and Myers combined with a block from Acevedo. Michigan would race back to tie it up at 10-10 following a trio of kills and an ace. An ace from Acevedo, kill from Taylor and a block from Kinney and Taylor helped Minnesota go up 15-13 into the media break. After that, Kinney put down two aces and Michigan had a bad set, putting the visitors up 18-13 and forcing a Michigan timeout. The Gophers would extend their lead to as many as seven at 22-15 following kills from Myers and Acevedo, leading to another UM timeout. The Wolverines would get no closer than six the rest of the way as Minnesota took frame one, 25-18. The 'U' hit .417 with four blocks, holding UM to .250 and no blocks.
SET 2 | Michigan started hot in the second set, scoring seven of the first 10 before Minnesota called a timeout. The Wolverines didn't slow down after the break, scoring the next four to go up 11-3. UM's lead got to as many as 11 at 19-8 after a 4-0 run midway through the set before Minnesota cut it back to 10. The Wolverines would score six of the next nine after that to take the second set, 25-12. After two sets, Michigan had 30 kills compared to 15 for the 'U', outhitting the visitors .333 to .125.
SET 3 | The Gophers started strong in set three, scoring five of the first seven. Michigan would answer with a 7-1 run to take a 9-6 lead, however, forcing a Minnesota timeout. The Wolverines kept the pressure going, scoring seven of the next 11 to go up 16-10, forcing Minnesota's last timeout of the set. UM refused to slow down, scoring nine of the next 13 after the timeout to win set three, 25-14. UM finished on a 16-7 run to win the frame and take a 2-1 lead in the match.
SET 4 | Michigan started out strong in set four, scoring seven of the first 10. A service error and a kill from Acevedo made it 7-5. UM took control after that, tallying seven of the next 10 to go up 14-8, forcing a Minnesota timeout. Another 4-0 spurt after the break made it 18-8, Michigan, causing Minnesota to call its last timeout. Minnesota would get no closer than that the rest of the way before falling 25-12 to end the match.
Game Notes
» Minnesota now leads the all-time series against Michigan, 65-17. The Gophers had won six in-a-row in the series.
» Wednesday's match was the first of five for Minnesota in the Big Ten | Discover Challenge. They'll play UCLA at home next Wednesday in the competition.
» The Gophers hit a season-low .093 while Michigan hit .383, a season-high for a Minnesota opponent.
» Jordan Taylor led the defense with four blocks.
» Kelly Kinney had two aces, tying her career-high.
» Kate Thibault had 10 digs for her seventh match of the year with 10+.
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Minnesota travels to Northwestern (11-3, 1-1 B1G) on Wednesday evening at 2 p.m. CT on BTN.
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