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No. 18 'U' Drops Four-Setter to Ducks
10/17/2025 9:15:00 PM | Volleyball
Kelly Kinney led Minnesota with 11 kills
EUGENE, Ore. --Â The No. 18 Minnesota volleyball team fell in four sets to the Oregon Ducks on Friday night at Matthew Night Arena. The set scores were 25-19, 23-25, 25-14, 25-18.
Kelly Kinney paced Minnesota with 11 kills while Jordan Taylor posted eight blocks. Lourdes Myers went for seven kills on .438 while McKenna Garr had 13 digs.
The Gophers (14-4, 4-3 Big Ten) were outhit by the Ducks (12-5, 3-4 Big Ten) .270Â to .181 and trailed in kills (59 to 35), digs (60 to 40) and aces (10 to 5). Minnesota had more blocks (11 to 4).
Alanah Clemente led Oregon with 23 kills and six aces while Valentina Vaulet and Sophia Meyers had 12 kills each.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Oregon threw the first punch, scoring six of the first nine. Minnesota would get it back to two at 7-5 following a Myers kill on the slide. UO scored four of the next five after that, going up 11-6 and forcing a Gophers timeout. A block by Hanson and Taylor combined with a UO error made it 12-8 before the Ducks scored three straight to go up 15-8. The Gophers would get it to 18-13 after a kill from Hanson but UO reeled off three straight to go up 21-13, forcing a Minnesota timeout. Minnesota got as close as five after a kill and ace from Kinney before Oregon closed it out, 25-19.
SET 2 | The Gophers took control early in set two, scoring five of the first six. Swenson had a kill and an ace while Kinney and Taylor combined for two blocks. UO cut it to three at 6-3 before the Gophers tallied five of the next eight to go up 11-6. Hanson had a kill, Garr an ace and Kinney and Myers combined for a stuff. The Ducks kept coming strong, getting a trio of kills to make it 14-11, causing a Minnesota timeout. UO would slice the lead to one three times before eventually tying it up at 16-all. Oregon took their first lead of the frame at 17-16 before Minnesota responded with three straight to go up 19-17, leading to an Oregon timeout. Minnesota would keep the pressure on, getting a kill from Myers and two from Kinney to go up 22-18, causing UO's final timeout of the frame. After going up 23-18 on an error, Minnesota had to call its final timeout at 23-21 following three more UO points. UO cut it to as few as one at 24-23 before Taylor closed it out with a kill on the gap, 25-23.
SET 3 | Minnesota tallied three of the first five in set three, getting a block from Swenson and Taylor to start it off. Three Oregon aces helped the Ducks grab the lead back at 6-4. The two teams went back and forth through most of the early part of the set, with the Ducks lead swinging between two and three points. Oregon went up a set-high six points at 15-9 after three consecutive aces by Alanah Clemente. The Gophers cut it to 15-10 with a kill before two kills from UO put them up 17-10, leading to a Minnesota timeout. The Ducks refused to slow down, scoring eight of the final 12 to win the set, 25-14, and go up 2-1.
SET 4 | Oregon scored five of the first seven before the Gophers got two back, including a block from Hanson and Taylor. The Ducks would score five of the next seven again after that, going up 10-6 before Minnesota called a timeout. The Gophers cut it to three at 11-8 after an ace from Carly Gilk, but a trio of Oregon kills made it 14-9, leading to a Minnesota timeout. The two teams exchanged points up until 17-12, where UO called a timeout. A Swenson ace after the break made it 17-13 before the Ducks rattled off three in-a-row to make it 20-13. Oregon would close it out with a 25-19 win.
Game Notes
» Minnesota now leads the all-time series against Oregon, 7-6. The Ducks have won both matches since they've been Big Ten foes.
» Minnesota (11) had 10+ blocks for the seventh time this season.
» Kelly Kinney went for a team-best 11 kills. It was her third match this season with 10+.
» McKenna Garr tallied 13 digs, her 12th match this season with 10+ digs.
» Jordan Taylor tied her career-high with eight blocks, her seventh time this season with five-or-more.
» Lourdes Myers went for seven kills, her seventh match this season with seven-or-more kills.
Up Next
Minnesota travels to Washington (8-8, 3-3 Big Ten) for a match on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. CT on B1G+.Â
Kelly Kinney paced Minnesota with 11 kills while Jordan Taylor posted eight blocks. Lourdes Myers went for seven kills on .438 while McKenna Garr had 13 digs.
The Gophers (14-4, 4-3 Big Ten) were outhit by the Ducks (12-5, 3-4 Big Ten) .270Â to .181 and trailed in kills (59 to 35), digs (60 to 40) and aces (10 to 5). Minnesota had more blocks (11 to 4).
Alanah Clemente led Oregon with 23 kills and six aces while Valentina Vaulet and Sophia Meyers had 12 kills each.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Oregon threw the first punch, scoring six of the first nine. Minnesota would get it back to two at 7-5 following a Myers kill on the slide. UO scored four of the next five after that, going up 11-6 and forcing a Gophers timeout. A block by Hanson and Taylor combined with a UO error made it 12-8 before the Ducks scored three straight to go up 15-8. The Gophers would get it to 18-13 after a kill from Hanson but UO reeled off three straight to go up 21-13, forcing a Minnesota timeout. Minnesota got as close as five after a kill and ace from Kinney before Oregon closed it out, 25-19.
SET 2 | The Gophers took control early in set two, scoring five of the first six. Swenson had a kill and an ace while Kinney and Taylor combined for two blocks. UO cut it to three at 6-3 before the Gophers tallied five of the next eight to go up 11-6. Hanson had a kill, Garr an ace and Kinney and Myers combined for a stuff. The Ducks kept coming strong, getting a trio of kills to make it 14-11, causing a Minnesota timeout. UO would slice the lead to one three times before eventually tying it up at 16-all. Oregon took their first lead of the frame at 17-16 before Minnesota responded with three straight to go up 19-17, leading to an Oregon timeout. Minnesota would keep the pressure on, getting a kill from Myers and two from Kinney to go up 22-18, causing UO's final timeout of the frame. After going up 23-18 on an error, Minnesota had to call its final timeout at 23-21 following three more UO points. UO cut it to as few as one at 24-23 before Taylor closed it out with a kill on the gap, 25-23.
SET 3 | Minnesota tallied three of the first five in set three, getting a block from Swenson and Taylor to start it off. Three Oregon aces helped the Ducks grab the lead back at 6-4. The two teams went back and forth through most of the early part of the set, with the Ducks lead swinging between two and three points. Oregon went up a set-high six points at 15-9 after three consecutive aces by Alanah Clemente. The Gophers cut it to 15-10 with a kill before two kills from UO put them up 17-10, leading to a Minnesota timeout. The Ducks refused to slow down, scoring eight of the final 12 to win the set, 25-14, and go up 2-1.
SET 4 | Oregon scored five of the first seven before the Gophers got two back, including a block from Hanson and Taylor. The Ducks would score five of the next seven again after that, going up 10-6 before Minnesota called a timeout. The Gophers cut it to three at 11-8 after an ace from Carly Gilk, but a trio of Oregon kills made it 14-9, leading to a Minnesota timeout. The two teams exchanged points up until 17-12, where UO called a timeout. A Swenson ace after the break made it 17-13 before the Ducks rattled off three in-a-row to make it 20-13. Oregon would close it out with a 25-19 win.
Game Notes
» Minnesota now leads the all-time series against Oregon, 7-6. The Ducks have won both matches since they've been Big Ten foes.
» Minnesota (11) had 10+ blocks for the seventh time this season.
» Kelly Kinney went for a team-best 11 kills. It was her third match this season with 10+.
» McKenna Garr tallied 13 digs, her 12th match this season with 10+ digs.
» Jordan Taylor tied her career-high with eight blocks, her seventh time this season with five-or-more.
» Lourdes Myers went for seven kills, her seventh match this season with seven-or-more kills.
Up Next
Minnesota travels to Washington (8-8, 3-3 Big Ten) for a match on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. CT on B1G+.Â
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