University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, October 8
Minneapolis, MN
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
13-3,3-2Big Ten
0
vs
3
UCLA
9-6,3-2Big Ten
1
2
3
F
UCLA
25
25
25
3
Minnesota
18
22
22
0
Team Stats
UCLA
MINN
Kills
42
31
Errors
16
20
Attempts
113
123
Hitting %
.230
.089
Points
58.0
40.0
Assists
42
27
Aces
4
5
Blocks
12
4
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
Outside
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Libero/DS
/ VolleyballOpposite
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Outside
/ VolleyballOutside
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Setter
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Photo by: Ceci De Young
No. 14 'U' Undercut by UCLA
10/8/2025 9:57:00 PM | Volleyball
Minnesota fell in straight sets Wednesday night
MINNEAPOLIS --Â The No. 14 Minnesota volleyball team fell to the UCLA Bruins on Wednesday night in straight sets. The set scores were 25-18, 25-22, 25-22.
"That's a Bruins team that you wanted to play early in the season and not when they got organized," said head coach Keegan Cook. "We had spurts of great effort and grit. We won some long rallies and applied some service pressure. We have a lot of players that now have expanded roles and this match was a bit of a wake up call in terms of what roles will look like for the rest of the season."
Julia Hanson led Minnesota with 13 kills while Stella Swenson went for 25Â assists and six digs. McKenna Garr totaled 13Â digs to lead the defense.
The Gophers (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) were outhit by the Bruins (9-6, 3-2 Big Ten) .230 to .089 and trailed in kills (42 to 31), digs (59 to 47), blocks (12 to 4). Minnesota had more aces (5 to 4).
Cheridyn Leverette led UCLA with 15 kills while Kate Duffey paced the offense with 36 assists and nine digs. Lola Schumacher had 18 digs to hold down the back line.
How It Happened
SET 1 | UCLA started out hot, scoring six of the first nine. Minnesota got it back within two at 8-6 following a couple UCLA errors and a Myers kill. After a Bruins kill and block, Minnesota called its first timeout. After the break, UCLA scored four of the next five to go up 14-7. Coach Cook called his final timeout of the set after that. A kill from Hanson helped the Gophers get to within five at 14-9 but they would get no closer. UCLA scored six of the next eight to go up 20-11. UCLA would eventually close out the set, 25-18. The Bruins hit .324 for the set compared to .167 for Minnesota. Hanson led the 'U' with six kills.
SET 2 | Minnesota came out firing, scoring eight of the first 12. Hanson, Gilk and Kinney had kills in the run while Myers and Kinney had a block. UCLA got it back to within two at 9-7 before the Gophers answered back, going on a 5-1 spurt to go up 14-8, forcing a UCLA timeout. Hanson had a kill and Thibault had an ace in the rally. The Bruins would battle back, tallying seven of the next 10 to make it 17-15, leading to a Minnesota timeout. After the break, UCLA would score four of the next six to tie it up at 19 before a Carly Gilk kill helped Minnesota be the first to 20. The Bruins scored the next three after that, going up 22-20 and forcing the last timeout from coach Cook. UCLA went up 23-20 before a Kinney kill and Hanson ace made it 23-22, forcing a Bruins timeout. UCLA would close it out, 25-22 after a couple Minnesota errors.
SET 3 | UCLA came out strong in the third set, scoring five of the first seven before the Gophers answered with five straight. Hanson had a kill and ace in the spurt while Myers had a kill and a block with Swenson. The 'U' would go up 9-6 after a pair of UCLA errors before the Bruins bounced back with a trio of kills to tie it at 9-9. Minnesota took a timeout at that point. UCLA kept their momentum going, scoring six of the next eight after the break to go up 15-11. Minnesota would fight back, getting a kill from Hanson and a kill and ace from Kinney to make it 15-14. After a pair of service errors, kills from Myers and Hanson put the Gophers up 17-16, leading to a Bruins timeout. UCLA found back, scoring seven of the next 11 to go up 23-20 before Minnesota got a kill from Kinney and a Bruins error to make it 23-22. UCLA finished it out with a kill and a block to win, 25-22.
Game Notes
» Minnesota now trails the all-time series against UCLA, 5-3.
» Julia Hanson went for 13 kills, her 12th time this season with 10+.
» Carly Gilk (10) and Kelly Kinney (7) had career-highs in digs. It was Gilk's first 10+ dig match.
» McKenna Garr (13 digs) went for 10+ for the 11th time this season and her 10th as starting libero. Minnesota is 9-1 when with her as the starter.
» Minnesota started five freshmen on Wednesday for the first time this season.
» The program announced today that Alex Acevedo will miss the rest of the 2025 season due to a lower leg injury.
Up Next
Minnesota hosts Ohio State (3-9, 0-4 Big Ten) Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT on B1G+.Â
"That's a Bruins team that you wanted to play early in the season and not when they got organized," said head coach Keegan Cook. "We had spurts of great effort and grit. We won some long rallies and applied some service pressure. We have a lot of players that now have expanded roles and this match was a bit of a wake up call in terms of what roles will look like for the rest of the season."
Julia Hanson led Minnesota with 13 kills while Stella Swenson went for 25Â assists and six digs. McKenna Garr totaled 13Â digs to lead the defense.
The Gophers (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) were outhit by the Bruins (9-6, 3-2 Big Ten) .230 to .089 and trailed in kills (42 to 31), digs (59 to 47), blocks (12 to 4). Minnesota had more aces (5 to 4).
Cheridyn Leverette led UCLA with 15 kills while Kate Duffey paced the offense with 36 assists and nine digs. Lola Schumacher had 18 digs to hold down the back line.
How It Happened
SET 1 | UCLA started out hot, scoring six of the first nine. Minnesota got it back within two at 8-6 following a couple UCLA errors and a Myers kill. After a Bruins kill and block, Minnesota called its first timeout. After the break, UCLA scored four of the next five to go up 14-7. Coach Cook called his final timeout of the set after that. A kill from Hanson helped the Gophers get to within five at 14-9 but they would get no closer. UCLA scored six of the next eight to go up 20-11. UCLA would eventually close out the set, 25-18. The Bruins hit .324 for the set compared to .167 for Minnesota. Hanson led the 'U' with six kills.
SET 2 | Minnesota came out firing, scoring eight of the first 12. Hanson, Gilk and Kinney had kills in the run while Myers and Kinney had a block. UCLA got it back to within two at 9-7 before the Gophers answered back, going on a 5-1 spurt to go up 14-8, forcing a UCLA timeout. Hanson had a kill and Thibault had an ace in the rally. The Bruins would battle back, tallying seven of the next 10 to make it 17-15, leading to a Minnesota timeout. After the break, UCLA would score four of the next six to tie it up at 19 before a Carly Gilk kill helped Minnesota be the first to 20. The Bruins scored the next three after that, going up 22-20 and forcing the last timeout from coach Cook. UCLA went up 23-20 before a Kinney kill and Hanson ace made it 23-22, forcing a Bruins timeout. UCLA would close it out, 25-22 after a couple Minnesota errors.
SET 3 | UCLA came out strong in the third set, scoring five of the first seven before the Gophers answered with five straight. Hanson had a kill and ace in the spurt while Myers had a kill and a block with Swenson. The 'U' would go up 9-6 after a pair of UCLA errors before the Bruins bounced back with a trio of kills to tie it at 9-9. Minnesota took a timeout at that point. UCLA kept their momentum going, scoring six of the next eight after the break to go up 15-11. Minnesota would fight back, getting a kill from Hanson and a kill and ace from Kinney to make it 15-14. After a pair of service errors, kills from Myers and Hanson put the Gophers up 17-16, leading to a Bruins timeout. UCLA found back, scoring seven of the next 11 to go up 23-20 before Minnesota got a kill from Kinney and a Bruins error to make it 23-22. UCLA finished it out with a kill and a block to win, 25-22.
Game Notes
» Minnesota now trails the all-time series against UCLA, 5-3.
» Julia Hanson went for 13 kills, her 12th time this season with 10+.
» Carly Gilk (10) and Kelly Kinney (7) had career-highs in digs. It was Gilk's first 10+ dig match.
» McKenna Garr (13 digs) went for 10+ for the 11th time this season and her 10th as starting libero. Minnesota is 9-1 when with her as the starter.
» Minnesota started five freshmen on Wednesday for the first time this season.
» The program announced today that Alex Acevedo will miss the rest of the 2025 season due to a lower leg injury.
Up Next
Minnesota hosts Ohio State (3-9, 0-4 Big Ten) Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT on B1G+.Â
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