University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, November 5
Madison, WI
7:00 PM
University of Minnesota
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Wisconsin
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Team Stats
MINN
Wisc
Kills
49
53
Errors
17
16
Attempts
120
119
Hitting %
.267
.311
Points
67.0
68.0
Assists
46
50
Aces
7
7
Blocks
11
8
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
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Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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No. 22 'U' Falls in Four to No. 11 UW
11/5/2025 9:19:00 PM | Volleyball
Julia Hanson led the way with 21 kills
MINNEAPOLIS -- The No. 22 Minnesota volleyball team fell to the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers in four sets on Wednesday night at UW Field House. The set scores were 25-20, 25-22, 18-25, 25-16.
Julia Hanson paced the Gophers with 21 kills while Jordan Taylor had six kills and seven blocks. Kelly Kinney had 11 kills while McKenna Garr paced the back row with 15 digs. Stella Swenson paced the offense with 41 assists.
The Gophers (17-7, 7-6 Big Ten) were outhit by the Badgers (17-4, 10-3 B1G) .311 to .267. UW had more kills (53 to 49) and digs (43 to 42) but Minnesota had more blocks (11 to 8). The aces were tied up (7 to 7).
For Wisconsin, Mimi Colyer led the team with 21 kills while Una Vajagic had 11 kills with seven digs. Addy Horner went for 41 assists.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Wisconsin started off hot, tallying six of the first nine points. Minnesota would answer back with a 6-2 spurt to go up 9-8, getting a trio of kills from Hanson in addition to aces from Lee and Swenson. The Badgers re-took the lead again at 12-11 after a pair of kills and a block. The UW would take a 15-14 lead into the media break. Two straight kills from the home team put them up 17-14, forcing a timeout from coach Cook. A Hanson kill and a block from Gilk and Myers cut the lead to just one at 17-16 before the Badgers tallied three straight to go up 20-16. Minnesota called its final timeout at that point to talk it over. A kill from Kinney made it 20-17 before the Badgers totaled three straight kills to go up 23-17. UW would finish out the set with a 25-20 victory. UW hit .357 in set one compared to .258 for Minnesota. Hanson led the Gophers with seven kills on 13 swings.
SET 2 | Minnesota came out strong in set two, scoring three of the first four. The Badgers answered right back, tallying five of the next six to take a 6-4 advantage. The 'U' would get back within one three times before the Badgers scored two straight leading 9-8 to go up 11-8. UW would go up by as many as four at 14-10 before a kill from Taylor and two from Kinney made it 14-13. Wisconsin led 15-13 going into the media break. A service error cut the lead to 15-14 before a Gophers hitting error and a Badgers kill made it 17-14, forcing a Minnesota timeout. The Badgers got their lead up to as many as five at 19-14 before the Gophers made a run. The 'U' tallied five of the next six to make it 20-19, forcing a UW timeout. Garr and Kinney had aces while Taylor had a block. The Badgers would go on to score three of the next four, taking a 23-20 lead and forcing a Minnesota timeout. UW went up 24-20 before a Hanson kill and Taylor solo block made it 24-22, causing the home team to call a timeout. A service error for the 'U' ended set two, 25-22.
SET 3 | Minnesota started strong again in set three, scoring five of the first eight before a couple UW kills tied it up at 5-5. Kills from Hanson and Kinney plus an ace from Lee put the Gophers up 8-5. After a Badgers kill, Kinney and Gilk put down back-to-back kills and Swenson had her second ace to put Minnesota up 11-6, its largest lead of the match. The two teams went back-and-forth until the media timeout, where the Gophers took a 15-10 lead after two more kills from Hanson. The Badgers would slice the lead to just two at 16-14 after scoring five of six after the timeout. Minnesota would get three of the next four, however, taking a 19-15 lead and forcing another UW timeout. A Gilk kill and a Kinney ace gave the Gophers a 21-15 advantage, their largest of the match. Wisconin would get no closer the rest of the set before Minnesota took the third, 25-18.
SET 4 | Two early kills from Hanson put the Gophers up 3-1, forcing a Badgers timeout. UW responded by scoring seven of the next nine to go up 8-5, causing coach Cook to call his first timeout of the set. Minnesota would cut the lead to one at 8-7 after a kill from Kinney and a block from Crowl and Myers. The Badgers responded by scoring four of the next five to take a 13-9 lead, their largest of the set. Minnesota would get it back to three at 14-11 after a Gilk kill before two straight from UW put the home team up 16-11, forcing Minnesota's final timeout of the set. The 'U' got it to 16-13 after a pair of kills before the Badgers took two more to go back up five. The Gophers would get no closer, with the Badgers exploding to the finish, winning 25-16.
Game Notes
» Minnesota is now 54-40 all-time against Wisconsin. The Gophers have lost seven straight matches in Madison (won last two at Maturi Pavilion).
» The Gophers posted 10+ blocks (11) as a team for the 11th time this season.
» Julia Hanson went for 21 kills, her 19th match of the season with 10+. It was her 13th with 15+ and fourth with 20+. It was her 11th career 20+ kill match and third straight. In her last three matches, she's tallied 70 kills.
» Stella Swenson went for 41 assists, her seventh time with 40+ this year.
» Kelly Kinney went for 11 kills, her seventh this year with 10+.
» Jordan Taylor had a team-high seven blocks, her eighth match of the year with five-or-more.
» McKenna Garr had 15 digs, her 16th match this year with 10+.
» Georgia Lee tallied two service aces, her 8th match of the year with multiple.
Up Next
Minnesota hosts No. 1 Nebraska (22-0, 12-0 B1G) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT. Peacock will stream.
Julia Hanson paced the Gophers with 21 kills while Jordan Taylor had six kills and seven blocks. Kelly Kinney had 11 kills while McKenna Garr paced the back row with 15 digs. Stella Swenson paced the offense with 41 assists.
The Gophers (17-7, 7-6 Big Ten) were outhit by the Badgers (17-4, 10-3 B1G) .311 to .267. UW had more kills (53 to 49) and digs (43 to 42) but Minnesota had more blocks (11 to 8). The aces were tied up (7 to 7).
For Wisconsin, Mimi Colyer led the team with 21 kills while Una Vajagic had 11 kills with seven digs. Addy Horner went for 41 assists.
How It Happened
SET 1 | Wisconsin started off hot, tallying six of the first nine points. Minnesota would answer back with a 6-2 spurt to go up 9-8, getting a trio of kills from Hanson in addition to aces from Lee and Swenson. The Badgers re-took the lead again at 12-11 after a pair of kills and a block. The UW would take a 15-14 lead into the media break. Two straight kills from the home team put them up 17-14, forcing a timeout from coach Cook. A Hanson kill and a block from Gilk and Myers cut the lead to just one at 17-16 before the Badgers tallied three straight to go up 20-16. Minnesota called its final timeout at that point to talk it over. A kill from Kinney made it 20-17 before the Badgers totaled three straight kills to go up 23-17. UW would finish out the set with a 25-20 victory. UW hit .357 in set one compared to .258 for Minnesota. Hanson led the Gophers with seven kills on 13 swings.
SET 2 | Minnesota came out strong in set two, scoring three of the first four. The Badgers answered right back, tallying five of the next six to take a 6-4 advantage. The 'U' would get back within one three times before the Badgers scored two straight leading 9-8 to go up 11-8. UW would go up by as many as four at 14-10 before a kill from Taylor and two from Kinney made it 14-13. Wisconsin led 15-13 going into the media break. A service error cut the lead to 15-14 before a Gophers hitting error and a Badgers kill made it 17-14, forcing a Minnesota timeout. The Badgers got their lead up to as many as five at 19-14 before the Gophers made a run. The 'U' tallied five of the next six to make it 20-19, forcing a UW timeout. Garr and Kinney had aces while Taylor had a block. The Badgers would go on to score three of the next four, taking a 23-20 lead and forcing a Minnesota timeout. UW went up 24-20 before a Hanson kill and Taylor solo block made it 24-22, causing the home team to call a timeout. A service error for the 'U' ended set two, 25-22.
SET 3 | Minnesota started strong again in set three, scoring five of the first eight before a couple UW kills tied it up at 5-5. Kills from Hanson and Kinney plus an ace from Lee put the Gophers up 8-5. After a Badgers kill, Kinney and Gilk put down back-to-back kills and Swenson had her second ace to put Minnesota up 11-6, its largest lead of the match. The two teams went back-and-forth until the media timeout, where the Gophers took a 15-10 lead after two more kills from Hanson. The Badgers would slice the lead to just two at 16-14 after scoring five of six after the timeout. Minnesota would get three of the next four, however, taking a 19-15 lead and forcing another UW timeout. A Gilk kill and a Kinney ace gave the Gophers a 21-15 advantage, their largest of the match. Wisconin would get no closer the rest of the set before Minnesota took the third, 25-18.
SET 4 | Two early kills from Hanson put the Gophers up 3-1, forcing a Badgers timeout. UW responded by scoring seven of the next nine to go up 8-5, causing coach Cook to call his first timeout of the set. Minnesota would cut the lead to one at 8-7 after a kill from Kinney and a block from Crowl and Myers. The Badgers responded by scoring four of the next five to take a 13-9 lead, their largest of the set. Minnesota would get it back to three at 14-11 after a Gilk kill before two straight from UW put the home team up 16-11, forcing Minnesota's final timeout of the set. The 'U' got it to 16-13 after a pair of kills before the Badgers took two more to go back up five. The Gophers would get no closer, with the Badgers exploding to the finish, winning 25-16.
Game Notes
» Minnesota is now 54-40 all-time against Wisconsin. The Gophers have lost seven straight matches in Madison (won last two at Maturi Pavilion).
» The Gophers posted 10+ blocks (11) as a team for the 11th time this season.
» Julia Hanson went for 21 kills, her 19th match of the season with 10+. It was her 13th with 15+ and fourth with 20+. It was her 11th career 20+ kill match and third straight. In her last three matches, she's tallied 70 kills.
» Stella Swenson went for 41 assists, her seventh time with 40+ this year.
» Kelly Kinney went for 11 kills, her seventh this year with 10+.
» Jordan Taylor had a team-high seven blocks, her eighth match of the year with five-or-more.
» McKenna Garr had 15 digs, her 16th match this year with 10+.
» Georgia Lee tallied two service aces, her 8th match of the year with multiple.
Up Next
Minnesota hosts No. 1 Nebraska (22-0, 12-0 B1G) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT. Peacock will stream.
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