University of Minnesota Athletics
2025 Volleyball Year in Review
>> Despite losing four starters to injury before mid-October, the Golden Gophers rallied to finish 24-10 and 12-8 in the Big Ten and reached the program's 11th straight NCAA Tournament.
>> With wins against Fairfield and Iowa State at Maturi Pavilion, Minnesota advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2022.
>> Head coach Keegan Cook was named AVCA Northwest Region Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career and first with the Golden Gophers.
>> After earning honorable mention honors last year, senior Julia Hanson capped her Gopher career with second-team All-American accolades. She was also named AVCA Northwest Region Player of the Year and first-team unanimous All-Big Ten honors.
AVCA All-America
Julia Hanson (Second Team)
AVCA Northwest Region Player of the Year
Julia Hanson
AVCA Northwest Region Coach of the Year
Keegan Cook
AVCA Northwest All-Region
Carly Gilk (First Team), Julia Hanson (First Team), Stella Swenson (First Team), Lourdes Myers (HM), Jordan Taylor (HM)
All-Big Ten
Julia Hanson (First Team), Stella Swenson (Second Team)
Big Ten All-Freshman
Carly Gilk, Stella Swenson
CSC Academic All-District
Stella Swenson, Kate Thibault
Academic All-Big Ten
Alex Acevedo, Lauren Crowl, Julia Hanson, Calissa Minatee, Chloe Ng, Zeynep Palabiyik, Olivia Swenson, Stella Swenson, Kate Thibault, Mckenna Wucherer
Big Ten Player of the Week
Julia Hanson (9/1)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Taylor (11/17)
Big Ten Setter of the Week
Stella Swenson (9/1)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Lauren Crowl
Gallery: 2025 Gopher Volleyball Season
