Taylor Landfell led Minnesota with 20 kills, while Carter booth Counted 11 kills and 4 blocks. CC McGraw Has the upper hand in the backcourt with 17 digs.
As a team, Minnesota (14-7, 9-4 Big Ten) hit .310 with 46 kills, 5 team blocks, 49 digs and 2 aces. Michigan (14-9, 5-8 Big Ten) hit .200 with 42 kills, 3 team blocks, 46 digs and 5 aces.
May Pertofsky leads Michigan with 10 kills.
Set segment:
Set 1: The teams were evenly matched for the first 18 points, then two aces and a kill gave the Wolverines a 12-9 lead. The Gophers responded 6-1 with a 15-13 lead going into a media timeout.kill from Carter booth and Melanie Schaffmaster Except for Booth’s pair of blocks to help Minnesota sprint. The “U” continued to go strong after the media break, scoring four goals in their next five games for a 19-14 lead.kill from Taylor Landfell Two other players from Booth gave the hosts a record lead. The Wolverines wouldn’t come close to three for the rest of the game when Minnesota won the first set 25-21. Landfair had 7 kills, Booth had 4, Jenna Venus There is three.
Set 2: Michigan and Minnesota tied the first eight points before the 5-1 Gophers game, giving the home team a 9-5 lead. Melanie Schaffmaster When Landfell was killed on the run, he got an ace. Michigan cuts lead to 9-7 before one block Arika Davis and Landfair and a kill Lauren Crow Give the “U” a 12-7 lead and force a timeout for Michigan State. Davis and Claure’s kills helped the Gophers go 15-8 up seven games before the Wolverines made a comeback. Michigan will go on to hold Minnesota 17-16 by one point at 8-1. They got a pair of Aces, three kills and a couple of Minnesota errors in the sprint. A pair of turnovers from Michigan and a kill from Landfell helped the Gophers to a 20-17 go-ahead 3-pointer. The Gophers were up 22-18 before Michigan State’s final timeout. The Wolverines were close to three with a 23-20 run the rest of the game before Booth ended the game with two kills. Minnesota sealed the victory 25-20, taking a 2-0 lead. The Gophers hit 0.296 in the second set compared to UM’s 0.161. Landfair led the team with four kills.
Set 3: Michigan stormed out of the gate in the third set, scoring five points in its first six games to take a 5-1 lead. The Gophers will fight back immediately, playing six of their next seven games to take their first lead. Booth, Landfair and Shaffmaster kill on the run, while Booth and Shaffmaster block together. UM went 9-7 with a kill and a block over the next three games. The Wolverines will hold a two- to three-point lead until 14-11 before Minnesota makes a move. Landfair’s four straight kills gave the Gophers a 15-14 lead going into a media timeout. Booth slaughtered her team to give her a two-point lead before Michigan went 3-1 to 17. The two teams exchanged a tie and a one-point lead until it was 20-20 when a miss from Michigan State and a kill from Landfell tied the score. ‘U’ took a 22-20 lead, forcing a timeout for the Wolverines. Another kill from the redshirt sophomore gave the hosts a 23-20 lead, before UM’s two points cut the advantage to one. A miss from Michigan and a kill from Booth sealed the game 25-22, 3-0 for Minnesota.
Previous: Minnesota (14-7, 9-4 Big Ten) will play Illinois (11-12, 6-7 Big Ten) on the road Sunday at 1 p.m. B1G+ will provide streaming coverage.
Notable people:
– Minnesota is tied 61-16 in history. Michigan, winning 12 of the last 14 games in the series.
–CC McGraw (17) Recorded her 97th career 10+ elimination, including her 12th of the season. She now has a career-high 1,796, just 74 behind top-ranked Dalian Liz Rosado. Earned 3 spots in the Minnesota Laureate.
– It was McGraw’s fifth 15-point game of the season and her 57th career game.
-Taylor Landfair (20) had his 21st season and 39th career kill total in double digits. She is one of two top five players in the country with double-digit kills per game.
– This is Landfair’s fourth 20+ kill match of the year and sixth in her career.
–Carter booth Posted her second 10+ kill match of the year.
– The Gophers (0.310) are over 0.300 for the 10th time in 21 games this season.
–Rachel Kielkelly Counting 10 digs, this is her third 10+ dig contest of 2022 and her second in a row.