Taylor Landfair led Minnesota with 20 kills whereas Carter Sales space tallied 11 kills with 4 blocks. CC McGraw paced the backcourt with 17 digs.
As a group, Minnesota (14-7, 9-4 Large Ten) hit .310 with 46 kills, 5 group blocks, 49 digs and two aces. Michigan (14-9, 5-8 Large Ten) hit .200 with 42 kills, three group blocks, 46 digs and 5 aces.
Might Pertofsky led Michigan with 10 kills.
Set Breakdown:
Set 1: The 2 groups had been neck and neck by means of the primary 18 factors earlier than two aces and a kill put the Wolverines up 12-9. The Gophers would reply with a 6-1 run to go into the media timeout with a 15-13 lead. Kills from Carter Sales space and Melani Shaffmaster along with a pair of blocks by Sales space aided Minnesota within the spurt. The ‘U’ saved its sturdy play going after the media break, scoring 4 of the following 5 to go up 19-14. A kill from Taylor Landfair and two extra from Sales space gave the house group its set-high lead. The Wolverines would get no nearer than three the remainder of the way in which as Minnesota took set one, 25-21. Landfair had seven kills, Sales space had 4 and Jenna Wenaas had three.
Set 2: Michigan and Minnesota break up the primary eight factors earlier than a 5-1 Gophers run put the house group up 9-5. Melani Shaffmaster tallied an ace whereas Landfair had a kill within the run. Michigan sliced the lead in half to 9-7 earlier than a block from Arica Davis and Landfair and a kill from Lauren Crowl put the ‘U’ up 12-7, forcing a Michigan timeout. Kills from Davis and Crowl helped the Gophers go up seven at 15-8 earlier than the Wolverines made a comeback. Michigan would go on an 8-1 run, slicing the Minnesota result in one level at 17-16. They received a pair of aces, a trio of kills and a pair Minnesota errors within the spurt. A pair of Michigan errors and a kill from Landfair helped the Gophers return up three at 20-17. The Gophers would go up 22-18 earlier than Michigan known as its final timeout. The Wolverines received no nearer than three the remainder of the way in which at 23-20 earlier than Sales space completed the set with two kills. Minnesota sealed the set with a 25-20 win to go up 2-0. The Gophers hit .296 in set two in comparison with .161 for UM. Landfair led the group with 4 kills within the body.
Set 3: Michigan got here out of the gates sizzling in set three, scoring 5 of the primary six to go up 5-1. The Gophers would combat proper again, tallying six of the following seven to take their first lead of the set. Sales space, Landfair and Shaffmaster had kills within the run whereas Sales space and Shaffmaster mixed for a block. UM scored the following three to go up 9-7 on a pair of kills and a block. The Wolverines would preserve their two to a few level lead all the way in which as much as 14-11 till Minnesota made its transfer. 4 straight kills from Landfair put the Gophers again up one, 15-14, heading into the media timeout. Sales space tallied a kill to place her group up two earlier than a 3-1 run by UM tied it at 17. The 2 groups exchanged ties and one-point leads till 20-20, when a Michigan service error and a kill from Landfair put the ‘U’ up 22-20, forcing a timeout from the Wolverines. One other kill from the redshirt sophomore put the house group up 23-20 earlier than two factors from UM sliced the benefit to 1. A Michigan service error and a kill from Sales space clinched the set, 25-22, and the match, 3-0, for Minnesota.
UP NEXT:Â Minnesota (14-7, 9-4 Large Ten) takes on Illinois (11-12, 6-7 Large Ten) at 1 p.m. on Sunday on the street. B1G+ will present streaming protection.
Notable:
-Minnesota strikes to 61-16 all-time vs. Michigan, successful 12 of the final 14 within the collection.
–CC McGraw (17) tallied her 97th profession 10+ dig outing, together with her twelfth this season. She’s now as much as 1,796 for her profession, simply 74 behind Dalianliz Rosado for the No. 3 spot in Minnesota laurels.
-It was McGraw’s fifth 15+ dig match of the season and 57th of her profession.
–Taylor Landfair (20) totaled double digit kills for the twenty first time this season and thirty ninth time in her profession. She’s considered one of two Energy 5 gamers within the nation to have double digit kills in each match.
-It was Landfair’s fourth 20+ kill match of the yr and sixth in her profession.
–Carter Sales space posted her second 10+ kill match of the yr.
-The Gophers (.310) hit over .300 for the tenth time this season in 21 video games.
–Rachel Kilkelly tallied 10 digs, her third 10+ dig match of 2022, and second consecutive.
