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Since Robert Redford is (unfortunately) in the news, can you tell me which Gopher player was nicknamed "Hobbes" by Mike Hebert?

There will be no prize other than a pat on the head.
 


OK. While you all are pondering that one (right? that's what you're doing, right?), here's another one:

Who is the shortest Gopher volleyball player in program history?
 

Bonus:

Who had the shortest career? (Choboy does not count. This player was on the roster.)

Bonus, bonus, the fewest number of players on a team?

All my answers are subject to factchecking, btw.
 



How about injury trivia? Who lost a tooth while scrimmaging in the Pav? (Hint: she also suffered an ACL injury, but not at the same time.)

Hint for question #1 -- she played under two different names while a Gopher.
Hint for question #2 -- 5' 2". I have no absolute proof there was no one shorter on a Gopher roster, but I sure can't think of one.
Answer to question #3 (also not 100% sure this team had the fewest). Link is safe, from Gopher site:

 

Question 1 - Yvonne Wichert/Van Oort or Lindsey van der Wal/Taatjes?
 






A Lindsey Taatjes moment

mndaily.com

Taatjes steals Gordon-Gentil show

Stacey Gordon and Paula Gentil did their parts, but Lindsey Taatjes was the MVP.
mndaily.com mndaily.com

Saturday night wasn’t supposed to be about Lindsey Taatjes.

After all, Minnesota’s volleyball team was playing Big Ten rival Ohio State in a rematch of whom the conference named, its two best players.

But somebody must have forgotten to tell Taatjes that Big Ten player of the year Stacey Gordon and Big Ten defensive player of the year Paula Gentil were supposed to be the main attractions.

So, instead of quietly taking a back seat to the Gordon-and-Gentil show, Taatjes used Saturday to broadcast her emergence as a top option on offense and become the most valuable player of the Minneapolis regional.

Gordon and Gentil didn’t disappoint – Gentil led both squads with 38 digs and three aces, and Gordon finished with a career-high 44 kills – but even the Gophers’ libero said Taatjes deserved the award.

“(Gordon) carried their team, and Lindsey, at times, carried ours,” Gentil said. “You could say that Lindsey has more gifts because she can set, which is something Gordon can’t.
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So, I'm fairly certain that Kelli Wicks, at 5'2", was the shortest, and that Tanya Dulder (reported and then quickly went home) was on the team the shortest amount of time, although Appiani had a weird stint here too. Sarah Pearman lost the tooth.
 

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