Recent content by 4EverAGopher

Kalei Mau was one of those players who I wished saw playing time for us. Hugh was always looking and wanting those 6R pins...that could be the reason she never started as a Gopher. I do know her departure was shocking to this Gopher fan. While at Arizona State, she started at OH and had a...

If I'm remembering correctly - Hugh had entered the UNI Tournament once during his Gopher coaching years. It was held on practice courts somewhere on their campus. We entered the building and walked through 2 gyms adjacent to each other to get to the third gym where we played. There were...

So help me understand what some of you are trying to say. We have transferred in since Cook has become our HC: Awoleye, Grote, Acevedo, Engeman, Thibault, Murr, Lee and Myers. So none of these players should have joined the Gopher Program? We should never be transferring in players but...

Would have been wonderful, if he had. I'm beginning to question how well of a job he actually does at recruiting. IMO KK was our recruiter and since her departure it hasn't really happened. That's why this newly hire with Nassar is so important because Nellie also IMO was pretty absent in this...

Arica Nassar has recruiting coordinator by her title. I'm not sure who Nellie has actually recruited besides: Yes, McKinley Moser (often spelled Moser, sometimes confused with Mosser) is still a committed volleyball recruit for the University of Minnesota as of late 2025. Class Year: She is a...

The first few games are in the books and we are 1-4. Can anyone give a realistic estimate what our record could look at by the end of this regular season? Some posters have already mentioned that it appears we could be seeing a softer schedule than previous seasons.

Tonight at Rutgers they sure were not the same Gophers we saw in Iowa. However, with that being said, last week wasn't the Iowa Team we are used to competing against either, now was it?

Just text a friend in Iowa. He states his Hawkeye co-workers and many others want to see Brands gone. People are saying this year's team quit on him. Now, whatever that is supposed to mean, I'm not sure.

All good, but I just feel that not all of KCook's hires were positive from the beginning, without going into specifics. I am also wondering what will be the long term affect, if any, these Pro Women's USA Volleyball Leagues hiring coaches will have on the College Level hiring in the near future.

IMO the coaching and development of our middle players he brought to this program is going to take a huge hit. Five assistants have left in KCook's 3 seasons as HC at Minnesota. Am I asking for too much when I want to see more stability in our volleyball program?

I have watched several of their meets including today. As a team, they were off from the beginning. It's really too bad. As this meet went on, it appeared they just couldn't gain any needed momentum and stability. If a coach can see that a team member is definitely having an OFF DAY during...

I just edited above roster based on the now 2026 updated Gopher Volleyball website. I still question Acevedos true elegibility. It was my understanding that she did not receive a RS with her season ending injury. However, according to this update she will only be a RS-Jr for the fall 2026...

True there isn't much time to think....it's a reaction. It sounds like Spencer played mostly OH, with some experience at Libero. Positioning of our back court, at times, needs help too. Pedro is the middles coach and after that, I do not have any idea what Spencer will be expected to help...

Spencer Wicken was a great hire by his credentials and I am looking forward to what he can bring to this program for developing our back court players and recruiting. In his Bio, it states he is from New York. His past positions were not real long term (2-3 years something like that). With...

So true.