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Did anyone on this board attend the final match? Would love to hear some impressions.

This one was kind of boring. St. Thomas is not very good. By far the weakest team the Gophers have faced this spring. Its tough to draw too many conclusions from this one but I won't let that stop me from trying. Stella was good again today. Moved the ball around well and her defense was...

Kristen Bernthal Booth resigned as head coach at Creighton on Sunday. She was there and coached against the Gophers on Saturday in Brookings. Strange timing.

In match 1 the Gophers dropped 2 of 3 sets to South Dakota State. The Gophers won set one easily. Set 2 was not good as Coach Cook played everyone and the connections just weren't there. Set three was also ragged and the Gophers seemed listless and uninterested. Individually Stella was solid...

The first match of the spring season took place this afternoon at the Pav. For those who couldn't attend here's a synopsis of the action. The Gophers won 3 of the 4 sets and were very much the better team. They lost set #3 when Coach Cook emptied the bench and tried some different lineups...

Dear Santa, I've been a good fan again this year and should be on your nice list. Here's my Christmas transfer portal wish list. Please bring everything. 1. An experienced and talented hitter. Don't want to have to rely on a freshman next year. 2. An experienced setter. Not to replace or even...

I have been really shocked by the number of open seats at many of NCAA matches. Maples Arena was 1/2 full last night for stanfords match. The Penn State match is on right now and there are large sections less than 1/2 full. That would never happen at the Pav.

Open question to all the Scaffmaster haters on this site. I'm curious who's going to get the blame every time the Gophs lose next year.

We're about halfway through the season so it's time to hand out some mid-season grades. Schaffmaster- A. So nice to see her healthy. Defense has been great and she's even setting the middles. Palabiyik- A-. Struggled a little early but has settled in nicely. Better player than I expected...

Last night's Purdue match felt like the crash after a sugar high. The vibe in the Pav was much more subdued than the excitement of Wednesday night. The play on the court by our Gophers was on the listless side. They had some good moments but made way too many mistakes to beat a good team like...

A few thoughts from the cheap seats. This was not a fluke. Minnesota was the better team. I think Wisconsin probably has better individual talent but they just aren't clicking right now. For the Gophers I thought Schaffmaster was locked in all night. Four different players with double digit...

Given tomorrow nights match against Wisconsin I've been thinking about something and questioning myself. Here goes........ I think I hate losing to Wisconsin even more than I enjoy beating Wisconsin. Does that even make sense to anyone other than me? It makes sense to my age addled brain. Am I...

While they got the win this was a lackluster performance all around. They played with no energy, fire, or urgency. Green Bay is not very good yet they pushed the Gophers in both the 2nd and 3rd sets. Play like this next week against the Badgers and you'll get run out of the gym.

A few thoughts from an undefeated week. The St. Thomas and LIU matches were fun to watch. Keegan Cook gave everyone a chance to play. Not sure the team got much out of those matches as they were not competitive. The Auburn match yesterday was a really nice win. The set scores don't reflect how...