B1G matches 11 & 12 Gophers visit Indiana and Purdue 10-24 and 10-26-25

[Ignatius L Hoops]

Indiana volleyball overcomes Ohio State despite lack of depth in middle blocker position

Sophomore middle blocker Ella Boersema injured herself against Purdue.

www.idsnews.com

At full strength, Indiana volleyball would have four middle blockers. However, the current roster is down to just two.
Junior middle blocker Ava Vickers has been dealing with an offseason surgery that has sidelined her all season with the exception of two matches. Sophomore middle blocker Ella Boersema went down with a leg injury in the Hoosiers’ loss to Purdue on Oct. 16.

 

[Hoolio]

Indiana has had some injuries. Boo Fricken Hoo. Tell it to someone who cares.

 

[walleye]

Minnesota hit .412 for the night
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 20 Minnesota volleyball team took down the No. 23 Indiana Hoosiers in four sets on Friday night at Wilkinson Hall. The set scores were 25-19, 25-19, 18-25, 25-19.

The victory was Minnesota's 15th straight over Indiana and their first top-25 ranked win of the season.

Carly Gilk (12) and Kelly Kinney (15) led the offense with career-highs in kills. Stella Swenson paced the offense with a career-high 49 assists and five service aces. Julia Hanson went for 17 kills on .441 while Jordan Taylor had nine kills and Lourdes Myers went for eight. Minnesota hit a scorching .412, their second-best tally of the season and best of Big Ten play.

No. 20 'U' Handles No. 23 Hoosiers in Four - University of Minnesota Athletics

Minnesota took down Indiana on Friday night.

gophersports.com

Big win for the Gophers over a ranked team on the opponents home court. Many players had big games. A hiccup in the third set after two tough sets. But, they regrouped to closed out the match.

Gophers have a lot of matches coming up against ranked teams and starting Sunday. Go Gophers.

 

[Hoolio]

My favorite thing about tonight's match, other than the win, was that the players looked like they were having fun. Lots of smiles, even in the 3rd set.

 

[Bigk]

The team is finally showing signs of life after all the changes due to injuries. Hats off to the Coaches and the players for making successful adjustments.

 

[WayOfTheGopher]

Gophers had a 2-0 lead against #11 Purdue, guess what happened? 25-24 lead in the third set and 8-2 lead in the fifth. How do you lose this match, how?

 

[walleye]

Heartbreaking match to lose. But, the Gophers played at a high level and fought hard the entire match. Let's hope it is a positive learning experience especially for the freshmen. They played the #11 team almost even in a very raucous environment. They have the potential to be a very good team. They are young with a lot of upside potential.

 

[Nipomo 56]

Heartbreaking match to lose. But, the Gophers played at a high level and fought hard the entire match. Let's hope it is a positive learning experience especially for the freshmen. They played the #11 team almost even in a very raucous environment. They have the potential to be a very good team. They are young with a lot of upside potential.

Tough match to lose, but they have played extremely well the past three matches. I see real growth and confidence in the freshmen and the connections between them has improved.

 

[WayOfTheGopher]

Heartbreaking match to lose. But, the Gophers played at a high level and fought hard the entire match. Let's hope it is a positive learning experience especially for the freshmen. They played the #11 team almost even in a very raucous environment. They have the potential to be a very good team. They are young with a lot of upside potential.

That was a win that they really needed with ILL, USC, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Penn State coming up, I only see them winning one of those matches.

 

[Nipomo 56]

That was a win that they really needed with ILL, USC, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Penn State coming up, I only see them winning one of those matches.

It can be a valuable lesson for the freshmen when you have a chance to finish off a good team you need to deliver the final blow. Lost opportunities in the 3rd and 5th sets to seal a victory.

 

[gwbbfan82]

It can be a valuable lesson for the freshmen when you have a chance to finish off a good team you need to deliver the final blow. Lost opportunities in the 3rd and 5th sets to seal a victory.

I thought there were too many tips instead of kills at the end of the 5th.

Anybody else think so?

 

[Hoolio]

These freshmen are good. Probably better than I thought they were. That said they're still freshmen. This was their first chance to grind out a road win against a quality team. They didn't get it done but they'll be better for it going forward.