I don't think that the Gophers necessarily need a better setter than Mel if they can make big improvements in other areas; e.g., receiving, digging, and passing. We may not need Stella to be a superstar next year because we might be able to pick up a good, experienced setter via the transfer portal. There are probably good setters around who are well aware that Mel is done and they would love the opportunity to play with a strong team. We need to replace Grote and might get lucky to find someone like her again in the portal, and we need some returning players to really up their games next year like Hanson has. If the Gophers can make a nice run in the NCAA tournament, it will help with recruitment and/or the transfer portal.