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Other Gopher Sports Last Saturday one of the best played Big Ten matches in recent memory occurred in Madison, as the resurgent Badgers knocked off the #2 Gophers 3-2 in a match that could’ve gone either way. It was a game that battled Minnesota’s defensive tenacity against Wisconsin’s athleticism and did not disappoint, as neither […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports The 2nd ranked Gopher volleyball team emerged from Indiana this weekend with a 20-2 record behind the strong play of sophomore setter Kelly Bowman. For her outstanding performances this weekend, Bowman earned National Player of the Week and co-Big Ten Player of the Week honors. The Minnesota sweep, coupled with Ohio State’s […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Fifteen minutes before the 2nd ranked Gopher Volleyball team’s match-up with #23 Illinois, the entrances to the upper-deck at Williams Arena remained closed off by yellow tape. As the steady stream of fans continued to enter, officials were forced to open the upper-deck as Minnesotans proved once again that they are second […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Minnesota is starting to dominate the series with the hated Badgers. On Friday night, the Gophers dispatched of Wisconsin (8-5) 30-22 30-26 31-29 behind a balanced effort. The match was evenly played, which has become a common occurrence in this series with the Badgers over the last couple of years. Minnesota once […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Last Friday in Columbus, Minnesota faced the buzz-saw that is Stacey Gordon. The undefeated Buckeyes relied almost solely on their All-American to get them past the Gophers 30-24 30-23 18-30 30-24. The Ohio State senior pounded 36 kills, a four game rally scoring record for a Minnesota opponent, while hitting at a […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Last weekend, the Minnesota volleyball team made a statement to the Big Ten conference: there is no easy kill against the Gophers. On Friday night, Minnesota raced past the reeling Michigan State Spartans 30-16 30-18 30-19, holding MSU to a horrendous -.024 hitting percentage ((kill-errors)/attempts). The only player on Michigan State who […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports In rally-scoring volleyball, being down two games to one and 28-24 usually means that you are as good as finished. Minnesota was in such a position on Friday night against the unheralded Rice Owls at the UNC Volleyball Classic in Chapel Hill, NC. Coach Hebert took a timeout, hoping the Gophers could […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Minnesota knew it was in for a tough weekend of volleyball with the defending conference champs from the SEC, Big XII and MVC coming into the Sports Pavilion. Few, however, anticipated that the Gophers (7-1) would emerge from the weekend as the #1 team in America according to the AVCA Coaches’ Poll. […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Last weekend, The Gopher Volleyball team followed up their strong performance at NACWAA with an easy sweep through Wyoming, beating UTSA, Idaho State and Wyoming a combined 9 games to zero. While all three matches went to plan, there were a few milestones of note. Paula Gentil broke the Minnesota career digs […] READ MORE
Other Gopher Sports Last season, the Gopher Volleyball team was ranked #6 in the pre-season by the AVCA. They failed with those high expectations, losing their first four matches, including dropping a five game match to the unheralded Kansas Jayhawks. Coach Hebert stated before the season began that the 2004 team would not repeat last […] READ MORE